FL Commissioner’s Spotlight on County Foresters

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This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson is about the FDACS Division of Forestry’s statewide network of county foresters who are available to help private landowners manage their forest land, as well as assist community residents with their trees. More information is available on the Division of Forestry’s web site at County Foresters.

Bronson Touts National Ag Day

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The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services put out this news release today: TALLAHASSEE — Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson is joining state agriculture officials across the nation to recognize Friday, March 20, as National Agriculture Day. The day is set aside to celebrate not only the abundant food supply agriculture provides but also the …

FL Receives $900,000 to Assist in Wildfire Prevention

Randall Weiseman Florida, Forestry, General

Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles Bronson announced today that his department has been awarded $900,000 under the federal stimulus plan to conduct wildfire prevention efforts, as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, in an exclusive interview with Southeast AgNet, said this funding is an example of the President’s Recovery and Reinvestment Act putting people back to work.