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Scott, Cabinet to Consider Conservation Deal

Dan February 5, 2018 Environment, Florida

Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Cabinet this week will consider a proposed deal that would help preserve more than 400 acres of rural land in Marion County and fill a gap in a greenway across part of the state. The deal would involve the state paying $742,424 for a 412-acre conservation easement on land within what is known as …

State Legislature Passes Florida Farm Bill
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson on March 3 hailed the Florida Legislature’s passage of the 2026 Florida Farm Bill, SB 290. According to Simpson, the bill sponsored by Sen. Keith Truenow and Rep. Danny Alvarez supports and defends Florida agriculture, strengthens public safety and protects natural resources and rural lands. Truenow declared agriculture to […]
Alternatives to Copper Needed for Citrus Canker Management
Florida citrus producers have long used copper as a way to protect against citrus canker. However, it’s time for growers to have other options. That’s a message shared by Ozgur Batuman, University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) associate professor and citrus pathologist at the Southwest Florida Research and Education Center in […]

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