Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Greenhouse and nursery-grown plants, particularly holiday poinsettias, might be in short supply and cost more because of hurricane damage this year.

The Tyre Sampson Act takes a series of steps to protect riders. The teen fell from a ride that had been granted a permit to operate just two months earlier.

Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson says the proposal is intended to prohibit financial institutions from collecting and monitoring information on Floridians’ firearm and ammunition purchases.

Floridians can check one thing off their worry list. The state’s Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services says there’s no evidence so-called “murder hornets” have landed in Florida.

Food For Thought in Walton County is one of six food banks to receive grant money from the Walmart Foundation. A total of $100,000 will be given out to help rural food banks improve their infrastructure.

Florida's Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried is calling upon the U.S. Department of Agriculture to purchase surplus goods from Florida farms. In a…

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…

A measure establishing a state hemp industry received critical backing from the state Senate Agriculture Committee Monday.The bill, brought by Sen. Rob…

It’s that time of year when agencies lay out their plans for the coming year—and more importantly—how much those plans will cost. Two of them are looking…

The number of gas pump credit card skimmers appears to be soaring, but an industry spokesman insists better awareness is partly to blame. Skimmers are…