DEP Collaborates with Landowners The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is working to enhance its effectiveness, collaboration, and transparency to promote and accelerate environmental protection and restoration, to “Achieve More Now.”  One way we can achieve cleaner water, faster, is to reach out to different groups that affect and care about our state’s rivers, [...]

Florida Farm Bureau Pressures Congress on Disaster Relief Last week, three attempts to send a $19.1 billion disaster relief package to the President’s desk were thwarted by conservative Republicans in the House. In their objections, three different members from Texas, Kentucky, and Tennessee were incensed by the attempts to pass the bill by “unanimous consent.” [...]

Member Photo Contest is Open Florida Farm Bureau Federation’s 2019 Photo Contest is accepting photos for its online photo contest. The contest is open to all Florida Farm Bureau members who do not receive a regular income from photography. Categories for winning photos include On the Farm, Natural Florida and Wildlife and Children, Families and [...]

Inaugural Conference Connects Ag to Education The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Service will hold an inaugural Florida Farm to School Conference Nov. 7 and 8, 2019 at the Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate.  The first statewide Florida Farm to School Conference is a way for schools, distributors and producers to connect and learn [...]

A Safe Disposal for Unwanted Pesticides Operation Cleansweep provides farmers, nursery operators, golf course operators and pest control services a one-time safe and economical way to dispose of their canceled, suspended and unusable pesticides. Some materials are old and being stored in deteriorating containers. Chlordane and DDT are extremely toxic to humans and hazardous to [...]