Florida’s citrus industry has been impacted by a perfect storm of impacts with production levels not seen since before World ...

J. Scott Angle, Ph.D., is the senior vice president for agriculture and natural resources at the University of Florida and the leader of the UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Leaders at the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) released an assessment of Hurricane Milton showing the agriculture loss is ...

Hurricane Milton's estimated damage to Florida's agriculture could go up to $2.5 billion. That's according to estimates from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

Harvest day rain delays Florida is the nation’s third-largest peanut producer. The state harvested 554 million pounds of peanuts in 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), more commonly known as the bird flu, had outbreaks in December 2024 that caused the death of 13.2 million birds, according to the U.S. Department of ...

Floridians benefit from our efforts to care for, restore and protect the environment. Nearly 10 million acres in Florida are dedicated to agriculture, all of which provide many environmental benefits.

Florida produced 28% and 20% of the nation’s grapefruit and oranges, respectfully, according to the USDA. Only Florida Valencia oranges, at 51%, commanded a higher portion of the nation’s market.

Cindy L. McKenzie, Lance S. Osborne, Bemisia tabaci MED (Q biotype) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Florida is on the move to residential landscapes and may impact open-field agriculture, The Florida ...

Florida’s new agriculture commissioner, Wilton Simpson, told News 6 he is confident legislation that will carry penalties for the use of so-called “gas pump manipulation devices,” will pass ...

The heat stroke that José Delgado suffered six years ago after working in a sweet potato field in South Florida left him with damaged kidneys. It happened again two years later. His doctor, he ...