Florida Department of Agriculture

Florida lawmakers are considering a pilot program to help curb food insecurity. A proposal would help charities like food banks get discounted prices for fresh food.

The hope is that community organizations such as churches and senior citizen centers will help identify those older folks who are nutritionally deprived.

The owner of a commercial nursery has won a $1.2 million judgment against the Florida Department of Agriculture in the latest verdict against the state agency for destroying citrus trees in the 2000s during an attempt to stop the spread of costly tree diseases.

The number of clients in several counties will go up by about a third under the new program.

Second Harvest of the Big Bend is asking for donations as coronavirus worries fuel closures of places that often serve meals to students, families and the…

A committee bill in the Florida House looks to move the state Office of Energy out from under its current agency. Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried is…

Lawmakers and gun rights advocates are squabbling over who should have control of Florida’s concealed weapons permits. Internal reports from the…

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Wakulla County’s commercial fishermen say they want to cooperate with local oyster farmers, within limits. The announcement comes when tensions are…

Vandals tampered with oyster aquaculture equipment in Wakulla County this weekend, which investigators say is a felony offense. WFSU spoke with one of the…