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Florida’s Rural Communities Have an Economic Advantage Economic prospects for rural areas in the Sunshine State may be better than expected in the years ahead. Florida has an advantage many other states do not possess. The steady increase in new residents here provides a momentum of growth, said Brian Thiede, a rural demographer at Penn [...]
Survey Says Advocacy Most Important Florida Farm Bureau conducted a survey in May to assess the needs of county Farm Bureaus. The survey was sent to county Farm Bureau board members statewide with a 100 percent participation from each county Farm Bureau. The Florida Farm Bureau leadership team will be using the survey results to [...]
Helping Law Enforcement Serve Farm Families Florida Farm Bureau was presented with a plaque of appreciation for its continued support of the Florida Agricultural Crimes Intelligence Unit (FACIU) and its efforts to provide training for its members to better serve farm families across the state. FACIU includes more than 200 sheriff’s deputies representing more than [...]
COUNTY ORDINANCES MAY VIOLATE STATE STATUTE Several growers in the Desoto County area contacted Florida Farm Bureau after being issued citations for violating a county ordinance restricting the use of fireworks and propane cannons. The ordinance stated that the cannons were restricted to use only once a day either within 30 minutes of 6:30 a.m. [...]
Two FFB Priorities Expected to Collide The week of June 18 promises to be action-packed, as the U.S. House intends to take up the hot-button issues of immigration and agricultural policy. This timing results from an agreement between House leadership and the House Freedom Caucus following a failed Farm Bill vote on May 18. The [...]
DOR Releases Details on Disaster Relief Sales Tax Rebate Program Farm families looking to take advantage of the sales tax rebate program can begin the process of applying for refunds on the sales taxes paid on hurricane-damaged farm fencing and non-residential building materials that were purchased between Sept. 10, 2017 and May 31, 2018. The [...]
HYDRAULIC FLUID 303: A WARNING Georgia and Missouri have issued stop sale orders on “303” Tractor Hydraulic Fluid (THF), used in farm and industrial tractors and construction equipment. THF serves as a hydraulic and transmission fluid and gear oil. The THF 303 specification was discontinued in the 1970s and was subsequently replaced with the current [...]
YF&R Leadership Conference Graphics Find the Conference page at http://www.floridafarmbureau.org/2018-young-farmers-and-ranchers-conference/
FFBF Takes on DC MAY 8-10 For Annual Fly-in Roughly 100 members of Florida Farm Bureau will travel to Washington, D.C. next week for an annual effort to bring agricultural issues to congressional offices. This year, the Florida Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers leadership team will join other members in issue briefing sessions, Hill [...]
GROWER INPUT NEEDED ON BMPS UF/IFAS researchers at the Southwest Florida Research and Education Center would like to better understand Best Management Practices (BMPs) used by growers in your area. Growers provide a public service by performing these practices at their own cost. This survey asks questions about which BMPs you are using for different [...]
