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A growing number of Florida farms are adopting stormwater reuse systems to meet strict nutrient reduction goals and ensure sustainable water supplies.
A holistic site evaluation is a comprehensive process that assesses physical, regulatory, and environmental constraints on a property before development. Florida landowners and agribusinesses are turning to holistic site evaluations to guide agricultural development, reduce risk, and maximize productivity.
Florida’s groundwater is under growing pressure from development, contamination risks, and climate change — making the design of monitoring wells more critical than ever.
Royal Consulting Services, Inc. was involved in a recent planning session at Alliance Dairies, in which United Dairy Farms of Florida convened its technical staff to discuss environmental compliance priorities and member needs.
Drones provide a faster, safer, and more cost-effective solution, capturing aerial imagery that can be processed into workable models with centimeter-level precision. The end result is a surface model created from the millions of data points gathered in a matter of minutes.
Questions have arisen as to whether the screwworm could mirror the disruptive effects of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), which has reshaped animal movement, trade, and consumer prices in recent years.
On July 17, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency designated a 12‑mile segment of the Indian River Lagoon Aquatic Preserve—from Vero Beach to Fort Pierce—as a vessel sewage No‑Discharge Zone. This is the first time any of Florida’s 43 state aquatic preserves has received such protection.
In a single week, the continental United States faced an extraordinary meteorological spectacle: four separate “1,000-year flood” events struck Texas, North Carolina, New Mexico, and Illinois. These deluges claimed lives, destroyed infrastructure, and left communities stunned—not just by the storms themselves, but by the terminology used to describe them. How could four such rare events occur almost simultaneously? Is the concept of a “1,000-year flood” a misnomer?
Did the government just make trespassing in certain cases legal? That’s the contention of several agricultural land owners in New Mexico that claim the government allowing the general public unprecedented access to private, non-navigable water streambeds is in violation of their rights to hold private property.
The Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), commonly known as “bird flu,” has been a persistent concern in the United States since 2022, affecting over 138.72 million birds across all 50 states. After a notable decline in 2024, the virus has resurged, with 124 new cases reported in over 32 states in the past 30 days—a significant increase compared to the period before November 2024.