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Florida AG Commissioner Urges Farmers: Apply for Final Opportunity for 2018 & 2019 Disaster Recovery Assistance
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL. - Ahead of the Friday, October 30th deadline, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried is urging farmers to apply for as [...]
USDA Releases Citrus Forecast, Oranges Down 16% in Harvested Boxes
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released the initial citrus crop forecast for the 2020-21 season. Friday's USDA forecas [...]
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Announces Farmers COVID-19 Testing Efforts
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried announced new efforts to provide COVID-19 testing for farmworkers as the fall harves [...]
COVID-19 Risk factors Vary by Farm Workers’ legal Status
By: Brad Buck, 813-757-2224, bradbuck@ufl.edu, 352-875-2641 (cell)
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - As laborers return to the fields this fall in Flori [...]
New AI technology ‘Agroview’ named UF Invention of the Year
by: Brad Buck
FLORIDA, UNITED STATES - Yiannis Ampatzidis and his research team combined their collective minds to find the artificial intelligenc [...]
UF/IFAS Pasco Extension Gardening 365 Educational Festival
PASCO COUNTY, FL. - Step up your gardening game while learning at home with free, online offerings from UF/IFAS Pasco County Cooperative Extension Se [...]
$14 Billion Available for AG Producers Amidst COVID-19 Struggles
U.S. NEWS - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced up to an additional $14 billion for agricultural producers who continue to face m [...]
Florida Landowner Nationally Recognized for Conservation Efforts
BAKER COUNTY, Fla. - The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has announced that a Florida landowner is being nationally recognize [...]
Florida Forest Service & Agricultural Law Enforcement Efforts to Support Hurricane Sally Response
FLORIDA, UNITED STATES– As the Florida Panhandle continues with recovery efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Sally, Agriculture Commissioner N [...]
UF Researchers Receive a Multi-Million Dollar Grant to Improve Food Safety in Fresh produce
LAKE ALFRED, Fla.--- Outbreaks of foodborne diseases threaten the daily lives of millions of Americans, resulting in recalls and sometimes loss of li [...]