Florida Budget Deal Reached; Session to End on Time

FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA By BRANDON LARRABEE THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, March 7, 2016……….House and Senate leaders announced a deal on the state budget during a late-night meeting Monday, pumping more than $120 million in last-minute projects into the spending plan and setting the Legislature on course to Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman …

Commissioner Adam H. Putnam Issues Crisis Declaration to Help Citrus Industry Combat Citrus Greening

From the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services: TALLAHASSEE, Fla.–Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam today issued a crisis declaration to the Environmental Protection Agency in order to help the citrus industry fight citrus greening. His statement is as follows: “We have issued a crisis declaration, which allows for the temporary use of three promising treatments that researchers …

Florida House, Senate Agree on Environment, Health Budgets

FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA By BRANDON LARRABEE THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, March 3, 2016……… House and Senate budget chiefs reached agreement Thursday night on two areas of the state spending plan for the year beginning July 1, striking deals on funding for environmental programs and health care. In their first public meeting since taking over negotiations on the budget …

Deadline Nearing for Georgia Cotton Producers to Vote

Georgia cotton producers are being reminded that the deadline to get their vote in on renewing the $1 per bale assessment which funds the Georgia Cotton Commission is coming up next week. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida …

National FFA Awards Food for All Grants

FFA members across the country are helping feed the hungry in their communities thanks to more than $360,000 awarded in grants by the National FFA Organization. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For …

Farmers and Ranchers ‘Thank a Consumer’ at Commodity Classic

From the U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance: CHESTERFIELD, Mo., (March 3, 2016) – Henry Ford, Founder of Ford Motor Company, said it best: “Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.” And the first step to coming together is showing appreciation for your customers. In agriculture, our customers are the people who eat, wear and …

Florida House Backs Everglades ‘Legacy’ Bill

FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA: The House voted 117-1 on Wednesday to approve its version of the “Legacy Florida” bill (HB 989), which would provide 10 years of funding for Everglades restoration. The measure will now have to be negotiated with the Senate. The House proposal would provide at least Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To …

Florida Preserves Record 2,500 Acres of Environmentally Sensitive Land

From the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, the Florida Board of Trustees, which includes Governor Rick Scott, Attorney General Pam Bondi, Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater and Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam, unanimously approved the conservation of more than 2,500 acres of environmentally sensitive land on the S.Y. Hartt ranch in Highlands County. …

Florida House Doesn’t Budge on Everglades ‘Legacy’ Money

FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA By JIM TURNER THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, March 1, 2016………. The House is sticking with a proposal to create a 10-year funding pool only for Everglades restoration, setting up potential negotiations with the Senate on how to spend voter-approved money for land and water conservation. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance …