Wilton Simpson Names Agricultural-Environmental Leadership Award Winners
This week Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson announced the 2023 winners of the Agricultural-Environmental Leadership Award: Rocking K Cattle, Island Grove Wine Company,...
Florida Agricultural Law Enforcement Operation Recovers More Than 30 Stolen Semi-Trailers
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement has been conducting a months-long operation in North Florida to combat...
Florida Forest Service Helps Landowners Prevent Southern Pine Beetle Outbreaks
Last week, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson and the Florida Forest Service announced that applications are being accepted for the 2023 Southern Pine...
Florida Delegation Backs Proposal to Conserve Citrus Agricultural Land
Members of the Florida delegation are backing the “Conservation Reserve Program Amendments Act.”
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is championing the proposal “to establish a...
Wilton Simpson Issues Emergency Rule to Help Meet Fuel Demand Following South Florida Flooding
At the end of last week, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson issued an emergency rule which provides Florida’s fuel industry greater flexibility and...
Rick Scott, Scott Franklin Promise to Fight for Florida Citrus on Capitol Hill
This week, U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., and U.S. Rep. Scott Franklin, R-Fla., held a roundtable on Florida’s citrus industry.
Scott and Franklin met with...
Greg Steube Looks to Protect Florida Citrus From Chinese Imports
This week, U.S. Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., brought back the “U.S. Citrus Protection Act.”
First introduced by Steube in 2020, the bill “would prohibit the...
Florida Delegation Rallies Behind Scott Franklin’s Defending Domestic Orange Juice Production Act
The Florida delegation in the U.S. House is rallying behind U.S. Rep. Scott Franklin’s, R-Fla.,“Defending Domestic Orange Juice Production Act.”
Franklin introduced the bill last...
Wilton Simpson Leads Effort to Stop Local Governments From Adding Special Assessments to Farm...
This week, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson, state Sen. Jay Collins, R-Tampa, and state Rep. Kaylee Tuck, R-Lake Placid, unveiled a proposal “to prohibit...
Wilton Simpson Backs Bill to Have USDA Help Agriculture Producers After Hurricanes Ian, Nicole
This week, Florida’s agriculture commissioner threw his support behind a bill on Capitol Hill “to ensure the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) can provide...
Florida Delegation Continues to Try to Protect Sunshine State’s Farmers From Mexican Competition
Members of the Florida delegation on Capitol Hill–Republican U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio and Rick Scott and U.S. Reps. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., and Darren Soto,...
Wilton Simpson Honors Retiring State Forester, Director of the Florida Forest Service
At the end of last week, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson recognized the distinguished career of retiring State Forester and Director of the...
