by external | Apr 3, 2020
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics – The destruction of markets and prices due to the impacts of the coronavirus are unprecedented. In 40 years as an economist and analyst—30 years of that in cotton, I’ve not seen anything like this....
by external | Apr 3, 2020
To help bring awareness to agriculture, Florida Farm Bureau is encouraging members to show how Florida farmers and ranchers are still planting and harvesting to bring Americans food during the COVID-19 pandemic through social media. Florida Farm Bureau members are...
by external | Mar 27, 2020
Tory Moore, Public Relations Specialist, UF/IFAS Communications UF/IFAS Extension and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) are working to identify ways to provide online testing for certified pesticide applicators while in-person testing...
by external | Mar 27, 2020
Samantha Murray, Public Relations Specialist, UF/IFAS Communications In the time of COVID-19, plants still get sick, and the soil that nourishes them needs care. The health of plants and soil is critical to agriculture, an industry designated an essential service in...
by external | Mar 13, 2020
Source: Florida Department of Agriculture Hemp Program – Proposed Hemp Cultivation Rule — Notice of Change On March 6, 2020, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) published a Notice of Change for Rule 5B-57.014, F.A.C. — State Hemp...
