As nights have grown milder in the past decade in the central region of the Sunshine State, Florida avocado growers have ...

Thanks to mitigation practices and the natural decline of the fungus, Laurel Wilt losses have slowed dramatically in the past ...

FROSTPROOF, Fla. (WFLA) — Polk County is home to central Florida’s first avocado farm. A former citrus farmer believes the fruit could be the key to saving the local agriculture industry. Citrus ...

Scientists with the University of Florida have secured a $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to combat the lethal Laurel wilt disease ...

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A former Manatee County Sheriff’s Office deputy was convicted for aggravated animal cruelty charges in a Hillsborough County court Tuesday. State lawmakers in Florida are advancing a bill that would ...