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Warmer temperatures and new technologies help an industry once lost to freezes. -
These tensions among agriculture, water quality and fishing play out from the Suwannee River Valley in Florida to to northern states, like Ohio, around Lake Erie. Amid ongoing discussions of the waterways’ inherent ecological value, new research zeros in on water quality and economic impacts of future land use changes.
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Save Our Rural Areas also fights to keep development in the county within the urban growth boundary. Tim Gant, the group’s president, got involved when his home was threatened by the development of a subdivision. -
Research using oak leaves on citrus trees to combat citrus greening has been fruitful so far. Some growers say it’s been a lifesaver, but others say it’s not enough. -
Florida’s agriculture industry hopes a newly passed bill that would limit local regulations on farmworker housing will bring in more non-immigrant foreign workers. -
Both the number of farms and total acreage of farms in the US and Florida decreased between the previous census in 2017 and 2022. But Alachua County’s numbers increased. -
Governor Ron Desantis is awarding more than $6 million to communities impacted by Hurricane Idalia. -
Dozens of people craving a sweet time headed to Amber Brooke Farms in Williston to celebrate their annual Strawberry Festival. -
At Riverbend Cattle Company, the pair raise cattle and three children on a farm with a rich old Florida feel and a 100-year-old historical background. -
Abigail Perret-Gentil left her job at a biotech to start a nonprofit organization called Grace Grows to combat this food desert. -
Robert “Bob” Knight, the founder of FSI, said he fears Silver Springs will meet the same fate as Gilchrest Blue Spring. In July, a sinkhole opened in the spring and flooded the water with sediment. He said it’s all empty and almost dead now. Nitrate levels are at a high, and about a third of the spring’s flow is lost. -
Only one southeastern state has legalized marijuana for medical use: the Sunshine State, known for “the Florida Man,” tales of wacky adventures, and for many an increasingly open-minded outlook on adult recreational use of cannabis.
