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USDA Launches $10 Billion Emergency Aid Program For Farmers Facing Rising Costs, Falling Prices

USDA Launches $10 Billion Emergency Aid Program For Farmers Facing Rising Costs, Falling Prices

Florida Commissioner Wilton Simpson Announces Preservation Of Farmland In Osceola County The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service [...]
President Trump Issues Proclamation Honoring National Agriculture Day

President Trump Issues Proclamation Honoring National Agriculture Day

Florida Farming (Unsplash) President Donald J. Trump on Tuesday issued a proclamation recognizing March 18, 2025, as National Agriculture Day, rea [...]
Florida Senate Committee Approves Unregulated Health Plan For Farmers

Florida Senate Committee Approves Unregulated Health Plan For Farmers

Work being done on a farm. Courtesy, UF/IFAS photography A Florida Senate committee has approved a proposal that would allow the Florida Farm Bure [...]
Hillsborough County Extension Offers Diverse April Workshops: From Trees To Cattle Nutrition

Hillsborough County Extension Offers Diverse April Workshops: From Trees To Cattle Nutrition

Brian Bahder demonstrates a technique for capturing hoppers in a variety of environments. UF/IFAS photography The Hillsborough County Extension Se [...]
University Of Florida Researchers Create New App To Help Farmers Optimize Corn Irrigation

University Of Florida Researchers Create New App To Help Farmers Optimize Corn Irrigation

Corn Rows (Unsplash) University of Florida researchers have developed a groundbreaking app designed to help farmers precisely manage irrigation fo [...]
Slightly Sweeter News For Florida Citrus: Production Estimates Edge Up, But Challenges Remain

Slightly Sweeter News For Florida Citrus: Production Estimates Edge Up, But Challenges Remain

Florida Oranges (US/IFAS) Florida's beleaguered citrus industry received a sliver of positive news Tuesday as the U.S. Department of Agriculture ( [...]
Forest Service Taps Grassroots Partners To Combat Wildfires, Protect Public Lands

Forest Service Taps Grassroots Partners To Combat Wildfires, Protect Public Lands

Malibu Wildfire (X) Faced with unprecedented wildfire seasons and the monumental task of managing nearly 200 million acres of public land, the USD [...]
Florida Approves Preservation Of 6,500 Acres Of Agricultural Land, Bolstering Rural Heritage

Florida Approves Preservation Of 6,500 Acres Of Agricultural Land, Bolstering Rural Heritage

Ryals Citrus and Cattle property, Charlotte County, Florida. (Lauren Yoho / Wildpath) Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson announced [...]
Two UF/IFAS-Bred Strawberries Better At Resisting Nasty Pest

Two UF/IFAS-Bred Strawberries Better At Resisting Nasty Pest

Sriyanka Lahiri, a UF/IFAS assistant professor of entomology at the Gulf Coast Research and Education Center. Courtesy, UF/IFAS photography. Chill [...]
Florida Sends 35-Person Wildfire Team To Support South Carolina Amid Rising Blaze Threats

Florida Sends 35-Person Wildfire Team To Support South Carolina Amid Rising Blaze Threats

Florida Sends 35-Person Wildfire Team To Support South Carolina Amid Rising Blaze Threats Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson annou [...]
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