Governor Ron DeSantis announced proposal to protect puppies in Florida. In partnership with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the state will develop standard practices to ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson and others broke ground on the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ new, state-of-the-art facility in ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday called for state lawmakers to address pet-breeding facilities, derided as “puppy mills,” during ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a plan to regulate dog breeders and pet stores, aiming to curb abuse and promote adoption ...

Local and state leaders broke ground Tuesday for a new $208 million Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) complex in Tallahassee, celebrating it as a revolutionary step ...

Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Wilton Simpson on Thursday estimated the damage from Hurricane Milton alone at well over $1 billion. (Photo courtesy of Florida ...

With the holiday countdown officially on, state agriculture officials are making a pitch to swap generic grocery store ...

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is “not just looking for agricultural bugs” at its inspection points on highways, but also “drugs and thugs,” the department’s commissioner ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Seventeen gas stations remain under a stop-sale or are pending laboratory results after a "widespread fuel contamination." The Florida Department of Agriculture and ...

The snail is known to eat at least 500 different plant species. A portion of a Florida county has been placed under quarantine as state officials work to get rid of the giant African land snail (GALS) ...

A native of China, the insect was discovered in Pennsylvania in 2014 and has since spread to 17 states, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The insect is a voracious eater that feeds on ...

The Florida House on Tuesday gave final approval to a bill that would prevent local governments from adding fluoride to water supplies and take aim at labeling of plant-based products as milk, meat ...