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Food insecurity in Alachua County is higher than the 14.4 % average across the Sunshine State, and it's an area of focus for one local entrepreneur.
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For farm owners in Florida, learning about new ways to build profit for their farm is a necessity amid the ongoing loss of agricultural land.
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The effort, led by horticultural scientist Zhanao Deng, aims to tackle common issues faced by growers.
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A crowd of over 300 people gathered on Friday for the annual Florida Museum of Natural History’s spring plant sale. Before the gates opened at 10 a.m. a line was already forming around the corner of Hull Road.
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The Federal Crop Insurance Program costs the government an average of $9 billion annually. Climate change could raise its price tag by up to a third by 2080.
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The University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences is training beekeepers over the next couple of days as part of its annual Spring Bee College Program.
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The Porters Quarters Community Farm Farmers Market , a pop-up market in the Porters Community Garden, launched on Wednesday with 16 vendor tables selling clothing, jewelry, books and desserts, among other products.
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As egg prices have gone up, some Florida residents are crowing about raising their own chickens.
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As temperatures drop below freezing, residents are advised to follow the "Three P’s" of cold weather safety — protecting people, pipes, and plants.
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Citrus growers called on lawmakers Tuesday to continue providing research and advertising money to help an industry that has seen production drop more than 90 percent in less than three decades.
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Once standing at 18 feet tall and requiring ladders for harvest – the citrus trees are now barely half that height and struggle to survive in the grip of disease.
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Minority-owned farms in Alachua County were some of 43,000 nationwide to receive part of a $2.2 billion payout from the U.S. Department of Agriculture last July.