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Environmental Funding Draws Debate

Count former Gov. Bob Graham among those who were not overwhelmed by an environmental-funding proposal released this week by Gov. Rick Scott. Graham, a Democrat who also served in the U.S. Senate, said Scott’s proposal to spend $50 million on the once-celebrated Florida Forever preservation program doesn’t meet the needs of the program. “We have to decide the kind of …

The Facts on Foreign-Owned Farmland
Citing data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) on Oct. 26 released an article, “Foreign Ownership of U.S. Agricultural Land Still Growing.” Key takeaways include: While foreign ownership continues on a long-term upward trend, the pace has slowed, the article reported. AFBF reported that Texas has the most foreign-held […]
Orange Juice Researcher Wins Award
Researcher Layanne Fraga with the Food Research Center at the University of São Paulo in Brazil won the Quality Juice Foundation Award for her study of the health benefits of daily orange juice consumption. The Quality Juice Foundation presented the award during the Juice Summit held in Belgium at the end of October. The Juice […]