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UF/IFAS Asks Cattle Producers to Watch Pastures for Spreading Mealybug

A new UF/IFAS sampling effort tracking pasture mealybug across 22 Florida counties has implications for Levy County's cattle operations, even without confirmed local infestations.

Florida & Cedar Key News · Aug 21, 2026

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Cedar Key’s biggest industry has no current public accounts

The clam farms support hundreds of jobs and most of Florida’s production. The most recent economic studies we can find are from 2012 and 2018, which matters now that crops are failing.

Florida & Cedar Key News · Aug 12, 2026