Fresh Take FloridaOctober 8, 2022
13min0
'Nature is something that we just have to work with.'
Tag: farmland
Fresh Take FloridaOctober 8, 2022
Associated PressSeptember 18, 2017
3min211
Florida’s agriculture commissioner said Monday that the path of Hurricane Irma “could not have been more lethal” to the state’s farmers and that the scope of damage to the state’s fruits and vegetables is unprecedented. Commissioner Adam Putnam, along with U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, flew over hundreds of miles of Florida farmland to view […]
Phil AmmannMarch 25, 2015
4min200
A group of Florida residents formed a new organization to oppose a $500 million taxpayer-funded purchase of thousands of acres of farmland recommended by environmental activists and the Everglades Foundation. “Everglades restoration and protection are high priorities for all Floridians,” says Miami resident Nicholas John Kakanis, one of the founders of Florida Citizens Against Waste. […]