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The U.S Department of Agriculture shut down animal imports through ports along the southern border due to a growing outbreak of New World Screwworms. It’s a deadly parasitic fly that’s spreading in Mexico and nearby countries.
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The lychee has a notoriously short season, so South Florida growers always see a rush on the exotic treat. But, in large part because increasing temperatures driven by climate change, it's going to be even shorter.
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Budget cuts to the USDA, as part of President Donald Trump’s effort to reduce federal spending through billionaire Elon Musk’s DOGE activities, have hit deliveries of food to the Salvation Army of Broward County.
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In a major victory for Florida tomato growers, the U.S. Commerce Department has announced that it's withdrawing from a 2019 agreement that had suspended an antidumping investigation into fresh tomato imports from Mexico.
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Egg prices have increased to record prices after millions of animals were slaughtered to limit the spread of bird flu. Bakeries and other businesses are having to get creative — and charge higher prices. “How much more prices can go up before we start losing customers?” asks one grocery store owner.
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As egg prices have gone up, some Florida residents are crowing about raising their own chickens.
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The guide’s arrival gives chefs a chance to prove the county has cast off its reputation as ‘Grandma’s Palm Beach.'
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Family-run business on U.S. 1 near Donald Ross Road thrives despite citrus disease, online competition.
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The federal farm bill was last updated in 2018. Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson wants state lawmakers to allocate around $50 million to help farmers impacted by the hurricanes.
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Feeding South Florida CEO Paco Vélez says food-insecure families face a holiday season where they have to make a choice between paying for housing and medications over food and gifts for their children.
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Across the county, hundreds of families experienced the warmth of holiday generosity as organizations and community leaders worked to offer not just food, but a sense of unity in an era of political division and rising stress.
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Advocates of the technology say it will ease the sector’s labor shortage, help farmers manage rising costs, and provide workers with respite from extreme weather — issues that are closely related to climate change.