Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson talks about the upcoming Northern Everglades CARES recognition event on May 15.
More information is available at ThisFarmCARES.org on the web.
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Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson talks about Eastern Equine Encephalitis.
More information about EEE is available here on the web site of the FDACS Division of Animal Industry.
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Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson talks about the television feature, “Africanized Bees: Coping with the Challenge,” that will be airing nationwide on RFD-TV on April 23rd at 6:30 p.m. (ET).
To view this Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services video production, click here.
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Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson talks about efforts to restore and protect Lake Okeechobee.
Related web sites:
FDACS Office of Agricultural Water Policy
South Florida Water Management District
FL Department of Environmental Protection
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Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson talks about the outlook for this wildfire season. More information can be found on the web site of the Division of Forestry.
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Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson talks about the Florida Agricultural Statistics Service.
More information can be found on the Florida ag statistics web site.
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Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson talks about National Nutrition Month and maintaining healthy eating habits.
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Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Bronson opened the program for a bio-fuels informational conference held as part of the Florida Farm Bureau (FFB) legislative day activities Tuesday in Tallahassee. In this interview (4:01 mp3) , Bronson discusses the potential in this area for agriculture in Florida, and outlines several questions that need answers so farmers can get the ball rolling.
One of the south Florida farmers in attendance was Rick Roth, who operates Roth Farms in Belle Glade. Roth is also Vice President of Florida Farm Bureau Federation. In this interview with Roth (6:15 mp3) , he talks to questions being asked by Florida farmers, and explains why he is so excited about the potential for agriculture in the energy production industry.
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson talks about Florida’s Cracker Horses.
More information can be found on the web site of the Florida Cracker Horse Association, and on the Florida Cracker Cattle and Cracker Horse Program web pages of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
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Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson talks about tthe proper application of fertilizers by homeowners.
Click here, Best Management Practices (pdf), to view more information about the proper application of fertilizers and maintaining a healthy lawn.
Click here, Urban Turf Fact Sheet (pdf), to view information about revised fertilizer content standards for use in urban settings.
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Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson talks about the Florida Agricultural Promotional Campaign. To learn more about the program, click on FAPC.
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Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson talks about Florida Agriculture Literacy Day, scheduled for April 10.
More information can be found on the web at www.florida-agriculture.com/news/10-05-07b.htm.
Those wishing to volunteer for the event can register by visiting www.agtag.org.
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Rumors continue to fly about comments made or not made by university and state leaders about agriculture in Florida, and what the industry deserves or does not deserve in terms of research and other investments. In this report, comments from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Bronson about the need for agriculture as a whole to do more to educate urban counterparts about the facts of the industry’s importance to the state’s economy. Report (1:00 mp3)
Catching up with Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Bronson at this week’s Florida Ag Hall of Fame festivities 
in Tampa, he talks to our audience about the looming budget battle in the upcoming Legislature, and how producers themselves must become more directly involved in telling the story of the industry.
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Making a strong statement that the Florida agriculture industry is far from waning, well over a thousand producers and ag industry leaders joined Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Bronson for fellowship and dinner while honoring this year’s four inductees into the industry’s most exclusive club of pioneers. This year’s honors went to (l to r) “Pete” Clemons, Okeechobee; Hugh English, LaBelle; Fritz Stein Jr, Belle Glade & Dr Alto Straughn, Waldo.
Each of this year’s winners were accompanied to the event by dozens of their own local supporters, and hundreds of producers and industry leaders made it a night as well. Southeast AgNet hats are off to these exceptional people who have had so much impact on an industry that is so important to all of us, economically and otherwise. Learn more about the winners (more…)
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson talks about a new Seafood for Kids web site that encourages young people to include seafood in their diet.
Kids will find games, seafood facts and simple recipes to try when they visit www.FL-Seafood.com.
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Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson talks about Colleen Boggs being honored as the 2007 Agriculture Woman of the Year.
More information about Colleen and the award can be found on the web at http://www.florida-agriculture.com/agwoman/boggs.htm.
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Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson talks about about the Farm to Fuel exhibit at the 2008 Florida State Fair in Tampa, February 7th through the18th.
More information about Florida’s Farm to Fuel program can be found on the web at:
http://www.floridafarmtofuel.com/
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FEBRUARY 4TH IS THE DEADLINE - HAVE YOU RETURNED YOUR QUESTIONNAIRE YET?
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson talks about the Forest Discovery Center at the Florida State Fair.
More information about the Forest Discovery Center can be found on the web site of the Division of Forestry: http://www.fl-dof.com/calendar/forest_discovery_center.html
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FEBRUARY 4TH IS THE DEADLINE - HAVE YOU RETURNED YOUR QUESTIONNAIRE YET?
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson talks about ta new program the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has started to help parents prepare nutritious meals for their toddlers and teach young ones healthy eating habits.
For more information about the Fresh From Florida Kids program, visit http://www.freshfromfloridakids.com/.
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FEBRUARY 4TH IS THE DEADLINE - HAVE YOU RETURNED YOUR QUESTIONNAIRE YET?
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson talks about the increased probability of a very active 2008 wildfire season here in Florida.
More information about wildfire and wildfire prevention can be found on the web site of the FDACS Division of Forestry.
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Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson talks about the recent detection of the red palm mite on a coconut palm in Palm Beach County. This is the first confirmed report of this serious plant pest in the United States.
More information about the red palm mite can be found on the web site of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry.
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Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson talks about the “Fresh From Florida” promotional video spots that ran on the CBS “Super Screen” in Times Square last month. More information about the promotion can be found online.
To view the TV versions that are currently running on cable television, visit
“Fresh From Florida” Holiday Television Spots.
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Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson talks about the 2007 Census of Agriculture. \
More information can be found on the web at http://www.florida-agriculture.com/2007census.htm.
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Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson talks about AGR-Lite whole farm crop insurance becoming available in Florida.
More information can be found at: http://www.doacs.state.fl.us/press/2007/10052007.html
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Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson talks about ta report released recently by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, intended to help those in agribusiness assess the viability of exporting their commodities and products to India.
To learn more about the report, visit http://www.florida-agriculture.com/news/09-10-07.htm
on the web.
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Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson talks about the latest inductees into the Florida Agriculture Hall of Fame.
More information about the inductees can be found on the web at:
http://www.florida-agriculture.com/news/10-22-07.htm
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Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson comparing artificial and real Christmas trees.
For more information, visit the web site of the National Christmas Tree Association.
To find a list on the web of Florida Christmas tree growers, visit http://www.florida-agriculture.com/consumers/christmas_trees.htm.
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Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson talks about Farm-City Week, November 16-22.
More information about Farm-City Week can be found on the web sites of the Florida Farm Bureau and The National Farm-City Council.
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