LOURDES MEDEROS, UF/IFAS Your backyard can be more than a place to garden, play with your dog, spend time with the family or relax. It can also be a place where people encounter mosquitoes capable of ...

Commissioner Wilton Simpson Invites Students to Enter Florida Farm to School Essay and Art Contests TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – In recognition of National Farm to School Month, Florida Commissioner of Agricul ...

LOURDES MEDEROS, UF/IFAS When driving through the City of Lakeland, the view is hard to miss. Colorful plants fill medians, ...

CHRIS VIVIAN, UF/IFAS For many nursery and landscape workers, back pain does not send them home. It’s something they work ...

Nearly 375 acres of agricultural land at Polk County's Walter Farms has been permanently protected through the FDACS' Rural & ...

Program reaches major milestone with more than 250,000 acres of Florida agricultural lands permanently protected from ...

The average retail price for all fresh beef products in July was $9.63/lb, down from $10/lb in April but still 5% higher than ...

CHRISTY CHIARELLI, UF/IFAS The Wedgworth Leadership Institute for Agriculture and Natural Resources (WLIANR) has selected 30 participants for Class XIII of its two-year leadership development program.

What is helping some Florida wildfires burn hotter and spread farther? A University of Florida study suggests the answer is cogongrass.

LOURDES MEDEROS, UF/IFASWhen a new invasive pest or plant disease appears, scientists have a small window of opportunity to address the threat before it spreads and becomes a much larger problem, ...

On September 21, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson announced the winner of the sixth annual Florida Future Chef student cooking competition, concluding the Florida Department of ...

With the opening of the 2013 Legislative Session just around the corner, the Polk County Farm Bureau (PCFB) will be keeping a close eye on proposed bills that may have an effect on agriculture ...