FloridAgriculture eNewsletter 2021 Donna Blommel, Pasco County Farm Bureau President Fourth generation farmer and Pasco County native Donna Blommel grew up in St. Joe, a small community outside of Dade City. Her parents, and maternal grandparents before them, grew citrus and other crops. The devastating freezes in the 1980s struck…
FloridAgriculture eNewsletter 2021 Matt Stephenson-Smith, Collier County Farm Bureau President Meet Matt Stephenson-Smith, newly elected President of Collier County Farm Bureau’s Board of Directors. Matt is a proud fifth generation native Floridian who grew up in Central Florida where the Smith branch of his family tree operated a modest beef…
FloridAgriculture eNewsletter January 2021 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 any new employees.
FloridAgriculture eNewseltter December 2020 Rodney Tyre Hamilton County Farm Bureau President, District 2 Q: How many members does Hamilton County Farm Bureau have? A: 851 Q: What is an event that your county puts on that you are particularly proud of? What makes this event special? What time of year…
November FloridAgriculture e-Newsletter Jared Smith Flagler County Farm Bureau, District 4 Jared Smith may be the new Flagler County Farm Bureau President but he is certainly not new to the Florida Farm Bureau Family. Smith grew up in Hastings on his family’s sixth generation farm. His father and granddad both…
December FloridAgriculture eNewsletter Every cycle, American Farm Bureau partners with the states to evaluate and consider members of Congress who have supported our agricultural priorities, through their voting records and other means. The following 13 members of the Florida delegation were designated as Friends of Farm Bureau for the 116th…
October FloridAgriculture eNewsletter Jessica Bright McMullen is a chef who works closely with the farmers in the Tallahassee region, using seasonal, locally sourced ingredients whenever possible. While in Tallahassee in December to attend Florida Farm Bureau Day, the Duval County Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee had a chance to learn…
October FloridAgriculture eNewsletter Rex Clonts, Seminole County Farm Bureau President Fifth generation Floridian, Rex Clonts, comes from a long line of vegetable farmers in Central Florida. He and his wife, Denise, own and operate “BigDaddy’s Farm,” named after Rex’s grandfather, in Seminole County. BigDaddy’s Farm raises over 80 different vegetables…
FloridAgriculture eNewsletter September 2020 Glenn Whitworth, Jr., President Palm Beach County Farm Bureau Palm Beach County Farm Bureau President Glenn Whitworth, Jr. has deep roots in South Florida agriculture. The seventh generation Floridian and third generation farmer has a goal to help change the modern food system into something that…
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 first job was walking beans and baling hay on…