HOMESTEAD – Jeremy Ford hates wasting water. As a mist of rain sprinkled the fields around him in Homestead, Ford bemoaned how expensive it had
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Floria nursery industry takes hurricane hit
TALLAHASSEE – Greenhouse and nursery-grown plants, particularly holiday poinsettias, might be in short supply and cost more because of damage in Hurricane Milton. Florida’s nursery
Florida citrus season forecast
TALLAHASSEE — A new federal report says Florida’s struggling citrus industry already was expected to produce less fruit during the 2024-2025 growing season. And that
For some South Florida farms, agritourism is subject of survival
MIAMI – A Redland resident problems a dire warning about Miami-Dade Commissioner Kionne McGhee’s efforts to loosen rules for farmers. “You can finish up spending
Florida citrus growers await help as time closes
Florida citrus officers are advertising and marketing the “grit of this business” as the developing period is established to near with the most affordable manufacturing
Lawmakers look to overhaul farmworkers visa ahead of GOP takeover
A farmworker wears a deal with mask though harvesting curly mustard in a field in Ventura County, Calif. PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP by way of Getty
Really hard-hit citrus marketplace will imply higher prices for people
MIAMI — Buyers in Florida and throughout the country need to hope the value of Florida orange and grapefruit (fruit, juice, etcetera.) to raise as
Florida citrus acres having squeezed
TALLAHASSEE — As they prepare for the 2022-2023 season, Florida citrus growers are applying 32,046 fewer acres than all through the previous year and about