Crop Protection Product Fee Increases Could Hurt Florida Farmers

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida, General, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

If you’re a farmer or in the crop protection product industry in Florida, you will want to hear these reports featuring Florida Fertilizer and Agri-Chemical Association Executive Mary Hartney. She explains how the state legislature this year singled out food crop protection products for another doubling of registration fees that may make it more difficult for some companies to justify …

FFAA Scholarship Fund Golf Tournament – Fun for A Good Cause

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida, Nursery Crops, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

A good time was had by all at this year’s Florida Fertilizer and Agrichemical Association’s Scholarship Fund Golf Tournament at Lake Wales Country Club. It is all for a good cause. FFAA’s Scholarships have helped dozens of students and continues to award scholarships annually to Florida students majoring in agricultural fields. Learn more about how you can support, or apply …

U S Sugar Employee Lawsuit Dismissed With One Exception

Randall Weiseman Field Crops, Florida, General, Specialty Crops, Sugar

CLEWISTON – April 28, 2009 – U.S. Sugar Corporation announced today that a federal judge has dismissed all of the plaintiffs’ claims in 12 of the 13 counts in a lawsuit against the company, its executives and board of directors and dismissed all of the claims of 5 of the 6 plaintiffs in the sole remaining count. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring …

American Sugar Alliance: Farm Bill Sugar Program Working Well

Gary Cooper Florida, Sugar

While in Washington D C this week we discussed the sugar program with American Sugar Alliance spokesman Luther Markwart, who says the program that was implemented as part of the most recent farm bill is working well for U S sugarcane and sugarbeet growers. Hear his comments in these reports. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research …

FL Farm Bureau “Ag Watch” Tallahassee Report April 24th

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida, Sugar

Here’s this week’s 4-24-09 edition of Florida Farm Bureau’s Ag Watch (pdf file) from the FFB Legislative office in Tallahassee. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025

FL House & Senate Leaders At Critical Point in Budget Talks

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida, Sugar

In Tallahassee lots of folks are still wondering if things can get taken care of with budget matters in time to end the Session on time in two weeks. As of Wednesday morning House and Senate conference committees had not formally met to start ironing out major differences in the two versions of the budget. More on that in this …

Revised Form I-9 & Employment Eligibility Verification Reminder

Gary Cooper Alabama, Citrus, Florida, General, Georgia, Nursery Crops, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

This reminder in today from Gene McAvoy, County Extension Director, Regional Vegetable Agent IV, UF/IFAS Hendry County Extension, LaBelle, Florida 33935 Revised Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification Effective April 3, 2009 Introduction U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a reminder that effective April 3, 2009, all U.S. employers are required to use the revised Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, …

Important Tax Issues Abound – At State AND Federal Levels!

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida, General, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

A great deal of attention has been focused lately on House and Senate versions of a state budget far apart philisophically yet getting closer to Conference Committee anyway. Meanwhile, as Central Floirda Congressman Adam Putnam reminded us recently at Farm Bureau week activities in Tallahassee, there are some critical FEDERAL budget and tax issues presently on the table as well. …