WAYNE
HAWKINS TO BE INDUCTED INTO FLORIDA AG HALL OF FAME Five
Florida agriculture leaders will be inducted into the Florida Agriculture Hall
of Fame, including Wayne Hawkins, considered by many to be the father of the modern
ag cooperative exchange. For
40 years, Hawkins worked to organize Florida growers, fostering cooperative efforts
to standardize packaging, marketing, production methods and post-harvest handling.
He served as manager of the Florida Tomato Committee for 25 years and as manager
of FFVA’s Production & Marketing Division during the 1960s and ‘70s. Upon
retiring in 1999, he established a scholarship fund at his alma mater, the University
of Florida, for students majoring in food and resource economics. Others
to be inducted are: William R. Boardman, Albert Greenberg, Berryman “Buster”
Longino, and Ed and Imogene Yarborough. The induction ceremony will take place
February 13, 2007. Tickets will be available in early 2007. For ticket information
call (813) 628-4551. ALSO IN THIS WEEK'S RAP-UP (Members-Only
articles are indicated in bold.) FLORIDA’S
ALL ORANGE FORECAST IS 135 MILLION BOXES, DOWN 9 PERCENT PRODUCE
COMPANY SAYS LETTUCE IS SAFE, MEXICO STILL BANS CALIFORNIA LETTUCE WAYNE
HAWKINS TO BE INDUCTED INTO FLORIDA AG HALL OF FAME CALIFORNIA
TOMATO COMMISSION DOWNSIZES USDA
TO ALLOW IMPORTED NAMIBIAN GRAPES NURSERY,
LANDSCAPE INDUSTRY SALES SOAR THE
CLOCK IS TICKING ON IMMIGRATION REFORM
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