The state created protocols to protect Florida’s cattle herds from the parasitic fly after it was found in Texas earlier this ...

Florida has enacted emergency livestock import restrictions after the New World screwworm was detected in Texas, aiming to ...

Florida has enacted emergency restrictions on animal imports and inspections to keep the flesh-eating New World screwworm out ...

The Florida Legislature has approved a state budget allocating $425 million to the Rural and Family Lands Protection Program, ...

The high-stakes battle between Florida’s booming urban sprawl and its historic agricultural roots reached a major milestone today. State officials officially approved the permanent protection of more ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Damages to farmers and ranchers from Hurricane Milton may double the statewide agricultural destruction from three other storms that pummeled Florida since August 2023, ...

Farmers and industry leaders are hoping for federal aid and insurance policy changes to relieve multibillion-dollar losses.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Crippling freezes from the harsh winter have dealt a costly blow to Florida's booming agriculture industry, which thrives on the Sunshine State’s postcard-perfect ‘snowbird’ ...

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — Florida’s agriculture sector remains a key economic driver for the state. “Agriculture depends on workers and there are a lot of workers that may or may not have legal status ...

Read full article: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs 28 more bills into law. Here’s what they do and when they take effect Read full article: DeSantis touts Florida summer activities on tour of state ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson and others broke ground on the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ new, state-of-the-art facility in ...

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson has not yet decided on his political future. Simpson highlighted Florida's fiscal health, noting a decrease in state debt and an increase in reserves.