The back cover of the meeting program for this fifth annual “Farm to Fuel Summit” is dedicated to Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Charlie Bronson who was key to its creation. This will be the last Summit Bronson will preside over as Commissioner, as he leaves office due to term limits this fall. Stay tuned to Southeast AgNet for reports to come featuring comments from some on the program, and lots more information about
this movement that many say will create major new agriculture industries in this top ten agriculture state. Some experts estimate up to two million acres of Florida farm land will be needed to grow energy crops within the next ten years.