Be the Voice. Live the Legacy | Robert Norman Baker County Farm Bureau, District 3 Baker County Farm Bureau President Robert Norman is part of a community effort supporting local farmers. Baker County Farm Bureau, along with Columbia, Clay, Duval, Nassau and Putnam/St. Johns Counties, have joined together to purchase $39,000 worth of food from [...]
Farm Bureau Counties Give Back FloridAgriculture eNews | May 2020 Giving back is a tradition of Farm Bureau county Farm Bureaus, even amid a pandemic. Multiple county Farm Bureaus have donated to community food banks, helped link farmers and ranchers to local citizens to distribute fresh produce and coordinated various food and peanut butter drives. [...]
Alert! Elections Are Still Coming FloridAgriculture eNews | May 2020 By: Landon Hoffman, Legislative Affairs, Assistant Director With the 2020 legislative session behind us, Florida Farm Bureau can now begin preparations for candidate interviews. As with every election cycle, Florida Farm Bureau, our members and our state’s strong agricultural community have the ability to make [...]
Ag Talk with Jack Payne jackpayne@ufl.edu @JackPayneIFAS By Jack Payne Jack Payne Late last year I called Kenneth Parker to ask a favor. I thought a lot about it before I dialed, because I knew his answer would be yes. It always is. I needed a new Florida delegate to a national grassroots council that [...]
Grassroots List Connects Farms with Consumers FloridAgriculture eNews | May 2020 When the COVID-19 pandemic forced businesses deemed non-essential to shut down, disruptions in the food supply chain created a domino effect across agriculture. Florida farmers and ranchers faced severe challenges because key markets and distribution channels were closed. The heart and determination of Florida [...]
Tentative Agenda for YF&R Conference Friday, July 10, 2020 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Registration 2:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Discussion Meet 5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Welcome Reception (Palms/Garden Foyer) 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Awards Banquet (Palms Ballroom) 8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Social Dueling Pianos (Palms Pool Deck) Saturday, July 11, 2020 [...]
YF&R Scholarship Application: The deadline has been extended to May 8th, 2020 by 5:00 pm and the requirements have been altered to allow applicants to send all necessary documentation to Carolem@pcfb.org. See application form below. Youth Speech Contests: Both Senior and Junior division Contestants will submit Videos and Typed Copies of their speeches to Carolem@pcfb.org by [...]
Florida Farms/Stands Selling Direct to Consumers The COVID-19 pandemic has caused disruptions in the food supply chain. As a guide for both our farm producers and consumers, Florida Farm Bureau has created a list of farms and farm stands selling directly to retail consumers in their communities. This list will be updated as we receive [...]
Food Distribution Contact Information for Producers Farmers Feeding Florida, contact Sherri Atwell, Director of Produce Recovery, at 1-855-352-3663 ext. 1 or by email: Sherri@FeedingFlorida.org FDACS Food Recovery Specialist, Melanie Mason at (850) 617-7165 or Mason@FDACS.gov FDACs Division of Food, Nutrition, and Wellness also facilitates purchase of local produce for schools through Farm to School Program [...]
Session Update April e-Newsletter Session Update The Florida Legislature wrapped up the only remaining business for the 2020 Legislative Session: passing a budget. Unanimous votes in each chamber sent the largest budget ever to the desk of Gov. Ron DeSantis. Some general highlights of the $93.2 billion budget include more than $600 million in funding [...]
