Upcoming Oyster Workshops

Randall Weiseman Florida, Specialty Crops

TALLAHASSEE – Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson announced today that workshops have been scheduled to discuss the requirements of the National Shellfish Sanitation Program (NSSP) involving oysters and Vibrio vulnificus bacteria.

Ranchers Named Conservation Partner of the Year

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Florida, USDA-NRCS

GAINESVILLE, FL — C. M. Payne and Son, Inc. was recognized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) for outstanding stewardship of their land. The Payne family, represented by Kelsey Payne and his son John Payne, accepted their award as the 2009 Florida NRCS Conservation Partner of the Year at a meeting of the NRCS State …