Florida Agriculture

After a winter that hit harder than anyone expected, freezing blossoms and fruit and bruising hopes, Florida blueberry growers are working to recover from this chilly season.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced a USDA disaster declaration Wednesday that supports Florida's agricultural producers impacted by historic freezes. The declaration follows a bipartisan push by all members of Florida’s congressional delegation urging USDA to provide relief for farmers and producers devastated by the late January, early February freeze.

It’s one of the most versatile types of vegetations that exists. As the citrus industry continues to falter in Florida, is seaweed be an option to become part of the Florida Agricultural Industry?

The struggles for Florida’s citrus industry continue to hit new lows. A report from the Department of Agriculture revealed that just over 14.5 million boxes were produced during the'25 growing season

The United States Department of Agriculture is moving towards ending two programs that assisted schools and food banks purchaser food directly from local farmers and ranchers.

An Alico news release Monday described the changes as a “strategic transformation to become a diversified land company.” It said the company owns 53,371 acres of land in eight Florida counties and about 48,700 acres of oil, gas and mineral rights.

Use of technology and growing more on less land are major keys to survival for the Florida agriculture industry.

A Southwest Florida rancher is getting a high honor: he's going into the Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame. "When I got the call, it was extremely humbling," Jim Strickland said.

Farmers in much of state grants restore land before Hurricane Ian USDA extended deadline September 25 $500,000 remove debris, repair fences, regrade land torn

Production numbers for Florida’s orange crop continue to decline as the citrus industry’s storm-battered season nears an end.The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday issued a forecast that said Florida growers this season are on pace to fill 15.65 million boxes of oranges, which would be the lowest total since the 1934-1935 season. The new forecast also was down from an April projection of 16.1 million boxes.