Tied to Ag: Katie Quincey, Gilchrist County May 2024 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter Katie Quincey is a proud fifth generation agriculturalist from Trenton. Her family’s cow/calf operation, Hines Cattle Co., is on the Gilchrist/Alachua County line in North Central Florida. In addition to commercial beef cattle, her family produces grass seed and hay. “My great-grandfather on my [...]
FDACS Encourages Indian River Lagoon Farms to Enroll in BMPs May 2024 FloridAgriculture e-Newsletter The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) monitors all major water bodies in the state of Florida for nutrient levels and potential pollutants. If a water body is considered impaired, the whole watershed is placed into a Basin Management Action Plan [...]
Central Florida Farmers Encouraged to Attend the Landowner Assistant Expo May 2024 FloridAgriculture e-Newsletter The Central Florida Regional Planning Council in conjunction with the Highlands Soil and Water Conservation District is hosting a Landowner Assistance Expo on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, from 8:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. It will be held at the Bert J. [...]
Tomato Suspension Agreement Update May 2024 FloridAgriculture e-Newsletter On April 18th, 2024, the U.S. Court of International Trade remanded a 2019 decision to the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), which determined Mexican tomatoes were being dumped in the U.S. market. This decision came as a result of a court case filed by a large Mexican [...]
Federal Judge Vacates Florida’s 404 Permitting Authority May 2024 FloridAgriculture e-Newsletter On February 15, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued an order that nullified the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) approval of Florida’s application to take over permitting authority from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) under Section 404 [...]
EPA cancels labels for Chlorpyrifos, Diazinon, and Malathion under the Endangered Species Act May 2024 FloridAgriculture e-Newsletter On April 2, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced changes to the pesticide labeling requirements of chlorpyrifos, diazinon, and malathion. Additionally, the EPA committed to issuing Endangered Species Protection Bulletins that set geographic limitations for these [...]
