Aquaculture, fishing, tourism and local trade.https://www.cedarkeybeacon.com/en-usFri, 21 Aug 2026 11:39:11 GMTeditor@cedarkeybeacon.com (Florida & Cedar Key News)editor@cedarkeybeacon.com (Florida & Cedar Key News)Copyright 2026 Florida & Cedar Key News60https://www.cedarkeybeacon.com/business/uf-ifas-asks-cattle-producers-to-watch-pastures-for-spreading-mealybug/https://www.cedarkeybeacon.com/business/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.Fri, 21 Aug 2026 11:39:11 GMTFlorida & Cedar Key NewsBusinesshttps://www.cedarkeybeacon.com/business/cedar-key-clam-industry-economic-data-gap/https://www.cedarkeybeacon.com/business/cedar-key-clam-industry-economic-data-gap/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.Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:30:00 GMTFlorida & Cedar Key NewsBusiness