FL’s Ag Commissioner Comments On Ag Election Day Concerns

Gary Cooper November 3, 2008 Citrus, Energy, FL Commissioner Report, Florida, General, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

In these two reports, comments from Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Charlie Bronson about some of the things farmers and ranchers are keyed in on this election day.

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