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Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores receives a USDA grant to help increase access to affordable biofuels in Florida.
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The newest food benefits program under the U.S. Department of Agriculture will officially launch in the summer of 2024. The deadline for states to sign up was Jan. 1.
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Recent food recalls have been spurred by foreign objects like rocks, insects and plastic. The USDA says this type of contamination is one of the top reasons for food recalls.
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Time is winding down on the USDA's $2.2 billion discrimination financial assistance program.
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The move came after the USDA reduced a forecast for Florida orange production by 29 percent, grapefruit production by 10 percent and specialty fruits by 14 percent.
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The effort is aimed at expanding the number and type of healthy foods available to families who get assistance from the Agriculture Department's program known as WIC, officials said.
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Three counties in the greater Tampa Bay region are increasing the cost of breakfast and lunch for students compared to the last time students paid for meals during the 2019-2020 school year.
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The USDA proposed new rules to give school food administrators more flexibility and cut food waste. But critics argue the changes could pave the way for more pizza, burgers and French fries.
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State officials have found a rare neurological disease in a six-year-old beef cow in Florida.
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The Florida orange usually fares well during the winter weather, but recent numbers show citrus crops were not able to weather hurricane Irma’s storm.
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Florida's $2.5 billion request for federal disaster relief for its agriculture industry after Hurricane Irma might not be enough.
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Update 11/20 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved Florida to conduct telephone interviews for individuals who pre-registered for DSNAP who...