USDA Sending Funds to Health Care Facilities in Rural Towns Across Florida
This week, as part of $110 million going to “improve health care facilities in rural towns across the nation," the U.S. Department of Agriculture...
USDA Declares Disaster for Florida Counties Impacted by January Freeze
This week, U.S. Agriculture Sec. Tom Vilsack declared a disaster for Florida agriculture hit by a freeze in January.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)...
Gus Bilirakis Backs Proposal to Crack Down on Xylazine
This week, U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., threw his support behind a proposal “to crack down on and schedule the highly dangerous sedative causing...
Nikki Fried Backs Bill From Boca Raton Democrats to Create Climate Change Mitigation Strategy
This week, state Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried showcased a new energy efficiency bill that is sponsored by state Sen. Tina Polsky, D-Boca Raton, and...
Florida Delegation Urges Commerce Department to Reject Effort to Undermine Trade Relief for Tomato...
Members of the Florida delegation sent a bipartisan letter to U.S Department of Commerce Sec. Gina Raimondo urging her to reject a request for...
USDA Sending $351,135 to Improve Equitable Access to Housing for Rural Florida
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Sec. Tom Vilsack announced at the end of last week that the Department is investing $86 million to improve...
Ron DeSantis Announces $481 Million for Water Quality Projects Across Florida
This week, Gov. Ron DeSantis was joined by Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Sec. Shawn Hamilton and Chief Science Officer Dr. Mark Rains...
Rick Scott, Scott Franklin Promise to Fight for Florida Citrus on Capitol Hill
This week, U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., and U.S. Rep. Scott Franklin, R-Fla., held a roundtable on Florida’s citrus industry.
Scott and Franklin met with...
Wilton Simpson Names Lee Adams to Head Up Office of Agriculture Law Enforcement
This week, new Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson announced a leadership transition for the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Office of...
Ron DeSantis Endorses Wilton Simpson for Florida Agriculture Commissioner
This week, Gov. Ron DeSantis threw his support behind state Senate President Wilton Simpson, R-Tribly, to be Florida’s next agriculture commissioner.
“For commissioner of agriculture,...
Nikki Fried Warns that Phosphogypsum Stacks, Including Piney Point, Threaten Florida’s Waters
Last week, state Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) provided formal public comment at the Florida...
Florida Forest Service Helps Landowners Prevent Southern Pine Beetle Outbreaks
Last week, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson and the Florida Forest Service announced that applications are being accepted for the 2023 Southern Pine...
