7+ hour, 31+ min ago  (711+ words) By Ellen Cruse, Citizens" Climate Lobby Fireworks have been in the news in recent days " but they might not be part of our Fourth of July celebrations here in Florida." As of May 26, Florida has already lost over 141, 000 acres to…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (616+ words) By Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix With severe drought conditions and more than 2, 100 fires in Florida spread across 135, 000 acres just since January, Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson and other top state officials offered warnings to Floridians Tuesday as the peak of the…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (654+ words) By Jerald Pinson, Florida Museum of Natural History Rice fueled many of the earliest civilizations and remains a virtually indispensable source of food in the modern world. Today, half of all humans get 20% of their calories from rice, and more…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (654+ words) By Sol Moyano, The Invading Sea" North America's bird populations have already suffered major declines in recent decades and are vulnerable to further losses in the years ahead due to climate change." Warming temperatures are shifting bird habitats and affecting…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (368+ words) By Andrea Treece, Earthjustice" Fifty years'brings'aches, pains, laughs and priceless perspective " we have one life and only so much time to make the most of it. And yes,'here's'where I'bring this analogy home:'We have only one ocean, and only…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (510+ words) By John Darovec, Coty Keller and Marshall Ruetz, Florida Veterans for Common Sense" We at Florida Veterans for Common Sense advocate for a good farm bill. We want active-duty military, veterans and all people to have healthful food " and we…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago  (741+ words) By Fran'ois Leroy, The Ohio State University Since the 1970s, the U. S. has lost billions of birds. We now know that those losses aren't just growing " they are accelerating in places with intensive human activity, particularly where agriculture and expanding communities are…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago  (590+ words) By Jay Waagmeester, Florida Phoenix Gov. Ron De Santis, flanked by Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson and Senate President Ben Albritton, signed the 2026 Florida farm bill Monday in Highlands County. Senate Bill 290, the agency bill for the Department of Agriculture and…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (400+ words) On a 42-acre sustainable farm in Orlando, the 4 Roots Foundation is putting nature to work. The farm teaches regenerative practices to families, health-care providers and children, using circular systems where water is captured and reused, waste becomes fertilizer and solar…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (593+ words) Food and medicine is growing freely and abundantly here in Florida!" For one year, I am living without grocery stores or restaurants " not even a garden. I'm foraging 100% of my food, down to the salt, oil and spices. Every day,…...