Yahoo

Agriculture Department breaks ground on new $208 million Tallahassee lab, office complex

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Local and state leaders broke ground Tuesday for a new $208 million Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS ...
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Florida Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services breaks ground on new facility in Tallahassee

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 is bungling its food assistance money; it could hurt 3 million

The Agriculture Department says the error rate in the SNAP food program for low-income families is high and might trigger a ...
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3 major hurricanes in the last 13 months did billions of dollars of damage to Florida's farmlands — and that was before Milton

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Hurricane Milton singlehandedly wrecked as much havoc on Florida's agriculture as three other major ...
UPI

USDA grants more than $675M for Florida's hurricane-affected farmers

July 22 (UPI) --The U.S. Department of Agriculture is unleashing more than a half billion dollars in further aid to Florida growers and businesses in the aftermath of Hurricanes Idalia, Debby, Helene ...
WCTV

Florida agriculture facing ‘unprecedented financial strain’ after four major hurricanes pummel the state

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, ...
AOL

Crippling Florida freezes cost over $3 billion in estimated losses to agriculture

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' ...
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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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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 ...
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Florida’s newest immigration checkpoints: agricultural inspection stations

Florida’s agricultural inspection stations will double as immigration checkpoints for truck drivers, a move that is drawing mixed reactions from those behind the wheel. Attorney General James Uthmeier ...
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Florida ag inspection stations to begin ELP test, immigration enforcement

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced Monday that he is urging the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to revoke CDL program authority and ...