Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Florida’s agriculture secretary is raising concerns about packages of seeds bearing Chinese characters and the name China Post that people are receiving…

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried is the only statewide elected Democrat, and, she claims Republicans have it out for her. Fried is battling...

Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried added sexual orientation and gender identity to workplace protections at the Florida Department of Agriculture and…

The race for governor is not the only statewide political contest during primary season. Republicans and Democrats will also choose their favorite…

The race for governor is not the only statewide political contest during primary season. Republicans and Democrats will also choose their favorite…

Florida's citrus growers are blaming Hurricane Irma for one of their worst seasons in decades. In a Naples Daily News report , U.S. agriculture...

Democrats and gun-control advocates took aim Friday at Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam after the Tampa Bay Times reported that a former employee of...

A Tampa-based orchid grower is challenging a rule proposed by state health officials, arguing the proposal fails to properly carry out a law giving...

Citrus production continues to plummet in Florida, as the first forecast for the 2016-2017 growing season indicates a 14 percent drop in the state's…

Coming off their worst harvest in five decades, citrus growers in Florida have fewer acres to work with as they struggle to maintain the state's signature…

Three unvaccinated horses in Central Florida have caught eastern equine encephalitis.

State Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam wants another $8.5 million next year to help fight a deadly citrus disease, as Florida's orange crop was…