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Black-and-white tegu establishing itself in parts of Florida.
Naples Daily News - Florida
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Argentine black and white tegus, invasive lizards reaching 5 feet long, are spreading across Southwest Florida. Over 10,000 tegus have been documented in Florida, primarily in Charlotte and Miami-Dade counties. Tegus pose a threat to native...
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Experts Warn USDA May Lack Staff to Enforce New Farmland Security Measures
Successful Farming
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The Agriculture Department’s new farm security plan should help strengthen federal efforts to track foreign influence over U.S. agriculture, but it could be hampered by a lack of personnel, policy experts tell Agri-Pulse. “It does set a marker to...
Artificial intelligence may soon give Florida farmers access to crop damage data during a hurricane
WUSF - Florida
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July 17, 2025
In January, University of Florida researchers presented a report to the Florida Senate Agriculture Committee estimating that three hurricanes caused up to $975.8 million in ag production losses for 2024. After a hurricane passes, data on how the...
State Farm hits Illinois homeowners with double-digit rate hikes
Consumer Affairs
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July 16, 2025
Illinois homeowners face an average 27% premium spike as State Farm cites severe weather and rising costs. Governor Pritzker blasts the hike as “unfair,” alleging out-of-state losses are being shifted onto Illinois policyholders. State Farm...
What’s new at Clift Farm? More restaurants coming soon to massive Madison development
AL.com - Alabama
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July 17, 2025
Huntsville residents looking for more steak and seafood options in the Huntsville area now have them just north of U.S. 72 at Clift Farm. Italian, Mexican and Asian options are on the way in the mixed-use development just north of the Madison city...
Sun and Storms for South Florida
WPBF - Florida
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July 17, 2025
Sun and Storms for South Florida GOING TO BE LOOKING LIKE. FIRST WARNING METEOROLOGIST SANDRA SHAW IS ACTUALLY TRACKING ANOTHER TYPICAL SUMMERTIME FORECAST. YEAH I’M GOING TO KEEP IT SIMPLE. WE HAVE A CHANCE OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND STORMS, WHICH...
USGS to remove some water quality monitors from Outstanding Florida Springs
WUFT - Florida
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July 17, 2025
An instrument resembling a two-tone blue wrapping paper tube sits at the edge of Manatee Springs near Chiefland. Every 15 minutes, it samples the spring’s water, measures its nitrate levels and shoots off the data to a digital, public dashboard....
Florida’s Joaquin Gonzalez Pinero Secures 3rd at 2025 SEC Start Up
BVM Sports
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July 16, 2025
Joaquin Gonzalez Pinero from the University of Florida secured third place at the 2025 SEC Start Up: A Student-Athlete Pitch Competition with his business idea, Musa Coffee, which highlights connections between coffee production and Colombian...
Florida 5-Star Guard Makes Big Move Ahead of Sophomore Season
Sports Illustrated - New York
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July 16, 2025
Rising sophomore guard Quinton Wilson out of Victory Christian Academy in Lakeland, Florida, is on the move to Overtime Elite for the upcoming 2025-2026 season, his high school coach Steve Fitzgerald confirmed with High School on SI Florida...
Farmed Shrimp Is High Carbon As Well
CleanTechnica
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July 16, 2025
After writing about two of the highest carbon foods, which are beef and lamb, it seems a mini-series is developing. The next high-carbon food, to make a trio, is farmed shrimp. Some of us may have had a kiddie shrimp cocktail or taken a family...
Here's what Florida's football coach said at 2025 SEC Media Days
Daily Comet - Louisiana
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Wednesday was a big day for the Florida football program as its head coach, Billy Napier, along with three members of the team, got the spotlight during the afternoon session of the 2025 SEC media days event held in Atlanta. The skipper opened up...
Coca-Cola’s Cane Sugar Switch Could Rejuvenate Louisiana Farms
Kiss Country 97.3 - Louisiana
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July 16, 2025
Change is on the way for the sodas you might drink. President Donald Trump says he has a commitment from Coca-Cola to begin using cane sugar in its iconic drink in the U.S. President Trump says "I have been speaking to Coca-Cola about using REAL...
DeSantis appoints Ingoglia as Florida chief financial officer
CBS 4 Miami - Florida
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Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday appointed state Sen. Blaise Ingoglia as Florida's chief financial officer, gaining more control over the state Cabinet and potentially setting up a proxy battle in 2026 with President Donald Trump. DeSantis called...
Backstreet Boys member sues Florida sheriff's office over beach trespassers
CBS 4 Miami - Florida
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Backstreet Boys singer Brian Littrell says a local Florida sheriff's office isn't doing enough to protect his multimillion-dollar beachfront property from trespassers and is asking a judge for an order commanding deputies to do so. The petition...
Two teenage friends both die after being struck by lightning on fishing trip
The Mirror
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July 16, 2025
Two teenage friends have died after they were struck by lightning during a post-graduation fishing trip. Joey Nelson Jr, 18, and Randall Martin III, 19, from Waycross, close to the Florida-Georgia border, were found dead near a car at about...
Illinois leaders blast State Farm as it hikes home insurance rates
Chicago Sun Times - Illinois
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July 16, 2025
Amid fierce pushback from Illinois’ top political leaders, State Farm is defending a rate increase for its customers. Illinois homeowners covered by State Farm could soon see their insurance premiums go up by an average of 27%. New policyholders...
Backstreet Boys' Brian Littrell sues Florida sheriff's office over beach trespassers
KNSS - Kentucky
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July 16, 2025
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Backstreet Boys singer Brian Littrell says a local Florida sheriff's office isn't doing enough to protect his multimillion-dollar beachfront property from trespassers and is asking a judge for an order commanding deputies to...
Fishing trip turns fatal as lightning claims lives of high school graduates
Fox News
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Two good Samaritans performed CPR on a man struck by lightning until more help arrived. The man was airlifted to a hospital where he is recovering with serious injuries. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A summer fishing trip ended in...
California Court Greenlights Class-Action Lawsuit Against State Farm
Live Insurance News
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July 16, 2025
California Court Certifies Class-Action Lawsuit Against State Farm Big news for California homeowners. A federal court has certified a class-action lawsuit involving nearly 200,000 homeowners who claim State Farm systematically underpaid their...
50 FFA alumni selected for New Century Farmer Program
AGDAILY - Michigan
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July 16, 2025
The 2025 New Century Farmer Conference is taking place July 20 to 24 in Indianapolis, bringing together 50 elite FFA alumni from 22 states to advance their leadership and career skills while learning about working in the industry of agriculture...