For centuries, cows were not shepherded herds. They were "free range." Florida had no fences. But it did have cow hunters.

Cattle ranches protect Florida’s last frontier from development and are crucial to protecting wildlife and water, natural landscape and wetlands. Much of the land on our ranch has been left in its ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Cattle rancher Billy Kempfer would love for Florida to pay him for the development rights on his land, keeping it as ranchland forever. But it all comes down to the list. His St. Cloud ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida would recognize the Florida Cracker cattle as the official state cattle under a bill passed by the House. The House unanimously passed the bill Wednesday to recognize ...

As 1,000 people move to Florida every day, it’s more important than ever that lawmakers focus on ways to protect water, native wildlife and natural landscape. Agricultural lands supply wide, open ...

Florida’s cattle industry is bristling at President Trump’s proposal to import more beef from Argentina, arguing that the plan risks weakening domestic producers in the name of lower prices. The ...

Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson issued an emergency rule Friday that prevents importing some cattle because of the evolving spread of a type of avian influenza in dairy herds outside of ...

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Traffic was stopped for a few hours Monday after dozens of cows blocked the road following a cattle hauler fire near St. Cloud, Florida, according to The Associated Press. In a press release from ...

Throughout Florida, ranchers raise and care for thousands of head of beef cattle before sending them out of state to continue their growth. Despite ranking 10th nationally in the number of cattle, ...

Florida has expanded rules blocking the importation of some cattle because of the spread of a type of avian influenza in dairy herds in other states. Florida Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson on ...