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Putnam/St. Johns County Farm Bureau President Chance Clay August 2021 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter Tell me about yourself-county and family-How did you get involved in agriculture? I am 34 years old, born and raised in Palatka, Florida. I am a 7th generation rancher and I have 2 daughters. My operations consist of cow/calf stocker operation, timber, and [...]
Land Grant Partner: J Scott Angle August 2021 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter By J. Scott Angle jangle@ufl.edu @IFAS_VP After 25 years, do you keep chasing a dream? Collier County Farm Bureau President Matt Stephenson-Smith does. Stephenson-Smith entered the University of Florida as a 24-year-old transfer in 1994. Decades later, he found himself still taking undergraduate courses, spending [...]
Digital Media Coordinator SUMMARY: Success in this full-time position requires that the employee must be a self-motivated individual who possesses the ability to write clear prose, excellent computer skills, a mastery of desktop publishing software and a sound understanding of contemporary news media. The employee must also be able to perform well within a dynamic professional [...]
Cultivating Tomorrow: Hardee County Farm Bureau President Steve Johnson July 2021 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter Hardee County Farm Bureau President Steve Johnson is a fourth generation farmer from Wauchula. He and his wife, Andrea, a fifth generation farmer, live in the same house that Steve grew up in. They have three children, B.J., Emma Jane and Laney. [...]
Area Lawmakers Recognized for Legislative Leadership July 2021 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter Each year, Florida Farm Bureau recognizes state legislators who play a significant role in advancing bills that support Florida farms and ranches and advocate for Florida agriculture. In the 2021 legislative session, the Right to Farm Bill, Florida Farm Bureau’s top priority, passed by overwhelming [...]
This is Your FedPAC July 2021 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter Elections have consequences. This is now readily apparent with the current political commentary – tax-and-spend proposals that will cripple family farms if implemented. That’s why Florida Farm Bureau Federation needs your help. Florida Farm Bureau is the custodian of your federal PAC, which financially backs our pro-agriculture [...]
Executive Secretary Position Open SUMMARY: Provides administrative and secretarial support to senior management. Handles projects with minimal supervision that may typically be complex and/or confidential in nature. Keeps official corporation records and executes administrative policies determined by or in conjunction with other officials by performing the following duties. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES: Include the following. [...]
Director of Public Relations and Communications Position Open SUMMARY: Manages and administers Public Relations Division. Plans and supervises all public relations and communications activities directed to general public, media and Farm Bureau members. Provides regular public relations counsel and assistance for Farm Bureau volunteers and county Farm Bureau staff members. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Include the [...]
Assistant Director of Government and Community Affairs Position Open SUMMARY: Responsible for advocating, representing and communicating the Florida Farm Bureau Federation policy before state and federal agencies, and local governments in central and south Florida. Facilitate other natural resource, environmental and land use issues as assigned. Provide written and oral reports on meetings and activities [...]
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