Jul 24, 2020 Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, an independently-elected member of the Florida Cabinet, hosted a virtual roundtable with frontline healthcare workers on Florida’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Commissioner Fried was joined by Dr. Ron Saff, Board Member of Florida Physicians for Social Responsibility; Dr. Mona Mangat,…
July 22, 2020 By: Staff Report PASCO COUNTY, FL —-Show your customers you mean business when it comes to infectious disease prevention. In collaboration with the Pasco Economic Development Council (PEDC) and Florida’s Sports Coast, Pasco County is launching a reimbursement grant program for local…
July 20, 2020 By: Staff PR Tallahassee, Fla. — The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) is encouraging Florida’s horse community to be vigilant of Eastern equine encephalomyelitis (EEE), a serious viral disease that can affect horses, birds, and humans and cause neurological injury and death. FDACS officials recently…
July 18, 2020 By: Staff Report PR SEFFNER, Fla. – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is working with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) following an in-custody death that occurred on Friday afternoon. At 3:10 pm on Friday, July 17, deputies were called to the Waffle House…