High energy costs from Iran war heighten pressure on struggling farmers
As the agriculture industry in Louisiana contends with major energy cost hikes brought on by the Iran war, some farmers are unsure if their businesses will survive.
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As the agriculture industry in Louisiana contends with major energy cost hikes brought on by the Iran war, some farmers are unsure if their businesses will survive.
Mike and Kayla Wintz lost their entire 11,000-acre ranch to a wildfire in the span of about two hours. They have since been gifted about $80,000 worth of hay, mostly from anonymous donors.
The 32-page report, titled "The Human Cost of House Plants," is based on a 2024 survey of more than 300 nursery workers in Miami-Dade County, many of whom work in Homestead.
Taming runaway U.S. beef prices will require more than stepping up imports, economists said. Here's the key to cutting costs.
The cold temperatures are wreaking havoc on South Florida's plants and animals, forcing farmers and shelters to scramble to make sure they stay warm and protected from the cold.
With higher prices for beef, customers are looking for alternatives.
More than 20 billion pounds of produce are rejected by U.S. grocery stores each year.
The new financial aid package is expected to shore up the U.S. agricultural sector, which has been hurt by tariffs and a trade war with China.
Florida horse owners are on alert after a potentially dangerous virus appeared in horses that attended events in Texas and Oklahoma recently.
Soybean farmers have been hit particularly hard, as China boycotts American soybeans.
Hammered by hurricanes and citrus greening disease, Florida's citrus industry ended the 2024-2025 growing season with the lowest production in more than a century, according to numbers released Friday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Already decimated by a disease called citrus greening, Florida's orange groves can't seem to catch a break.
Trump says he'll offer White South African farmers "safe refuge" as U.S. citizens, but do they actually want it?
A study by the National Milk Producers Federation, a group which advocates for dairy producers, indicates that eliminating immigrant labor would lead to a 90% increase in retail milk prices.
One expert says these so-called "super pigs" — wild boars that were deliberately bred with domestic pigs – are an "ecological trainwreck."
About 42% of U.S. farm workers are undocumented, and Trump's plan to deport millions of migrants could uproot the industry's workforce.
A farmer at Unity Grove Farm in the Redland fears that high winds from Hurricane Milton could devastate their crop.
Thirty-two years ago, the same area in Hendersonville, North Carolina, helped Robert is Here Fruit Stand after Hurricane Andrew hit.
A South Florida staple is helping gather goods to send up north to those in need in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene struck.
The Environmental Protection Agency says the weedkiller known as DCPA poses a threat to unborn babies.
If the rule is approved, it would apply to 36 million workers outdoors and indoor who are exposed to heat nationwide.
The bill would have prevented local governments from inhibiting construction of farmworker housing on agricultural land if the housing met criteria set by the state.
Animal rights activists have vandalized a new portrait of King Charles III on display at a London gallery.
A Fort Lauderdale man is making it his mission to grow healthier produce for the community.
Nearly 2 million farmworkers help put food on American tables today, but modern machines powered by AI could eventually replace many of them.
ICE has filed a detainer for a Cuban woman accused of burning her children and setting a fire in her Miami home.
Margate police say a lightning strike during Sunday's storms killed a mother and her toddler son in a local park.
"It's like a big 'Hell to you, Hell to your speed sign,'" neighbor Carlos Tapanes said.
Eric Bridges and Amanda Gomez teamed up to tell stories and are now fundraising to help people fighting addiction find better lives.
Deputies said an adult female suspect was taken into custody just after 10 a.m.
Police said the one person on board was taken to the hospital as a precaution, but was uninjured.
ICE has filed a detainer for a Cuban woman accused of burning her children and setting a fire in her Miami home.
The winner of the Florida Democratic primary now has her eyes set on the Senate seat currently held by Republican Ashley Moody.
The rainy afternoons will last through next weekend.
The Miami Dolphins' three preseason games will air on CBS Miami as the team prepares for the 2026 NFL season.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is considering stepping down from his post by the end of the year, two people familiar with the matter told CBS News Saturday.
The U.S. and Canada have wrangled for decades over trade, and somehow, they still managed to remain friends, allies and trading partners.
The Central African Republic is one of more than 30 countries the U.S. government has convinced to accept third-country deportees arrested as part of President Trump's large-scale crackdown on illegal immigration.
Chief Justice John Roberts issued a stay that will remain in place until the Supreme Court takes further action.
President Trump plans to award the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the crew of NASA's Artemis II mission in a ceremony Aug. 28.
Gilbert is running for the seat that Frederica Wilson is retiring from.
The winner of the Florida Democratic primary now has her eyes set on the Senate seat currently held by Republican Ashley Moody.
In a statement, Moody attempted to distance herself from the affair, suggesting the blame rests with the Governor and his Administration.
The race to see who will be the Democratic nominee to take on Republican Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar in District 27 is being closely watched.
Months after leaving TV news, Rodriguez is competing against former prosecutor Robin Peguero for the CD-27 nomination.
Moderna and Merck announced study results that reflect a "landmark moment" in treatment for one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.
The notice from a U.S. government agency does not indicate in which stores the beef was sold.
Despite a rash of foodborne illnesses in recent months, one expert said the nation's food supply is "remarkably safe." Here's what to know.
Federal officials issued a public health alert for meat products containing jalapeños that may be linked to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds of people across at least 27 states.
In a wide-ranging interview with the CBS News partner BBC News, Hunter Biden grew emotional as he discussed his father's condition, describing it as very sad to watch.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
After Hayden Panettiere's death, fans resurfaced her claim that Neutrogena had fired her in 2015 over her comments about postpartum depression.
"Today, Elwood and I lost a great friend and collaborator, and the world lost one of the most naturally innovative drummers and a great and true son of Texas," ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons said in a statement.
Co-stars and friends of Hayden Panettiere are remembering her for her friendship, intelligence and talent after her shocking death on Sunday.
Hayden Panettiere, who starred in "Remember the Titans" as a child actor and rose to fame in the series "Heroes," has died at the age of 36. The coroner's office says she was found in cardiac arrest.
Latin music stars Marc Anthony, Feid, and others are set to perform at a benefit concert in Miami on August 16.