New H-2A Member Benefit Available
New H-2A Member Benefit Available April 2025 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter Florida Farm Bureau Federation has partnered with the Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association (FFVA) to provide H-2A filing services to members. Florida Farm Bureau members have [...]
Beneficial Ownership Information Filing Deadline Reinstated
Beneficial Ownership Information Filing Deadline Reinstated March 2025 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter A decision from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (Court) on February 18, 2025, has reinstated the filing requirements under the [...]
Lake Okeechobee/Kissimmee Chain of Lakes Update
Lake Okeechobee/Kissimmee Chain of Lakes Update March 2025 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter Lake Okeechobee recession is continuing due to Recovery Operations, as well as increasing evapotranspiration and water supply deliveries. As of February 17th, 2025, the lake [...]
USDA Withdraws Fair and Competitive Livestock and Poultry Markets Rule
USDA Withdraws Fair and Competitive Livestock and Poultry Markets Rule February 2025 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter In the final week of the Biden Administration, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced that the USDA had withdrawn its rule [...]
Presidential Election Update
Presidential Election Update February 2025 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter At high noon on January 20th, 2025, President Donald J. Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance took the oath of office and thus, the Trump 47 administration was [...]
Rural and Family Lands Protection Program Application Period
Rural and Family Lands Protection Program Application Period January 2025 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) recently announced that an application period for the Rural and Family Land Protection Program [...]
April 2025
New H-2A Member Benefit Available
New H-2A Member Benefit Available April 2025 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter Florida Farm Bureau Federation has partnered with the Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association (FFVA) to provide H-2A filing services to members. Florida Farm Bureau members have [...]
March 2025
Beneficial Ownership Information Filing Deadline Reinstated
Beneficial Ownership Information Filing Deadline Reinstated March 2025 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter A decision from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (Court) on February 18, 2025, has reinstated the filing requirements under the [...]
Lake Okeechobee/Kissimmee Chain of Lakes Update
Lake Okeechobee/Kissimmee Chain of Lakes Update March 2025 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter Lake Okeechobee recession is continuing due to Recovery Operations, as well as increasing evapotranspiration and water supply deliveries. As of February 17th, 2025, the lake [...]
February 2025
USDA Withdraws Fair and Competitive Livestock and Poultry Markets Rule
USDA Withdraws Fair and Competitive Livestock and Poultry Markets Rule February 2025 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter In the final week of the Biden Administration, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced that the USDA had withdrawn its rule [...]
Presidential Election Update
Presidential Election Update February 2025 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter At high noon on January 20th, 2025, President Donald J. Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance took the oath of office and thus, the Trump 47 administration was [...]
January 2025
Rural and Family Lands Protection Program Application Period
Rural and Family Lands Protection Program Application Period January 2025 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) recently announced that an application period for the Rural and Family Land Protection Program [...]
AGRICULTURE LINKS
We have developed the following resource page to help you learn more about agriculture throughout Central Florida
Agricultural Certifications (AEST)
American Farm Bureau Federation
American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture
Florida Department of Agriculture
Florida Agriculture in the Classroom
U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance- Food Dialogues
National Ground Water Association
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
USDA Agricultural Research Service
National Agricultural Statistics Service
National Agri-Marketing Association
University of Florida College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
