Florida farms need more than compensation: Anti-PFAS legislation and the Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act
The bill would set up a fund for research into decontamination, safer agricultural methods and compensation for affected farmers.
Tag: farming
As extreme weather intensifies, Trump administration can’t forget Florida farmers
Florida’s Department of Agriculture estimates this year’s storms may cost the agricultural industry as much as $4 billion.
Food has a climate problem: Nitrous oxide emissions are accelerating with growing demand for fertilizer, meat
The growth of N₂O emissions is alarming, but people have the knowledge and many of the technologies to reverse the ...
‘Nothing’s predictable’: Extreme weather is ruining farmers’ crops, and their finances
Natural disasters hit farmers with a $22 billion bill last year. Only half of that was covered by insurance.
The next pandemic could strike crops, not people
Genetic uniformity is central to modern farming. It leaves us vulnerable to plant disease breakouts.
As climate change hits Florida agriculture, could the future be ‘carbon farming’?
While most residents can simply turn up the AC, there is one powerful group in Florida that can’t afford to ...
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