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Get Recognized at the Florida Farm Bureau State Annual Meeting
Get Recognized at the Florida Farm Bureau State Annual Meeting We’re looking for video submissions surrounding #StillFarming and Farm Bureau Gives Back efforts for use at the Florida Farm Bureau Annual Meeting and during the AFBF Convention and on digital platforms. We’re looking for on-the-farm videos of members and/or member families saying their name, state [...]
Be the Voice. Live the Legacy: County President Profile
Be the Voice. Live the Legacy: County President Profile FloridAgriculture eNewsletter September 2020 Glen Whitworth, Jr., President Palm Beach County Farm Bureau Palm Beach County Farm Bureau President Glen Whitworth, Jr., has deep roots in South Florida agriculture. The seventh generation Floridian and a third generation farmer has a goal to help change the modern [...]
Broward County Farm Bureau Receives County Leader Award
Broward County Farm Bureau Receives County Leader Award FloridAgriculture eNewsletter September 2020 Broward County Farm Bureau has received the American Farm Bureau Federation’s County Leader Award for donating to the AFBF Foundation. The award recognizes county Farm Bureaus where each member of the board donates at least $25 to the Foundation. Broward County Farm Bureau [...]
Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture
Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture FloridAgriculture eNews, September 2020 Scott Angle studio and location portraits at Lake Alice. You’re probably not going to get an edge on your global competitors with cheaper labor, more government support or lenient environmental regulation. You’re going to do it with technology. The most important thing UF/IFAS will do for the [...]
Florida Farm Bureau Spreads the Love of Peanut Butter
Florida Farm Bureau Spreads the Love of Peanut Butter FloridAgriculture eNewsletter, September 2020 Florida Farm Bureau Federation will contribute 120,960 jars of peanut butter to Florida food banks statewide to help families facing hunger due to the pandemic. “We are proud to provide a non-perishable food item such as peanut butter to food-insecure families across [...]
Be the Voice. Live the Legacy | Reed Hartman, Martin County Farm Bureau President
Be the Voice. Live the Legacy | Reed Hartman, Martin County Farm Bureau President FloridAgriculture eNews, August 2020 Martin County Farm Bureau (MCFB) President Reed Hartman has had a connection to American agriculture as long as he can remember. “When I was little I remember my dad taking me to different agricultural events and my [...]
Agricultural Labor Relations Forum offered via webinar series
Agricultural Labor Relations Forum offered via webinar series FloridAgriculture eNews, August 2020 The 46th Annual Agricultural Labor Relations Forum will be presented in a series of webinars this year due to COVID-19. Even though the forum will be virtual, we are offering the same robust programming that participants expect from this informative annual event. Florida [...]
Florida has a resilient food system and sheds light on local markets
Florida has a resilient food system and sheds light on local markets FloridAgriculture eNews, August 2020 Contributing Author: Jessica Mendes Ryals Sustainable Food Systems Agent, UF/IFAS Extension, Collier County Jessicaryals@ufl.edu The nation is once again faced with two important questions; who produces our food? And how does it get to our plate? Under the best [...]
2020 Constitutional Amendments
2020 Constitutional Amendments FloridAgriculture eNewsletter, August 2020 The process to amend the states constitution is interesting in Florida, as there are multiple avenues to change our state’s overarching governing document. Florida Farm Bureau takes a close look at all of the constitutional proposals on the ballot and has always been wary of citizen initiatives that [...]