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Farming in the Florida Everglades Agricultural requires a delicate touch. The area has lost nearly 6 ft. of soil in the past century through a process called subsidence. One way to slow down this subsidence and preserve the nutrient-rich soil is to flood the area during Florida’s rainy season and use the fields to grow rice.
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Two USDA employees were assaulted and temporarily held by assailants in Mexico, prompting the U.S. to suspend inspections of avocado and mango shipments.
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Researchers and farmers continue the search for long-term solutions to an insect-spread illness called laurel wilt.
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In Marion County, the crash killed eight farmworkers and injured dozens as the workers were traveling in a bus to a farm in Dunnellon.
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The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension is offering online bilingual workshops to teach the basics of planning, implementing and building a farm operation for newcomers venturing into agriculture.
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A statewide grand jury has issued a 146-page report that calls for taking a series of steps to try to curb illegal immigration, saying "it will be up to Florida and other states to help themselves, at least in the short term," as problems go unsolved at the federal level.
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Florida's citrus production is expected to improve in the upcoming season compared to last year when twin hurricanes battered the state.
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A preliminary report by the University of Florida estimates up to $370 million in agricultural losses from Idalia, which barreled through rural areas of North Florida.
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The U.N. says coca cultivation reached an all-time high in Colombia last year the administration of President Gustavo Petro struggles to reduce poverty in remote areas and contain armed groups that are profiting from the cocaine trade.
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Time is winding down on the USDA's $2.2 billion discrimination financial assistance program.
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Numbers released Wednesday confirmed that Florida’s 2022-2023 citrus season was the worst in nearly a century, as growers tried to recover from an early-season hurricane that exacerbated industry struggles.
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“I'm sure there's folks in the agricultural industry that are probably like me scratching their heads wondering ‘what was he thinking?’ Because he didn't veto any of the other conservation funding,†said land broker Dean Saunders.