/tags/florida-agriculture-commissioner Florida agriculture commissioner en-US SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:02:00 GMT /environment/2026-04-02/florida-drought-leads-to-surge-in-wildfires-peak-season-still-ahead Drought conditions in Florida have helped spur 1,500 wildfires in the first three months of the year, Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson said. Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:02:00 GMT /environment/2026-04-02/florida-drought-leads-to-surge-in-wildfires-peak-season-still-ahead Ana Goñi-Lessan | News Service of Florida /food-and-agriculture/2026-03-24/appeals-court-upholds-floridas-ban-on-lab-grown-meat Florida’s ban on cultivated meat will remain in effect after a federal appeals court upheld the law in a ruling released Monday. Tue, 24 Mar 2026 10:56:50 GMT /food-and-agriculture/2026-03-24/appeals-court-upholds-floridas-ban-on-lab-grown-meat Gray Rohrer | News Service of Florida /news/2021-12-08/agriculture-commissioner-fried-faces-florida-ethics-case-over-financial-disclosures As she runs for governor in 2022, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried will have to fend off allegations that she violated state law by not properly disclosing financial information. The state Commission on Ethics on Wednesday issued an order finding “probable cause” that Fried did not properly report income in 2017 and 2018 on financial-disclosure forms filed with the state. Wed, 08 Dec 2021 23:03:22 GMT /news/2021-12-08/agriculture-commissioner-fried-faces-florida-ethics-case-over-financial-disclosures Jim Saunders / News Service of Florida /news/2021-10-13/nikki-fried-promises-to-get-tough-on-ag-businesses-that-foul-the-water Fried, a Democratic candidate for governor, wants to crack down on businesses that contribute to algae outbreaks like the one troubling the St. Johns River. Wed, 13 Oct 2021 12:55:38 GMT /news/2021-10-13/nikki-fried-promises-to-get-tough-on-ag-businesses-that-foul-the-water Raymon Troncoso /news/2021-09-03/florida-senate-president-simpson-enters-race-for-agriculture-commissioner Senate President Wilton Simpson, a wealthy Republican from Trilby whose business holdings include a giant egg farm, filed paperwork Friday to run for state agriculture commissioner next year. Fri, 03 Sep 2021 20:17:54 GMT /news/2021-09-03/florida-senate-president-simpson-enters-race-for-agriculture-commissioner Jim Turner / News Service of Florida /news/2020-12-28/belle-glades-falling-black-snow-is-an-even-greater-concern-as-the-covid-19-pandemic-continues People who live in Belle Glade, and surrounding rural areas where sugarcane burning takes place, have been worried about health hazards for a long time — they say now, with the pandemic, they're even more concerned about exposure to the smoke. Mon, 28 Dec 2020 23:06:52 GMT /news/2020-12-28/belle-glades-falling-black-snow-is-an-even-greater-concern-as-the-covid-19-pandemic-continues Wilkine Brutus /show/sundial/2020-07-02/heard-on-sundial-floridas-agriculture-commissioner-a-nurses-diary-during-covid-19-virtual-jazz On this Tuesday, July 2, episode of Sundial:Florida’s Agriculture Commissioner On COVID-19Gov. Ron DeSantis has made the message loud and clear that… Thu, 02 Jul 2020 21:51:21 GMT /show/sundial/2020-07-02/heard-on-sundial-floridas-agriculture-commissioner-a-nurses-diary-during-covid-19-virtual-jazz Leslie Ovalle Atkinson /news/2020-04-14/ag-commissioner-nikki-fried-launches-keep-florida-growing-website-during-covid-19 Nikki Fried, Florida's commissioner of agriculture and consumer services, launched a new website this week to connect consumers to farmers and producers… Tue, 14 Apr 2020 23:21:16 GMT /news/2020-04-14/ag-commissioner-nikki-fried-launches-keep-florida-growing-website-during-covid-19 Caitie Muñoz /2019-11-20/poll-86-of-floridians-support-more-cbd-research A poll from the advocacy group National Consumers League shows that 86 % of Floridians think cannabidiol products “should be safe, backed by proven... Wed, 20 Nov 2019 05:00:01 GMT /2019-11-20/poll-86-of-floridians-support-more-cbd-research Daylina Miller, Daylina Miller /2019-10-10/virus-found-in-mexican-tomatoes-worries-florida-agriculture-officials The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services expressed concern Wednesday about a virus dangerous to tomatoes and peppers that has been... Thu, 10 Oct 2019 22:00:00 GMT /2019-10-10/virus-found-in-mexican-tomatoes-worries-florida-agriculture-officials News Service of Florida