Ryan NicolApril 2, 2019
3min270
Mast had introduced legislation to end the practice.
Tag: USDA
Ryan NicolApril 2, 2019
Jacob OglesFebruary 2, 2019
5min677
USDA officials say funding will combat unwarranted retaliation against U.S. farmers.
Danny McAuliffeJuly 18, 2018
3min216
Ahead of Thursday’s state Legislative Budget Commission meeting, Gov. Rick Scott is making it clear that he wants the panel to approve a $340 million federal block grant designed to help Florida citrus growers get back on their feet. “I look forward to the legislature approving these important funds tomorrow so we can get this […]
Danny McAuliffeJuly 13, 2018
5min440
The Florida citrus season is ending on a sour note, with growers on track to produce just under 45 million boxes of oranges. The harvest numbers were posted to the United States Department of Agriculture’s website on Thursday, ending what’s come to be a tragic 2017-18 growing season. Before Hurricane Irma’s landfall last September, Florida […]
Danny McAuliffeJune 12, 2018
6min253
While unchanged from May, the latest and last forecast of the 2017-2018 orange growing season is a brutal reminder of Hurricane Irma’s devastation. On Tuesday, the United States Department of Agriculture forecast Florida would produce 44.95 million boxes of oranges in total. That’s a continuation from May forecasts, which saw a slight dip from April. […]
Danny McAuliffeMay 10, 20186min308
There’s good and bad in the latest United States Department of Agriculture citrus forecast; projected numbers are down, though not by much, signaling stability. USDA projections released Thursday estimate Florida growers will produce 44.95 million boxes of oranges in the current growing season. At the start of the citrus season in October, USDA officials estimated the […]
Danny McAuliffeMay 1, 20185min393
A bit more money is on the way for Florida citrus growers affected by Hurricane Irma. U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced on Monday that his agency will provide a $340 million block grant to the state to cater to Irma-affected farmers during the 2018-2020 crop year — that’s in addition to the […]
Bill RuftyApril 17, 2018
7min484
Former State Rep. Neil Combee, a Polk City Republican, announced Tuesday that he will seek Florida’s 15th Congressional District seat left open by U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross. Ross, a Republican from Lakeland, announced last week he will not seek re-election to the post he has held since January 2011. Combee, 58, made his announcement at […]
Danny McAuliffeJanuary 12, 2018
4min551
Recent Florida citrus estimates are steady for the first time since Hurricane Irma struck Florida. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s January estimates reflect no change from December’s, marking the first stable citrus forecast since the storm. The USDA in October forecasted 54 million boxes of oranges for 2017-2018 production. In November, that forecast dropped to 50 […]
Danny McAuliffeNovember 22, 2017
9min299
One of the state’s messages on the impact of Hurricane Irma was that its path could not have been “more lethal” for Florida agriculture — especially citrus. The damage is still unfolding, as shown by changing USDA citrus forecasts. It’s hard to grasp the full extent of what’s happened to Florida oranges. Ahead of Thanksgiving, […]