Florida Commissioner’s Spotlight: Increased Florida Ag Exports

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On this week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight, Florida’s Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam talks to Franko Galoso about how Florida Ag Exports increased to $4.1 billion in international agricultural trade. Download Audio You can follow Florida Commissioner Adam Putnam on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Discover more by visiting FreshFromFlorida.com. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst …

Putnam on Trade Promotion Authority

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Many ag groups have been asking Congress to pass Trade Promotion Authority and Thursday, the U.S. Senate cleared a major procedural hurdle by voting 62-38 to end debate on the bill, moving it towards a final vote. TPA is a topic that Southeast AgNet recently discussed with Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam, and Josh McGill has the story. Download …

State Sours On Sugar Land As Fix For Everglades

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By Jim Turner From: The News Service of Florida THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, May 14, 2015-The state officially lost its appetite Thursday for buying a large chunk of sugar land to help restore the Everglades. The South Florida Water Management District Governing Board voted unanimously to terminate an option that had been signed by former Gov. Charlie Crist to purchase 46,800 …

Still Pushing for U.S. Sugar Land Purchase

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Florida lawmakers are locked in a budget impasse, but that didn’t stop several members of the Everglades Trust and Audubon Florida to push for completing a purchase of U.S. Sugar Corporation land in the Everglades this week. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Buffett Rallies Parrotheads for Sugar Land

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FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA By JIM TURNER THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, April 7, 2015………. With musician Jimmy Buffett singing about “changes in latitudes” Tuesday outside Florida’s Capitol, proponents of buying Everglades land from U.S. Sugar Corp. hope in the next few weeks to change the attitudes of Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, …

NFU Maintains Sugar Policy Support at Annual Conference

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During the National Farmers Union annual convention last week, part of their updated policy portfolio included support for America’s sugar farmers and the policy on which they depend. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

ITC Approves Sugar Agreements Between U.S. and Mexico

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The U.S. International Trade Commission upheld agreements between the U.S. and Mexico Thursday to resolve a trade dispute where U.S. sugar growers said Mexico was subsidizing sugar production and dumping the sugar in the U.S. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024