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Tickets Available for the Florida Ag Hall of Fame Banquet

Randall Weiseman Florida

The Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame banquet is quickly approaching. Ray Hodge, president of the Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame Foundation, is encouraging industry members to purchase tickets as he expects a big crowd at this year’s event. According to Hodge, the four inductees for 2019 have been great representations of Florida agriculture. “This year’s class is very diverse, but …

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Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame Tickets Now on Sale

Dan Florida, Industry News Release

Tickets are now on sale for the 40th annual Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame banquet on Feb. 12, which will honor four inductees who have made invaluable contributions to Florida agriculture. The banquet, which each year celebrates the accomplishments of industry leaders who have served in research, education and business, is held in the Special Events Center at the Florida …

Commissioner Putnam Announces 2019 Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame Honorees

Josh McGill Florida

Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam and the Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame Foundation announced the Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame inductees for 2019. The induction ceremony will be held at the Florida State Fair’s Agricultural Hall of Fame Banquet on Feb. 12, 2019. More information is available FloridaAgHallofFame.org. “Agriculture is Florida’s oldest industry, and it continues to support …

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Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame Nominations Close September 1

Randall Weiseman Florida

It’s time again for the Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame! If you know someone who has greatly contributed to the Florida agricultural industry, be sure to nominate them to be inducted in to the Hall of Fame. The Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame has honored 148 inductees since 1980, and your nomination could join the list. According to the Hall …

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UF/IFAS Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory Director Inducted into Florida Tropical Fish Farms Association Hall of Fame

Dan Aquaculture, Florida, Industry News Release

When Craig Watson, Director of the University of Florida IFAS Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory, got his first aquarium at age 7, he couldn’t have predicted the important role that fishing and aquaculture would play in his life. “My brother and I would spend hours watching the fish, but I had no idea then it would be the beginning of a career.” On June …

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Florida Woman of the Year in Agriculture Recognized

Dan Florida

This week, during the Florida State Fair in Tampa, Dr. Martha Rhodes Roberts was recognized as the Woman of the Year in Agriculture. This yearly award recognizes women who have made outstanding contributions to Florida agriculture. Roberts told Southeast AgNet that she was honored to receive this award. Florida Woman of the Year in Agriculture Recognized Since 1985, women who …

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Two with UF/IFAS Ties to be Inducted into Florida Ag Hall of Fame

Dan Florida, Industry News Release

One spent his career bringing research-based data from the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences to Florida’s farmers; the other spent his career planting trees and protecting forests. Two inductees into the Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame on Feb. 13 at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa, Florida, have ties to the University of Florida Institute of …