Every Day is Earth Day for Farmers April 2023 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter Earth Day is celebrated April 22. A national Earth Day toolkit encourages citizens to band together to advance sustainability and climate action in commemoration of the day. Practicing sustainability is a way of life for Florida farmers and ranchers. More than 10 million acres [...]
AFBF President Zippy Duvall Tours Florida Farms April FloridAgriculture eNewsletter American Farm Bureau President, Zippy Duvall, made his way to Washington and Jackson Counties last week to discuss issues that Florida producers are facing and to explore the diversity of farming in the area. On Tuesday, along with Florida Farm Bureau President Jeb Smith, President [...]
Annual Legislative Session Update April FloridAgriculture eNewsletter The Florida legislature convened on February 7, 2023 to begin the sixty day process for the annual legislative session. Florida Farm Bureau Federation, in the conjunction with the Florida Ag Coalition, are working together with our friends in the legislature to help promote policy which supports Florida’s agriculture [...]
District 1 Field Representative SUMMARY: Florida Farm Bureau Federation is the Sunshine State’s oldest and largest general agriculture organization. We pride ourselves in being the voice of Florida’s farmers and ranchers and keeping their traditions, values and heritage alive for generations to come. Since our founding in 1941, the District Field Representative has been an [...]
Growing Forward: James Sutton, Sumter County April 2023 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter James Sutton Sumter County President, District 11 James Sutton grew up in Pasco County but moved to Sumter County when he was young. He grew up on his father’s cow/calf ranch and inherited it alongside his uncles and cousins. Sutton attended Hillsborough Community College where [...]
What to Know about Mosquitoes and Hurricane Recovery With hurricane season just around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about what can be done to minimize mosquito populations and protect Florida residents from harm. Dr. Eva Buckner, an Extension specialist at UF/IFAS Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory in Vero Beach, reports that an increase in mosquito numbers [...]
Member Services Representative The primary responsibility of this position is to promote and maintain membership databases and provide marketing support to county Farm Bureau’s and Florida Farm Bureau. This is accomplished by assisting Florida Farm Bureau members, agents, county administrative assistants, home office personnel and outside companies with questions, issues and information that relate to [...]
Membership Marketing Specialist The Membership Marketing Specialist is responsible for the promotion and acquisition of affinity partnerships for Florida Farm Bureau Federation. This position is highly integrated with daily service to members, county Farm Bureau staff and affinity partners. This position will oversee all marketing efforts related to tangible member benefits with the goal to [...]
Accounting Assistant Summary: This position is a support staff for the accounting department and works closely with the Director of Finance, Controller and Accountant – County Services. The purpose of this position is to support on all financial affairs including reviewing interim financial statements for county Farm Bureaus, maintaining the organizations overall accounting systems, procedures, and [...]
Growing Forward: Danielle Daum, Highlands County March 2023 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter Danielle Daum Women’s Leadership Committee Chair Danielle Daum has spent her whole life immersed in agriculture. Having grown up on her family’s caladium farm in Highlands County, Happiness Farms Inc., she has been involved in every aspect of the operation. Danielle is the third generation [...]
