Florida Department of Agriculture

Florida has a new plan for moving toward cleaner energy, thanks to some 200 young people who pushed state leaders — especially Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried — to take action.

While an initial forecast for the season was for 51.7 million 90-pound boxes of oranges — the lowest output since the 1941-1942 season. The current estimate is for 44.75 million boxes — lowest since the 1939-1940 season.

The state wants permission to use 50,000 pounds of clothianidin on citrus, including oranges, tangerines, lemons, limes and grapefruits, from now through the end of October.

The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) was supposed to help U.S. farmers. But Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried says farmers in her state are still hurting. And the agreement isn't stopping Mexico from engaging in what she calls "unfair trade practices."

Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried said the pesticide, used to combat citrus greening disease, poses health and environmental risks.

Florida’s agriculture secretary is raising concerns about packages of seeds bearing Chinese characters and the name China Post that people are receiving…

Florida's citrus growers are blaming Hurricane Irma for one of their worst seasons in decades. In a Naples Daily News report , U.S. agriculture...

Democrats and gun-control advocates took aim Friday at Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam after the Tampa Bay Times reported that a former employee of...

A Tampa-based orchid grower is challenging a rule proposed by state health officials, arguing the proposal fails to properly carry out a law giving...

Citrus production continues to plummet in Florida, as the first forecast for the 2016-2017 growing season indicates a 14 percent drop in the state's…

Coming off their worst harvest in five decades, citrus growers in Florida have fewer acres to work with as they struggle to maintain the state's signature…

Three unvaccinated horses in Central Florida have caught eastern equine encephalitis.