The Department says protecting agricultural lands will protect the food supply and is a matter of national security.

Jacksonville, FL — The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is joining the Federal Trade Commission in issuing a warning about contact tracing scams. Amid the coronavirus outbreak, ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson and others broke ground on the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ new, state-of-the-art facility in ...

The BriefFlorida’s farming industry supports 2.2 million jobs and brings in $132 billion to the state’s economy, according to the Department of Agriculture.Many of those jobs are filled through the ...

Read full article: ‘Operation Kandy Krush:’ Florida sweep finds 68K packages of hemp extract products aimed at kids An inspection of 475 food establishments in 37 Florida counties uncovered 68,689 ...

Florida’s agriculture commissioner said he is dedicated to addressing students’ “diet of ultra-processed foods,” particularly ...

The gun-rights group had lawmakers quietly move the Division of Licensing, which handles the concealed weapons permit program, from the Florida Department of State to the state's Department of ...

Florida agriculture losses from Hurricane Idalia are estimated at between $78 million and $371 million, with producers also suffering widespread damage to such infrastructure as irrigation rigs and ...

The state of Florida has given the green light to Oxitec, a U-K biotechnology company, to release millions of genetically modified mosquitoes in Monroe County starting this Spring. It’s a ...

Saw palmetto berry pickers, trapesing into the Florida wilds to nab those small purple-black drupes this past year, had a lot more to be concerned with than in years passed. A new state law ...

A native of China, the insect was discovered in Pennsylvania in 2014 and has since spread to 17 states, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The insect is a voracious eater that feeds on ...