Could Florida’s conservation lands soon be sold for agriculture?

Sugar cane farms on land set aside for Everglades restoration? Peanut farming on property that could have been a Florida state park? That’s what some environmental groups are worried about with a ...

Senate moves along agriculture bill without provision ‘muzzling MAHA’

Florida senators responded to public outcry Tuesday by approving an agriculture omnibus bill but leaving behind a provision ...
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Florida agriculture is facing an 'unprecedented financial strain'

Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Wilton Simpson on Thursday estimated the damage from Hurricane Milton alone at well over $1 billion. (Photo courtesy of Florida ...
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Florida ag department bill advances after sponsor says he will work on concerns

TALLAHASSEE, Florida — A state House panel on Wednesday advanced a Florida agriculture department bill after hearing about an hour of public testimony against a section protecting “non-perishable” ...
High Plains Journal

Florida squashes rumor that NWS has spread within the state

After identifying New World screwworm in an Argentinian horse at a quarantine center in Florida, the state is reassuring the ...
WOKV

Florida Department of Agriculture arrests woman who runs Putnam County animal sanctuary for fraud

PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. — The Florida Department of Agriculture arrested the woman who runs a Putnam County animal sanctuary charity for fraud. Edna West, 61, who runs Rooterville A. Sanctuary, was ...
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Florida Agriculture To Receive Over $675 Million In Federal Disaster Relief

Florida's agricultural industry, battered by over $3 billion in damages from the 2023 and 2024 hurricane seasons, is set to receive a significant boost with the announcement of more than $675 million ...
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Santa cleared to enter Florida, kids can get custom certificate from Commissioner of Agriculture

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida’s good boys and girls can get certificates showing that Santa Claus is cleared to enter the Sunshine State to deliver gifts to their homes this Christmas Eve. Florida ...
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Water fluoride ban heads to DeSantis as part of Florida agriculture bill

Read full article: Utah bans fluoride in public drinking water, a first in the US Small group protests vote to re-add fluoride once broken equipment is replaced TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida House ...
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Florida agricultural law enforcement to ramp up immigration arrests on interstates

Days after an immigrant from California was extradited to Florida for allegedly killing three in a trucking accident here, Florida will begin to target truck-driving immigrants at interstate ...
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More than 29 pounds of cocaine found after van skips Florida agricultural station

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA)— More than 29 pounds of cocaine was seized Wednesday after officers stopped a white cargo van that bypassed an agricultural interdiction station. Officers with the Florida ...