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The gunman who carried out the Orlando massacre early Sunday in a gay nightclub passed all of the legally required background checks for his weapons,
Read More »Putnam: Orlando Gunman Cleared Background Checks
Forecast Improves For Citrus Industry
The U.S. Department of Agriculture predicts a slight increase in Florida's citrus crop during June.
Read More »Justices Weigh Challenge To Open-Carry Ban
Florida Carry challenges 30-year-old concealed-weapons law in Florida Supreme Court on behalf of Fort. Pierce man.
Read More »Citrus Department Proposes Staff, Tax Cuts
Florida citrus growers could save more than $11 million in taxes they pay on boxes of oranges and grapefruit under a proposed Department of Citrus budget that would trim jobs to meet the demands of a troubled industry.
Read More »How Florida Organic Growers Tries To Help Those In Food Deserts
Florida Organic Growers (FOG), a nonprofit food organization, is trying to end the problem of food deserts by partnering with local farmers markets using a new government-funded initiative called Fresh Access Bucks.
Read More »Citrus Commission Looks At Funding Amid Industry Troubles
The citrus industry is "in a struggle for our survival," facing its worst growing season in a half-century due in large part to citrus greening disease. The Florida Citrus Commission will start building a budget for next fiscal year that projects a much-smaller crop than in the current year.
Read More »Citrus Forecast Improves But ‘Trying Times’ Remain
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's monthly forecast predicted that this year's Florida orange harvest will be enough to fill an estimated 71 million boxes, an increase of 2 million boxes from February. But, even with the revised forecast, the season remains on pace to be the worst for the citrus industry in five decades.
Read More »UF Researchers Use $5.4 Million Grant to Succeed in Making Ethanol From Sorghum
After receiving a $5 million grant from the USDA and the Department of Energy, a group of UF researchers are one step closer to turning an African crop into energy.
Read More »Florida’s Orange Crop In “Free Fall”
The outlook for production of Florida oranges, the state's signature crop, continues to drop. For the second consecutive month, the Florida orange-harvest forecast for the 2015-2016 growing season was adjusted down Wednesday by the National Agricultural Statistics Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Read More »Taxi Companies Sue State Over Uber, Lyft
Taxi companies in Tallahassee and Broward County are suing the state over app-based transportation services, alleging that Florida officials aren’t requiring Uber and Lyft to prove that the way they calculate trip distances — and charges — is accurate. The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services certifies taxi drivers’ meters …
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