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The forecast for Florida’s orange crop has dropped 29 percent after Hurricane Ian and Hurricane Nicole, putting the citrus industry on a path toward its...

The forecast for the 2022-2023 season would put the industry at roughly half of the production from the 2021-2022 growing season, which itself resulted in decades-low numbers.

The forecast for the 2022-2023 season would put the industry at roughly half of the production from the 2021-2022 growing season, which itself resulted in decades-low numbers.

Wednesday at Medart Elementary School, Susan Trice was recognized as the 2022 School Lunch Hero of the Year.

Growers in Florida provide a wide variety of delicious and healthy fruits and vegetables throughout the year, and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ division of marketing and development is committed to raising awareness of these produce items through its Fresh From Florida campaign.

Virginia supports thousands of farms that supply local businesses and sustain the Commonwealth as a national leader in the agricultural industry.

The event showcases Florida agriculture products to boost sales.

Coffee is for closers. So is Sunburn, your morning rundown of Florida politics.

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Shelley Butler Barlow (left), Anna Healy James, and Letitia Long. Gov. Ralph Northam recently announced the reappointment of two members to the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. Anna Healy James, of Virginia Beach, senior vice president of government and community relations for Sentara Healthcare, and Letitia A. Long, of Alexandria, chairman of the board of the Intelligence and National Security Alliance, will each serve a second four-year term which began July 1. At its June 8 meeting, the Boar...