Agriculture

President Donald Trump recently announced a new fuel relief program that will provide farmers with $8 billion in aid to help offset diesel costs during the harvest season. Through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Trump Administration will allocate $8 billion in one-time payments to American producers economically harmed by the ongoing fuel crisis […]

Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-25), Scott Franklin (R-18), Darren Soto (D-09), and Kat Cammack (R-03) have banded together to introduce the bipartisan Restore Agricultural Investment, Stability and Expansion (RAISE) Act of 2026 to help American farmers and growers recover from natural disasters. The Bill's Function The bill seeks to amend the 2014 Agricultural Act by […]

Congressman Dr. Neal Dunn (R-Fla.) praised the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for its recent effort to help Florida farmers protect their food supply. The USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) recently awarded more than $265,000 in funding to the Rapid Response to Weather Events Across Food and Agriculture Systems program. In partnership […]

President Donald Trump announced that his administration will begin measures to cut red tape in food-processing regulations, giving local farmers and ranchers the chance to take matters into their own hands. “Ranchers and Farmers have always been a number one priority for me. They work very hard, are smart, efficient, and immaculately CLEAN, but for […]

President Donald Trump announced that he reached an agreement to help lower beef prices, an effort that reflects Americans’ needs amid rising costs and a rampant affordability crisis. “Today, I concluded a deal to substantially lower the price of ground beef for working American families,” President Trump wrote on Truth Social. In the post, President […]

A coalition of Florida House Democrats has called on the Trump administration to immediately repeal its agencies’ recent rescission of the “regulatory definition of ‘harm’” under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), Darren Soto (D-Fla.), Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.), and Kathy Castor (D-Fla.) banded together to issue a letter to both Secretary […]

The U.S. is expected to formally announce that it will not extend its regional trade pact, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), just 6 years after its implementation. The decision could affect several industries, including the North American automotive industry. The trade agreement – which governs $2 trillion in trilateral goods and services – appears to […]

A federal judge has overturned the Trump administration’s effort to allow states to prohibit Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients from using their public benefits to buy soft drinks and candy. “Congress defined what ‘food’ is supposed to be, and it did not authorize the agency to amend or waive the definition it enacted. U.S. […]

Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) is introducing a bipartisan bill to ban the herbicide paraquat due to its increasingly widespread toxic effects. What is Paraquat, Exactly, and Why is It Dangerous? Paraquat, also known as Gramoxone, is short for paraquat dichloride, and it is the most commonly used weed killer in the United States. While […]

Congresswoman Kat Cammack (R-Fla.) shared her frustration with members of Congress who talk about protecting national interests and combating the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) yet do nothing about it in an interview with The Floridian publisher Javier Manjarres. When discussing the significance of U.S. agricultural production, especially in Florida, Rep. Cammack affirms that “it’s absolutely […]

Over the weekend, the U.S. and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) announced several agreements between the two nations, following President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s Summit in Beijing. China’s Ministry of Commerce confirmed the PRC’s agreement to charter two bilateral boards with the U.S.: the U.S.-China Board of Trade and the U.S.-China […]

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the bipartisan Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, a bill that reauthorizes agricultural and food programs for the next five years. In a 224-200 measure, the legislation passed with support from 209 Republicans, 14 Democrats, and one independent. Merely three republicans joined 197 Democrats to oppose the […]

The U.S. House of Representatives is set to convene to vote on five legislative proposals advanced by the United States House Committee on Rules: the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, the PROTECT Kids Act, a budget reconciliation for immigration enforcement funding, the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025, and […]

The House Energy and Commerce Committee has scheduled a hearing that includes Rep. Kat Cammack’s (R-FL) discussion draft that would modernize federal food safety oversight and establish a national standard for food ingredients. Supporters of the FDA Review and Evaluation for Safe, Healthy, and Affordable Foods Act of 2026, known as the FRESH and Affordable […]

Wildfires burning across the Florida-Georgia border have intensified, resulting in increased efforts and advisories being exhausted across the state. 38 Florida counties are under burn bans, and most inland zones within the state are under Red Flag advisories from the National Weather Service, according to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) Despite the unclear start of […]

Representative Scott Franklin (R-FL) spearheaded a recent letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin urging reviews of emerging technologies that help protect Florida citrus production, especially by improving the plants' resilience to diseases. Rep. Franklin specifically highlighted citrus greening disease, known as huanglongbing (HLB), which has devastated citrus production since its discovery in […]

U.S. Secretary of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Brooke L. Rollins announced the launch of a national public awareness campaign aimed at promoting “Product of USA” labels reserved exclusively for meat, poultry, and egg products produced from animals born, raised, harvested, and processed in the U.S. “Our great patriot ranchers and producers grow, raise, and […]

Belize Prime Minister John Briceño appears to be in full damage control after Rep. Brian Mast, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling into question the transparency of the government of Belize, and citing “corruption as impediments to doing business in Belize.” “I write because […]