Ben Broughton harvesting carrots in 2021. Students in the Small Farm Start-Up School may decide to pursue a variety of agricultural businesses, including farming crops like carrots. Photo: UF/IFAS, ...

In South Florida, a new University of Florida initiative is bringing the concept of “Food is Medicine” to life by helping ...

In a move to provide breathing room for a struggling agricultural sector, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson issued an emergency order on Tuesday to suspend certain regulatory ...

INLAND SPOTS. WHEN I COME BACK, WE’LL TAKE A LOOK AT THE TIMING OF WHEN WE COULD SEE SOME RAINFALL AS WELL. NEW LAWS SEEM TO TAKE EFFECT IN FLORIDA’S DRAWING ATTENTION FOR ITS WIDE RANGING IMPACT ON ...

Monday morning, after two straight nights of freezing temperatures, Southern Hill Farms in Clermont sounded different. Ice crackled as the sun finally rose high enough to loosen the ice-cold grip.

Florida farmers face significant crop destruction and financial losses due to the state's annual hurricane season. Preparations for storms include harvesting early, securing equipment, and planning ...

EUSTIS, Fla. — It’s a 21 st-century greenhouse, for an ancient crop. For Glenn Treadwell, of Treadwell Farms, that crop is hemp. “I just like the idea that we can do it all year long,” he said. “It's ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- North Florida's Apalachicola Bay will reopen for wild oyster harvesting, a move that supporters hope will breathe life into one of the last historic working waterfronts in a state ...