Conservation Easement Preserves Florida Heritage

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Environment, Florida, General, Livestock, USDA-NRCS

Cracker Cattle Under Oak Tree (picture from Renee Bodine, FL NRCS)

Cracker Cattle Under Oak Tree (picture from Renee Bodine, FL NRCS)

While those in the Florida cattle industry are very familiar with the Florida Cracker Cattle breed, others outside of the industry and in others states may not be. But a story from Renee Bodine, with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida, looks at why a modern-day Cracker cowboy entered property into a conservation easement in 2008 with NRCS.


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More on this story can be found on the Florida NRCS website.