ORIENTAL FRUIT FLY The appearance of the Oriental fruit fly in South Florida in late August has raised serious concern for Florida’s agricultural industry. The fly infests a variety of fruits and vegetables, including tomatoes, bananas, peppers, mangoes and avocado, or about 95% of the crops grown in the area. Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam has Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
MEDICAL MARIJUANA The Florida Department of Health released proposed rules on January 16th regarding the growing, processing and dispensing of medical marijuana. The DOH had originally suggested using a lottery system to designate the nurseries allowed to grow the plant. After an administrative judge threw out that proposal, the DOH released a new proposed rule where Read more about Issues of Interest[…]