The Department says protecting agricultural lands will protect the food supply and is a matter of national security.

Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson announced today that the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer ...

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 ...

The snail is known to eat at least 500 different plant species. A portion of a Florida county has been placed under quarantine as state officials work to get rid of the giant African land snail (GALS) ...

Florida's citrus industry saw a slight improvement as the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday released an updated production forecast for the soon-to-be-completed growing season. The forecast ...

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, ...

Florida Citrus Mutual CEO and Executive Vice President Matt Joyner speaks Tuesday to the Senate Agriculture Committee about why research funding is key in the fight against citrus greening. (Courtesy ...

DOVER, Florida — The state of Florida is getting a better idea of how much recent hurricanes are affecting farmers and so far, it's projected to be in the billions of dollars. For decades in ...

VERO BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Things may be looking up for Florida's citrus industry. The latest details are spelled out in the United States Department of Agriculture's October Florida Citrus Forecast.

Hammered by hurricanes and citrus greening disease, Florida's citrus industry ended the 2024-2025 growing season with the lowest production in more than a century, according to numbers released Friday ...