Tag Archives: agriculture

Florida Commissioner of Agriculture on Water

Adam Putnam, the Florida Commissioner of Agriculture, recently wrote for “Growing Produce” about Florida’s water concerns and about one of the solutions, Mobile Irrigation Labs.  Read about it here.

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Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)

As part of the NRCS mission to target cost-share assistance to the priority natural resource concerns in Collier County, a Local Working Group is convened annually to address the issues.  The next brief meeting is scheduled for August 18, 2011 … Continue reading

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An Announcement About USDA

The United States Government is establishing a claims process to make available $1.33 billion or moreto farmers who alleged discrimination by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) based on being female, or based on being Hispanic, in making or servicing … Continue reading

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Florida Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Conference

The University of Florida and Florida A & M University are hosting the 2011 Florida Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Conference in Kissimmee, Florida on July 15-17, 2011.  Find more information here.

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2010 Citrus Expo August 18-19

The CSWCD’s Agricultural Mobile Irrigation Lab will be featured in a booth at this year’s Citrus Expo in Fort Myers.  Find more information here.

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