FL Commissioner’s Spotlight on Ag Woman of the Year

Randall Weiseman January 26, 2009 FL Commissioner Report

This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson is about about Patsy Nathe of Pasco County being named the 2008 Woman of the Year in Agriculture. More information is available on the web by clicking on Ag Woman.

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