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Hurricane Milton: Florida Agricultural Production Losses Top $190M, UF Economists Estimate
Hurricane Milton destroyed infrastructure, including this greenhouse, at the UF/IFAS Indian River Research and Education Center in Fort Pierce.
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Florida TaxWatch Highlights Alarming Decline Of State’s Citrus Industry
Florida Citrus (TFP File Photo)
Florida’s citrus industry, once a cornerstone of the state’s economy and identity, is facing a steep decline, acco [...]
Application Cycle Open In Florida For Rural And Family Lands Protection Program
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson (File)
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson announced the opening of the application [...]
Gov. DeSantis, Florida Cabinet Approve $318M In Land Deals To Protect Nearly 87,000 Acres
Florida Preserve At Sunset (Unsplash)
Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet on Tuesday approved a series of land deals totaling $318 milli [...]
10,000 Acres In Florida’s Northern Everglades Permanently Protected Through Conservation Easements
Everglades Trail (File)
The Florida Cabinet has approved conservation easements protecting over 10,000 acres in Florida’s Northern Everglades and [...]
Florida Invests In Land Conservation
Florida Preserve At Sunset (Unsplash)
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) announced on Friday that the state has a [...]
UF/IFAS Field Days: Boosting Agricultural Knowledge For Florida Growers
Bob Hochmuth, assistant director of the UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center-Suwannee Valley, presents new information to farmers at t [...]
Florida Senator Reintroduces Farmworker Housing Bill After DeSantis Veto
Florida Gov. DeSantis Signing HB 1365 (File)
After Florida Governor Ron DeSantis vetoed a proposal in June aimed at addressing housing for migrant [...]
University Of Florida Tops Nation In Agricultural Sciences Research For 6th Consecutive Year
Xiaoping Xin, postdoctoral research associate, works in a UF/IFAS laboratory at the Indian River Research and Education Center. (Tyler Jones, UF/IFAS [...]
USDA Selects UF/IFAS To Lead Food Safety Education Program
USDA
The USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has selected a UF/IFAS-run center for food safety training to coordinate similar f [...]