Peter SchorschNovember 21, 2023
3min0
Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson helped secure $300 million in funding for the program as Senate President.
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Peter SchorschNovember 21, 2023
Wes WolfeMay 23, 2023
5min0
The largest of the Florida Forever projects tops out north of 10,000 acres.
Wes WolfeJanuary 26, 2023
5min0
In this case, conservation may be the side benefit.
Peter SchorschJanuary 10, 2023
4min0
'Farmers are Florida’s first environmentalists.'
Renzo DowneyDecember 3, 2019
4min570
$8.5 million will go toward 10,000 acres of conservation easements.
Danny McAuliffeAugust 14, 20184min430
The Florida Cabinet is moving forward with the purchase of a large parcel of land in Highlands County to ensure its preservation. On Tuesday, Gov. Rick Scott and Cabinet members Attorney General Pam Bondi, Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis and Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam authorized the $5,528,250 buy of the specified 2,457 acres of ranchland, […]
Peter SchorschMarch 29, 2017
2min303
Short take: Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam is shocked — shocked — that the House flatlined funding for his department’s Rural and Family Lands Protection Program. He also was gobsmacked over what he called a “political assault” on Fresh From Florida. “Gutting the Fresh From Florida program will hurt Florida’s small farms the most, their ability to raise awareness […]
Ryan RayJune 6, 2015
3min175
The business-backed Associated Industries of Florida’s H2O Coalition has weighed in on the ongoing budget talks, signaling their opposition to funding for acquisition of ecologically sensitive land favored by environmentalists. AIF’s Senior Vice President for State and Federal Affairs Brewster Bevis issued a statement, prior to Saturday morning’s budget conference meetings, on behalf of the pro-industry water […]
Bruce RitchieApril 21, 2015
4min195
Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam said Tuesday the 2015 Legislative session is going well from a policy standpoint including a water bill his department is supporting. SB 918/HB 7003 eliminate a Lake Okeechobee pollution permitting program, set deadlines for establishing minimum flow levels for springs, requires review of springs cleanup plans and places a Central Florida […]