Departments
Commisioner’s AgriCorner: Trade Development Mission to Panama
This year, the Panama Canal will celebrate its 100th anniversary since the first ship passed...
Recipe Spotlight: You cook Tomātoes, we cook Tomătoes!
Is it toe-may-to or toe-maa-to? That depends on where you are from and how you...
Recipe Spotlight: Creating NEW Interest in Old Favorites
Okay, the holidays are over. Now we settle back into the same-ol’, same-ol’ routines. That...
@griTech: Trending Now in Residential Landscaping
Residential landscaping is a big deal in Central Florida and it’s a labor of love...
Commissioner’s AgriCorner: Expansion of the Panama Canal
Florida exports $4 billion in agricultural commodities each year to more than 140 other countries...
Commissioner’s AgriCorner: About the Rural and Family Lands Protection Program
In November, families representing 50 operational farms and ranches from all across the state gathered...
Recipe Spotlight: Tropical Fruits Within Reach
Did you ever sit back, cross your legs on a hassock, pull your hat over...
Commissioner’s AgriCorner: ‘Florida Ag: By the Numbers’ Report
More than 500 years ago, when European settlers landed in Florida, livestock were raised and...
Recipe Spotlight: Four ideas for ‘crabby’ meals
There was a time when “crabby” was an insult. These days it’s delicious. Stone crabs...
Recipe Spotlight: Mixing it Up with the Culinary Wealth of Florida
We live in a culinary smoothie. Florida food is a bit of this and a...
Commissioner’s AgriCorner: ‘My Florida Farm Weather’ App
When deciding whether to irrigate during frost-freeze conditions or when to apply nutrients during wet...
Recipe Spotlight: Celebrating Some of Florida’s Fall Bounty
Fall lasts about three days in our neck of the woods, or so it seems...
@griTech: Using Smartphone Apps for Better Irrigation Management
A lot of people today use smartphones and mobile app technology to have up-to-date information...
Recipe Spotlight: No White after Labor Day (OR in the Kitchen When Cooking with Pomegranates)
We grow a lot of fruits in Florida. Most folks barely know about some of...
Commissioner’s AgriCorner: Farm to School Program Update
As Florida’s Commissioner of Agriculture, improving the nutritional value of school meals by adding more...
Commissioner’s AgriCorner: Operation Outdoor Freedom Update
Two years ago, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services launched Operation Outdoor Freedom...
Recipe Spotlight: Bringing Home the Bacon and the Bunny
Cooking wild pig doesn’t have to be a boar. We can harvest wild hogs all...
Recipe Spotlight: A tribute to citrus and seafood combinations
Ham and eggs, peanut butter and jelly, citrus and fish . . . some things...
Florida Roots: La Florida, home of the noble cracker horse
Crack! An undeniably commanding sound when heard from a ten to twelve foot long whip...
@griTech: Polk State College has a plan for tomorrow’s farming industry
Florida farmers will have much needed help soon with complex government regulations and technological equipment. ...