FL Commissioner’s Spotlight on the Trailtrotter Program

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This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson is about the Florida Division of Forestry’s Trailtrotter program, which awards patches to participating equestrians who ride horse trails in Florida State Forests to achieve various levels of accomplishment. More information is available online by clicking on Trailtrotter Program. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundJuly 31, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly …

FL Commissioner Spotlight on the Florida Ag Stats Directory

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This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson is about the ’09 Florida Agriculture Statistical Directory. To view the directory online as a PDF file, click on FL Ag Stats Directory. To order a hardcopy of the directory, click on Brochures and Publications. The Florida Agriculture Statistical Directory is listed third on the online order form. Sponsored ContentNuseed …

FL Commissioner’s Spotlight on Ag Environmental Awards

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This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson is about the 2009 Commissioner’s Agricultural-Environmental Leadership Awards that were presented during the Florida Farm Bureau Federation’s annual meeting in Daytona Beach on October 30th. Click on Ag Environmental Awards for more information. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundJuly 31, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in …

FL Commissioner’s Spotlight on the 2009 Farm to Fuel Summit

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This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson is on the 2009 Farm to Fuel Summit held in Orlando this past summer to explore ways of using crops and other biomass materials to provide ethanol and bio-diesel fuel to meet our energy needs. For more information about Farm to Fuel and to view the presentations made by the …

FL Commissioner’s Spotlight on Florida Christmas Trees

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This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson is about Florida Christmas tree farms and the advantages of live over artificial trees. More information is available online by clicking on Florida Christmas Trees. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundJuly 31, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

FL Commissioner’s Spotlight on Farm-City Week

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This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson is about Farm-City Week, which celebrates the vital farm-city partnerships that have done so much to improve the quality of our lives. More information is available online by clicking on Farm-City Week. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundJuly 31, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril …

FL Commmissioner’s Spotlight on Operation Cleansweep

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This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson is about a program that gives farmers, nurseries, golf course operators, pest control services and the like, a safe and economical way to dispose of pesticides they can’t use. More information is available on line by clicking on “Operation Cleansweep.” Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundJuly 31, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester …

FL Commissioner’s Spotlight on Florida-Grown Products

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This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson is about the Florida Department of Agriculture partnering with Publix to feature Florida produce next spring during in-store “Simple Meals” cooking demonstrations in all Publix Super Markets throughout the Southeast and in Publix cooking schools in five cities. More information about the promotion is available online by clicking on Simple …

Agriscience Education Leadership Program

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This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson is about the Agriscience Education Leadership Program, which gives teachers the chance to visit agricultural sites, meet with growers and industry representatives and talk with legislators and government administrators. More information about the program is available online by clicking on Agriscience Leadership. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundJuly 31, 2024CIR …

FL Commissioner’s Spotlight on Overseas Buyers for Thoroughbreds

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This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson is about the visit this past summer of buyers from Russia, South Korea and Italy to Ocala-Marion County to view Florida Thoroughbreds. More information is available online by clicking on Florida Thoroughbred Buying Event. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundJuly 31, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners …