Florida Farm Bureau continues to watch the budget negotiations in the 2008 Florida Legislative session, as well as other bills of interest to agriculture including the General Ag bill and a bill that allows for oversized farm equipment to move from one farm to another.
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First looks at budget cuts for IFAS came out this week – on the House side, the first draft includes an overall 2.8 percent cut in research and education for IFAS, while the Senate Higher Education Appropriations committee proposed a 1.7 percent cut. Both include money from estimated lottery revenues, which helped to increase dollars in the budget.
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