Research for Citrus Plant Diseases
The Florida Department of Citrus has announced a $10.8 million plan to fight citrus greening and diseases. The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences is using the…
The Florida Department of Citrus has announced a $10.8 million plan to fight citrus greening and diseases. The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences is using the…
Members of Florida's Congressional delegation signed and sent a letter to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture drawing attention to the fact the state's avocado crop is in danger of extinction.…
With Spring around the corner many farmers are deciding what crops to plant to make the biggest profit. In many states, including Florida, big changes are being made. In early…
JEA has announced plans for a 100-acre solar farm on the Westside that will produce enough power to heat, cool and light 2,700 homes in Jacksonville. A collection of 200,000…
Farms throughout the south are concerned about their peach crops. Unusual spring freezes are threatening peach crops in Florida and North Louisiana especially. Joe Mitcham at Mitcham Peach Farm in…
Florida is one of the many states seeing farms give back to the community this Easter. 12,000 dozen eggs were donated to the Second Harvest of Tampa Bay. That is…
Tim Clement, 50, a former Florida hairdresser won $3.3 million in the state's lottery and did what anyone would do, pursue a dream. Unfortunately, his dream did not comply with…
Florida farmers boast the quality of their peaches, and even goes as far to say their peaches are better than Georgia's. New crops of peaches including “Florida Prince†and “Tropic…
 January freezes left St.Lucie, Indian River and Martin disaster areas. A total of 24 counties have been declared disaster areas by the United States Department of Agriculture. The area…
L&M in south Florida is free of salmonella. Investigators found no additional samples after cantaloupe growing on the land led to a three-state recall. On May 14 a random test…