U.S. agriculture /tags/u-s-agriculture U.S. agriculture en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Fri, 03 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT Congress gears up for another farm bill. Here's what's on the menu /food-and-agriculture/2023-02-02/congress-gears-up-for-another-farm-bill-heres-whats-on-the-menu Climate, food stamps, broadband and research dollars are all on the line as negotiations kick off for the 2023 farm bill. Fri, 03 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT /food-and-agriculture/2023-02-02/congress-gears-up-for-another-farm-bill-heres-whats-on-the-menu Ximena Bustillo A new Polk weather station is part of an effort to help growers prepare crops /environment/2023-01-04/a-new-polk-weather-station-is-part-of-an-effort-to-help-growers-prepare-crops One Florida grower reported saving about $30,000 over three years by using the FAWN weather stations. Another reported saving $1,000 per year since 2010, and a third said tens of thousands of dollars were saved between 2010 and 2018. Wed, 04 Jan 2023 11:00:00 GMT /environment/2023-01-04/a-new-polk-weather-station-is-part-of-an-effort-to-help-growers-prepare-crops Jessica Meszaros What we know about the deadliest U.S. bird flu outbreak in 7 years /news/2022-04-06/what-we-know-about-the-deadliest-u-s-bird-flu-outbreak-in-7-years Nearly 23 million birds have died as a highly pathogenic bird flu virus tears its way through farms and chicken yards. It has spread to at least 24 states in less than two months. Wed, 06 Apr 2022 13:33:39 GMT /news/2022-04-06/what-we-know-about-the-deadliest-u-s-bird-flu-outbreak-in-7-years Bill Chappell The U.S. suspends avocado imports from Mexico /2022-02-13/shortly-before-the-super-bowl-the-u-s-suspends-avocado-imports-from-mexico Avocado exports are the latest victim of the drug cartel turf battles and extortion of avocado growers. The U.S. government has suspended all imports after a plant safety inspector was threatened. Mon, 14 Feb 2022 15:50:15 GMT /2022-02-13/shortly-before-the-super-bowl-the-u-s-suspends-avocado-imports-from-mexico The Associated Press Florida's farmers are grappling with transportation problems as the supply chain issues linger /local-news/2021-12-03/floridas-farmers-are-grappling-with-transportation-problems-as-the-supply-chain-issues-linger Products such as seeds, fertilizers and chemicals are slow to arrive, and their prices are on the rise. Fri, 03 Dec 2021 12:58:47 GMT /local-news/2021-12-03/floridas-farmers-are-grappling-with-transportation-problems-as-the-supply-chain-issues-linger Jim Turner - News Service of Florida 'Milk Doesn't Come From Publix': The Miami-Dade County Fair Is Teaching Youth About Agriculture /show/sundial/2019-04-03/milk-doesnt-come-from-publix-the-miami-dade-county-fair-is-teaching-youth-about-agriculture For the past 68 years the Miami-Dade County Fair & Exposition has brought fun amusement park rides, funnel cakes and magic shows to South Florida. But… Wed, 03 Apr 2019 21:54:35 GMT /show/sundial/2019-04-03/milk-doesnt-come-from-publix-the-miami-dade-county-fair-is-teaching-youth-about-agriculture Export Tax A Good Way To Stick It To Cuba? Or A Good Way For Cuba To Stick It To Us? /news/2017-06-08/export-tax-a-good-way-to-stick-it-to-cuba-or-a-good-way-for-cuba-to-stick-it-to-us COMMENTARYWhile South Florida breathlessly awaits President Trump’s decision on whether to roll back his predecessor’s normalization of relations with… Thu, 08 Jun 2017 14:47:41 GMT /news/2017-06-08/export-tax-a-good-way-to-stick-it-to-cuba-or-a-good-way-for-cuba-to-stick-it-to-us Tim Padgett