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Bioengineered food labels started getting rolled out in 2022 and have continued a decades-long debate about whether foods boosted by science are safe.

Three years ago this week, as coronavirus prompted scrutiny of the numbers and effects on workers besieged by shutdowns, Florida included 1.169 million workers in leisure and hospitality, 26% of them immigrants (only Hawaii and Nevada had higher percentages), according to the New American Economy Research Fund, using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

New Florida rules represent the most aggressive state effort in the nation to stanch the flow of the undocumented. In a war of words as well as ideologies throughout the precedent-setting Sunshine State, “immigrant” has become “alien,” and the words “unauthorized” or “undocumented” have become “illegal” and “unlawful” as Republican legislators and Gov. Ron DeSantis

There is a significant agricultural industry here in Southwest Florida. Growers in our region produce crops like citrus, tomatoes, watermelons, and other fruits and vegetables. This region also has a thriving livestock industry, with cattle and dairy farms contributing to the economy. But, times are changing for all of us and this definitely includes those working to grow food.

Alva farm is at risk after citrus greening has damaged many of their trees. A little insect called an Asian Citrus Psyllid is the reason why.