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More than 900 volunteers across Gainesville helped clear up the invasive species Coral Ardisia during the Great Invader Raider Rally on Saturday.
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Produce Truck Brings Healthy Options To Gainesville
A local produce truck has returned to bring healthy, but inexpensive, options to Gainesville after a three-week hiatus.
Read More »The Florida Department Of Environmental Protection Gives $1.5 Million To Help Dairy Farmers Use Water Efficiently
Dairy farmers can now save and use water more efficiently thanks to a cost-share assistance program created by the Suwannee River Water Management District.
Read More »Florida Concealed Weapon Licenses Now Renewable Online
On Wednesday, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam announced that Florida concealed weapon licenses can now be renewed online.
Read More »Environmentalists Push Again For Removal Of Rodman Dam
Florida Defenders of the Environment are picking up a decades-old fight tear down the Rodman Dam to help restore the Ocklawaha River. Local anglers and businesses who rely on the premier bass fishing hole are worried about the outcome.
Read More »To Combat Junk Food, Eastside High To Join Afterschool Meal Program
On Jan. 3, Eastside High School will become the 27th school in Alachua County to partake in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's after-school meals program, which reimburses schools for nutritious meals and snacks.
Read More »Mobile Market Brings Fresh Food To East Gainesville
For the first time since April, the Fresh Wagon mobile market made its rounds to public housing units in East Gainesville this week to offer residents local, fresh produce.
Read More »Citrus Decline Continues In Florida
Citrus production continues to plummet in Florida, as the first forecast for the 2016-2017 growing season indicates a 14 percent drop in the state’s orange crop. The forecast Wednesday from the U.S. Department of Agriculture predicts that Florida growers will harvest enough oranges to fill 70 million 90-pound boxes in the coming …
Read More »Judge Blasts Health Officials Over Pot Scorecards
Saying they did not follow their own rules, an administrative law judge scalded state health officials for the method used to grant highly coveted medical-marijuana licenses to nurseries last fall. Administrative Law Judge John Van Laningham also made clear that he intends to recommend that the Department of Health issue …
Read More »What Are Those Purple Boxes In Florida’s Trees? They’re Helping To Fight Off Deadly Beetles
The USDA is increasing its effort against infestations of the emerald ash borer, an invasive beetle native to eastern Asia which has diminished ash tree populations throughout the United States.
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