This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight is about the passage and signing of the Healthy Schools for Healthy Lives Act, which consolidates the state’s school food and nutrition programs under the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. More information is available online by clicking on Healthy Schools for Healthy Lives Act Fact Sheet. Download Audio You can follow Commissioner Putnam on …
FL Commissioner’s Spotlight on Increasing Fuel Efficiency
This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight is about ways to spend a little less at the pump this summer. More information is available online by clicking on Summer Driving Tips. Download Audio You can follow Commissioner Putnam on Facebook, www.facebook.com/adamputnam, or Twitter, @adamputnam. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, …
FL Commissioner’s Spotlight on Firefighters Who Died Battling Wildfire
This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight is about the deaths of two Division of Forestry firefighters, Josh Burch and Brett Fulton, who were killed while fighting the Blue Ribbon Fire in Hamilton County. More information about the tragic incident can be found online at Blue Ribbon Fire Tragedy. Information about memorial funds that have been established for the families of each firefighter …
FL Commissioner’s Spotlight on Xtreme Cuisine
This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight is about the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ “Xtreme Cuisine” program, which teaches school children how to prepare nutritious meals and snacks using fresh Florida fruits and vegetables, dairy products, and lean meats. More information is available online by clicking on Xtreme Cuisine. Download Audio You can follow Commissioner Putnam on Facebook, www.facebook.com/adamputnam, or …
FL Commissioner’s Spotlight on 25 X ’25 and Farm-to-Fuel
This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight has Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam comparing the national 25 X ’25 Alliance to Florida’s Farm-to-Fuel program. More information about the 25 X ’25 Alliance is available online at http://www.25×25.org/. Download Audio You can follow Commissioner Putnam on Facebook, www.facebook.com/adamputnam, or Twitter, @adamputnam. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst …
FL Commissioner’s Spotlight on Wildfire Arson Prevention
This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight has Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam on preventing wildfire arson. Information on what you can do to help and how to join the Florida Forestry Arson Alert Association is available online at Forestry Arson Alert. Download Audio You can follow Commissioner Putnam on Facebook, www.facebook.com/adamputnam, or Twitter, @adamputnam. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata …
FL Commissioner’s Spotlight on Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program
This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight has Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam about the Florida Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program, which provides women participating in the WIC program with coupons that can be redeemed for fresh produce at participating retail farmers’ markets in North Florida. More information is available online at WIC/Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program. Download Audio You can follow Commissioner Putnam on …
FL Commissioner’s Spotlight on the Vital Role of Alternative Energy
This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight has Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam about two future biofuel conversion facilities that were awarded grants through the Florida Farm to Fuel initiative. More information is available online at Alternative Energy. Download Audio You can follow Commissioner Putnam on Facebook, www.facebook.com/adamputnam, or Twitter, @adamputnam. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, …
FL Commissioner’s Spotlight on Mosquito Season & Equine Diseases
This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight has Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam urging horse owners to get their horses vaccinated against mosquito-borne diseases and to be sure their booster shots are up to date. More information is available online at Mosquito-borne Equine Diseases. Download Audio You can follow Commissioner Putnam on Facebook, www.facebook.com/adamputnam, or Twitter, @adamputnam. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, …
FL Commissioner’s Spotlight on FL Peach Varieties
This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight has Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam talking about peach varieties developed for Florida’s warm climate. More information is available on the web at Sub-Tropical Peach Market Improvement Project. Download Audio You can follow Commissioner Putnam on Facebook, www.facebook.com/adamputnam, or Twitter, @adamputnam. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: …