Florida agriculture

The neurotoxin aldicarb is banned in about 100 countries, and is only one of 36 pesticides that the World Health Organization has called "extremely hazardous." It’s now allowed to be used on Florida oranges and grapefruits.

A company wants federal permission to use a pesticide linked to brain damage in young children and infants on citrus trees in Florida and Texas.

Testing will be at no cost to farmers, farmworkers and family members, with Hillsborough and Miami-Dade counties as initial participants.

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services expressed concern Wednesday about a virus dangerous to tomatoes and peppers that has been…

Florida’s Democratic lawmakers are calling on President Trump to scale back tariffs on imports from China.The comments were made before twenty Democratic…

The latest round of tariffs levied by the Trump Administration is taking a toll on the nation’s agriculture industry. In Florida, the tariffs threaten a...

The long-standing Dade City Kumquat Festival is making a comeback this weekend after last year’s cold snap.Featuring free food, entertainment and a…

Florida-grown romaine lettuce has been cleared in the recent E. coli outbreak, state Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam said Tuesday. “While the...

Florida has provided more than 180,000 pounds of fruits, vegetables, meats and grains to victims of Hurricane Florence in North Carolina, Agriculture...

You hear a lot of bad news about Florida's agriculture industry. Competition from foreign markets, labor shortages, insects, the loss of farmland to…

The 112th Florida State Fair with its corn dogs, midway rides and life-stock shows opened Thursday on grounds just east of Tampa.Flanked by law…

In the last four years, 30,000 tomato pickers covered by a "fair food" program got a 50-to-70 percent pay raise. Advocates are now working with retailers and other industries to duplicate the model.