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 access to FFVA’s experienced team, who can assist with filing H-2A applications and securing the seasonal workforce for operational needs. [...]
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 Corporate Transparency Act. Generally, most businesses subject to the filing requirement will have to file their BOI with the Financial [...]
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 stage is 14.04 feet, which is down 0.14 feet over the last week, and 0.56 feet over the last month. [...]
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In the final week of the Biden Administration, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced that the USDA had withdrawn its rule entitled Fair and Competitive Livestock and Poultry Markets, marking the second time such a rule had been halted. As in [...]
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 off and running. In his first week back in office, President Trump has taken significant actions through executive orders and [...]
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 begins on December 18, 2024, for preservation of important agricultural lands through acquisition of perpetual easements on working agricultural lands. [...]
SFWMD completes a new Northern Everglades Water Quality Project in Osceola County January 2025 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter On December 16, 2024, the South Florida Water Management District joined the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Garcia Land Management, LLC and many other local, state and federal partners to celebrate [...]
Lake Okeechobee Enters Recovery Mode January 2025 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) began releases under Lake Okeechobee Recovery Operations on December 7, 2024. For the past five years, Lake Okeechobee has experienced several storm events and extended moderately high lake stages. This has led to degraded ecological conditions within the lake, [...]
EPA Releases Final Ruling on Application Exclusion Zone December 2024 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter Effective December 4, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has mandated Application Exclusion Zones (AEZ), which include additional precautions to protect workers and bystanders during pesticide applications. The AEZ refers to the area immediately surrounding the pesticide application equipment, and only exists [...]
UF/IFAS Selected to Lead Food Safety Education Program December 2024 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter The USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has selected a UF/IFAS-run center for food safety training to coordinate similar facilities across the country. Michelle Danyluk, photo courtesy of UF/IFAS The USDA’s decision means the Southern Center for Food Safety Modernization Act [...]
