Farmers

It's been over a decade since whole milk through the National School Lunch Program was effectively banned. Dairy farmers, some health experts and members of Congress say it’s time to bring it back.

Booneslick Heritage Farm uses sustainable farming practices to improve soil health and reduce fertilizer use.

Restoring soil health turns out to be one of the most important solutions to keeping nutrient pollution out of waterways.

Fertilizer use can harm the environment, but farmers rely on it for increased yield and profits.

Farmers and food researchers plan for more severe storms and higher temperatures.

They discuss how the industry has evolved over the years, and the challenges of being dairy farmers in a world full of milk alternatives.

Vance Whitaker, with the UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center in Wimauma, discusses the science behind breeding the berries and offers insight into the … umm … field.

Hurricane Ian trampled over 5 million acres of agricultural land in Florida. For small, family farmers, the recovery is a long season, a brutal winter, fruitless.

Before the storm, citrus production was already forecast to drop by a third compared with the year before. Estimated losses could run as much as $304.2 million.

As Hurricane Ian crashed through Florida, some farmers lost everything. The hurricane drowned crops, and farmers across the state face major losses and profit losses. Gov. Ron DeSantis this week approved a program granting money to small businesses, including farmers.

The health department issues a “written notice of intent” for Terry Donnell Gwinn of Suwannee County, beating out 11 other applicants competing for a license earmarked for a Black farmer, a 2017 requirement from the “Pigford” lawsuits.

According to the USDA, dairy cows can produce 80 pounds of manure per day.