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$1 Million Awarded, 22 Local Governments for Community Planning Technical Assistance
August 9, 2020
By: Staff Report
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- Governor DeSantis awarded nearly $1 million ($990,565) in Community Planning Technical Assis [...]
USDA Adds New Features To FARMERS.GOV, Helping To Hire H-2A Workers
August 7, 2020
By: Jim Frankowiak
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla.- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has introduced new features on the farme [...]
FDACS Encourages Growers to Take Crop Insurance Actions by Deadlines
August 8, 2020
By: Staff Report
Tallahassee, Fla.- The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is encouraging Florida produce g [...]
USDA Stands Up New Team to Better Serve Beginning Farmers and Ranchers in Florida and the US Virgin Islands
August 5, 2020
By: Staff Report
GAINESVILLE, Florida, – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is standing up a new team that will lead a de [...]
Commissioner Nikki Fried Launches “Be SMART Florida” Statewide COVID-19 Campaign
August 3, 2020
By: Staff Report
Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried announced the [...]
Polk County – Braswell Wants Florida Farmers to ‘Flood’ D.C. Today
August 3, 2020
By: Jim Frankowiak
BARTOW, Fla. - Florida blueberry farmer Bill Braswell, who is also a member of the Polk County Board of Count [...]
AFB Announces New Agriculture Resources for Parents and Teachers
August 1, 2020
By: Staff Report
TAMPA, Fla. - The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture is providing educators and parents with tools [...]
USDA To Launch Third Round of Farmers to Families Food Box Program
July 28, 2020
By: Jim Frankowiak
TAMPA, Fla.- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced launching of a third round of the Farmers [...]
‘Should Report them Immediately’ FDACS warns of Chinese Seeds
July 28, 2020
By: Staff Report FDACS PR
Tallahassee, Fla. – The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FD [...]
Commissioner Nikki Fried Hosts Healthcare Roundtable with Frontline Workers
Jul 24, 2020
Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, an independently-elected member of the Florida Cabinet, host [...]