As Florida Lawmakers and University leaders debate funding allocations and the structure for upper education, University of Florida Vice President and head of the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS), Jack Payne reminds us of an important history lesson about the critical role of the land grant university system. He has a strong message of truth and the consequences of overlooking what brought the land grant system about in the first place. He shared some views briefly with us after recent comments to the Florida Fertilizer and Agrichemical Association (FFAA) annual meeting in Orlando.
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