The U.S. Department of Agriculture secretary signed a disaster declaration on Wednesday, making federal aid possible to Florida farmers following the winter freeze.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced a USDA disaster declaration Wednesday that supports Florida's agricultural producers impacted by historic freezes. The declaration follows a ...

By comparison, category 4 Hurricane Ian, which hit Southwest Florida in September 2022, left about $1.07 billion in damages to the state's agricultural industry.

Chip Nellinger with Blue Reef Agri-Marketing says corn rallied on Friday in reaction to the September WASDE and USDA’s USDA’s 2.1 bu. per acre yield cut to 186.7 bu. The overall report was still ...

Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson described the freeze events as “one of the most damaging” in Florida agriculture history.

Avoid planting too early or too late. "If you plant your corn too soon, you risk exposing it to cold temperatures, which can be detrimental to your seedling’s health," Berendsen says. Corn seeds may ...

Following the February price discovery period, USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) has finalized spring crop insurance prices for the 2026 crop year, establishing the revenue guarantees farmers will ...