Ryan NicolDecember 17, 2024
The easements aim to protect over 10,000 acres.
Tag: Rural and Family Lands Protection Program
Ryan NicolDecember 17, 2024
Jesse SchecknerNovember 14, 2024
3min0
Simpson called the expenditure ‘another critical step’ toward protecting valuable farmlands from urban development.
Peter SchorschAugust 25, 2024
8min0
'I don’t recall an area as traditionally agricultural as ours ever facing pressure for development comparable to the level I’m now seeing.'
A.G. GancarskiJuly 10, 2024
2min0
FDACS announced the expenditure Wednesday.
Peter SchorschNovember 21, 2023
3min0
Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson helped secure $300 million in funding for the program as Senate President.
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, […]