agriculture

University of Miami researchers looked in detail at 57 households where summer temperatures regularly rise above 82 degrees and why. They found it goes beyond the "classic, low-income renter."

The bill would clear the way for “medical benefit plans” for farmers that would not be subject to the same state and federal regulations as health insurance.

A subcommittee advanced a package dubbed the "Florida Farm Bill." Targets include "any additive" to water "for health-related purposes” and labeling of plant-based food as meat, milk, poultry and egg.

Legislators who favor the liability protection for Bayer say lawsuits alleging the herbicide Roundup causes cancer would hurt the agriculture industry facing increased costs. Opponents demand accountability.

The Biden administration released a proposed rule that would require employers to provide such things as water and rest breaks when temperatures top certain thresholds.

Many farmers have traditionally handled their own problems, whether it’s a busted tractor or debilitating anxiety. “With the older generation, it’s still, ‘Suck it up,’ " says one mental health advocate and farmer.

Experts fear human exposure to the virus can cause it to adapt and spread among humans and create a pandemic. For now, the risk is low.

DeSantis said the law will protect the state’s cattle industry against “an ideological agenda that wants to finger agriculture as the problem.”

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has taken steps that effectively eliminate mandated water breaks for construction workers. In response, protesters came to Washington, D.C., to press for federal protections.

Loved ones and community members demanded action as they gathered in remembrance of farmworker Efraín López García, who died this month while working outdoors in the sweltering heat.