Jesse SchecknerNovember 30, 2021
4min886
The event showcases Florida agriculture products to boost sales.
Tag: Florida Farm Bureau
Jesse SchecknerNovember 30, 2021
Peter SchorschMarch 25, 2020
5min1104
Florida-grown food plays an important role in our domestic food supply infrastructure.
Ryan NicolAugust 16, 2019
4min633
"These successes would not be realized without your active participation."
Danny McAuliffeMay 15, 2019
5min614
“The hurricane picked the cotton better than they could with machines."
Peter SchorschMarch 13, 2019
4min307
Rooney needs to sit down and educate himself on the facts.
Mitch PerryJanuary 31, 2018
5min691
While distracted driving from smartphone use is leading to even more car accidents and deaths, Florida remains one of only four states in the U.S. where texting-while-driving is a secondary offense, meaning law enforcement officers can just cite a motorist if they’ve committed another moving violation. Legislation making way through the Florida Legislature this Session […]
Peter SchorschNovember 8, 2017
8min794
Self-described “conservative” cattle rancher and agribusiness woman Josie Tomkow filed her paperwork Tuesday in the special election expected to take place following the presumed exit of state Rep. Neil Combee, who was appointed to a position at the USDA last week. Tomkow is a third-generation cattle rancher and has been involved in Florida’s beef industry since birth, according […]
Anne LindbergSeptember 28, 2016
2min378
The Florida Farm Bureau-Pinellas has endorsed four Republicans running for re-election to the state House of Representatives. Reps. Chris Latvala, House District 67, and Larry Ahern, HD 66, received contribution checks from Farm Bureau-Pinellas board members Leslie Waters and Fred Petty during the group’s annual dinner earlier this month. Waters is mayor of Seminole and […]
Peter SchorschJuly 13, 2016
2min329
The agriculture group Florida Farm Bureau Federation said Wednesday sugar isn’t as culpable for the harmful Indian River Lagoon and St. Lucie River algal blooms as some groups contend. “Special interest groups have targeted agriculture as the sole cause of these blooms to promote buying more land for a ‘flow way’ south of Lake Okeechobee, […]
Peter SchorschApril 5, 2016
2min336
State Sen. Wilton Simpson is letting the “love flow” in his re-election bid to the Florida Senate. The Trilby Republican is hosting a special fundraising barbecue dinner and concert Thursday, April 21, featuring the Bellamy Brothers, the pop-country duo best known for their crossover 1976 hit “Let Your Love Flow.” Simpson is a highly regarded […]