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Florida Farm Bureau has presented Shelby and Kevin Lussier with the organization’s 2021 Achievement in Agriculture Award. This high honor recognizes Young Farmers and Ranchers for their skill at farm production, development of their agricultural enterprise and service to Farm Bureau and the local community. The Lussiers raise dairy cattle…

Keith Wedgworth, a fourth-generation farmer in South Florida, was named Florida Farm Bureau’s 2021 Volunteer Communicator of the Year. This prestigious honor recognizes a Farm Bureau volunteer who has successfully communicated the many ways agricultural production benefits Floridians. The award was presented at the state organization’s annual meeting on Oct.

Delegates at the 2021 Florida Farm Bureau Annual Meeting have elected Jeb Smith of St. Johns County to a two-year term as president of the organization. Smith has served on the state board continuously since 2012 and currently serves on the Putnam/St. Johns County Farm Bureau board of…

Congratulations to Broward County Farm Bureau and Hillsborough County Farm Bureau for being selected as winners in the American Farm Bureau Federation County Activities of Excellence program! Broward County Farm Bureau won for their COVID Testing project. Hillsborough County Farm Bureau won for their Ag-Venture in a Box project. Members…

October 2021 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter The White-Reinhardt Grant Program The White-Reinhardt Grant Program funds projects that will increase agricultural literacy. County Farm Bureaus may apply for $1,000 grants for education programs for grades K-12 in order to initiate new ag literacy programs or expand existing programs. Organizations or schools may work…

Florida FarmPAC has historically raised all of its funding through a voluntary $2 contribution on a member’s annual membership renewal. These contributions have allowed Florida Farm Bureau to support many pro-agriculture candidates at significant levels. As Florida’s population continues to grow and more and more legislators reside in urban areas,…

Florida FarmPAC provides members the flexibility of making monthly, annual or on-time contributions to support Florida agriculture. FarmPAC accepts corporate or personal contributions.

October 2021 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter John Thomas Hernando-Citrus County Farm Bureau President District 5 John Thomas was born and raised in the small community of Oak Grove in Southwestern Citrus County. “The town had a school house, a church and a post office,” recalls Thomas. With its dirt roads and overhanging…

Florida FarmPAC is Florida Farm Bureau Federation’s political action committee. Funded exclusively by Farm Bureau members, FarmPAC provides support for pro-agriculture candidates who value Florida Agriculture and will support Farm Bureau’s legislative agenda. Each FarmPAC contribution is approved by the Florida Farm Bureau Board. We know that while our members…

Pre-kindergarten, elementary, middle and high school teachers are eligible to receive funding for hands-on learning by teaching their students about Florida agriculture. Florida Farm Bureau Federation is offering multiple $250 mini-grants to certified Florida educators who are engaged in Pre-K-12 classroom instruction for the 2021-22 school…

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 a commercial blueberry…

August 2021 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter By J. Scott Angle [email protected] @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 evenings…