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Cultivating Better Policy for Tomorrow Florida Farm Bureau’s Virtual Farm Bureau Day Briefing will take place via Zoom on March 12 from 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. During this event, you will hear from elected officials and the Florida Farm Bureau legislative affairs team on key priority issues and learn how you can help advocate for [...]
Bill Designed to Modernize Florida’s Right to Farm Law Moves through First Committee Stop On Monday, Feb.1, Sen. Jason Brodeur introduced SB 88 in the Senate Judiciary Committee. The Sanford Republican’s bill would restrict the types of civil lawsuits based on farming activities, require plaintiffs to prove noncompliance with state or federal requirements and limit [...]
Pivoting Your Business: Farmers are Coming Up with New Ways to Diversify their Operations FloridAgriculture eNewsletter 2021 Pivoting Your Business: Farmers are Coming Up with New Ways to Diversify their Operations A panel of farmers and ranchers discussed different ways they are improving their operations during a session of the American Farm Bureau Virtual Convention [...]
2021 Farm Economy Outlook FloridAgriculture eNewsletter 2021 2021 Farm Economy Outlook American Farm Bureau Federation economists discussed the outlook for U.S. crop and livestock production, how the election could affect farm policy and the many factors that will influence the U.S. farm profitability in 2021 during a live session of the 2021 AFBF Virtual Convention. [...]
Committee Assignments FloridAgriculture eNewsletter January 2021 Senate President Wilton Simpson released the committee assignments for the upcoming legislative term. A number of Senators who have been recognized as FFBF 2020 Legislators of the Year will be serving in key leadership roles. Sen. Debbie Mayfield will serve as Majority Leader, Sen. Kelli Stargel will chair the [...]
Mandatory E-Verify Law Updates FloridAgriculture eNewsletter January 2021 Mandatory E-Verify Law Updates Many Florida employers and business owners can expect changes in the New Year regarding the new mandatory E-Verify law. Beginning on January 1, 2021, Florida’s new “Verification of Employment Eligibility” statute will require many employers to use the federal E-Verify system before hiring [...]
EPA Grants 404 Permitting to the State of Florida January eNewsletter 2021 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency signed over the authority to grant wetlands permitting authority to the State of Florida on December 17. This is the conclusion to a process that has been a year in the making and makes Florida the third state [...]
Organizational Session December 2020 eNewsletter With Election Day behind us, the Legislature has returned to Tallahassee for Organizational Session, where state lawmakers are sworn in and begin moving into their offices at the Capitol in advance of the 2021 legislative session. On Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020 Sen. Wilton Simpson (R- Trilby) was sworn in as [...]
Land Grant Partner December eNewsletter 2020 By J. Scott Angle jangle@ufl.edu @IFAS_VP Dr. Angle UF/IFAS College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) faculty taught Olivia Pope food and resource economics. John Hoblick, Kevin Morgan and Staci Sims taught her how to advocate for and serve Florida Farm Bureau members. Olivia taught Farm Bureau leaders, too. [...]
County Farm Bureau Grant Program Florida Farm Bureau recently distributed county grant funds to County Farm Bureau offices statewide. The purpose of this program is for our County Farm Bureaus to utilize the funds with our 501 (C)(5), The Betterment of Agriculture, our principle and purpose of the organization, in mind. A cross-divisional staff team [...]
