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JUNE 2010
In this issue:
Florida candidates to answer ag industry
questions
Those in the Florida agriculture
industry who are wondering how this year’s elections may affect
them can hear it straight from the candidates themselves ...
Public Issues Education Center serves
agriculture and natural resources
The Center for Public Issues Education in Agriculture and Natural
Resources, or PIE Center for short, has an interesting and difficult job
to do. It finds answers. Then it passes the word along ...
Learning to "drive the truck" - Developing
delivered sales
This article is not really about truck drivers school, but rather it is
about “driving the truck” by taking charge of the
transportation component of your sales process ...
Member Profile - Drew
Duda
Drew Duda knows his way around the agriculture business. Beginning as a
young teenager, he spent time in the fields, learning from the bottom up
...
Trade Associate Member Update - Treatt USA,
Inc.
The next time you taste a cool fruit beverage, lather up with a fragrant
soap or smooth on something wonderful-smelling, think of FFVA trade
associate member Treatt USA, Inc. ...
Timeline -
1948
What can we learn from the 1947-48 season?
MAY 2010
In this issue
Legislative Recap - Thank you,
Legislators
From the peril and frustration of another
legislative session in Tallahassee,
Florida farmers emerged in positive
territory. It was a good session for the agriculture industry
...
Bayer CropScience, Specialty Crop Foundation team up for
parents' pesticide awareness training
Since we were children, we’ve been
taught the importance of washing our hands. It’s even more
important to people who have been working in our farms and come in
contact with chemicals such as pesticides – especially when they
greet their kids after the workday is finished
...
Producer member profile -
VirtualOne
A national industry initiative to
put into place case-level traceability is underway, and an FFVA member
has responded by developing new labeling technology
...
Trade Associate Member update - PrimusLabs.com
Because food safety has never
been more important, fruit and vegetable producers depend on the
services of PrimusLabs.com ...
Timeline - 1968
Florida’s most productive golden goose –
agribusiness – is being starved to death, former state Sen. Ed
Price told a recent meeting of the Florida Agricultural Council
...
APRIL 2010
In this issue
New H-2A rules point to the need for immigration
reform
As if the rules for the H-2A guest-worker
program weren’t unwieldy enough, users of the program now must
wade through new final regulations they must follow in recruiting legal
foreign workers ...
Educating regulators - An FFVA spring
tradition
"The many regulations have made me aware
of the many hoops that farmers must leap through. As a regulator, I can
sympathize and certainly do my best to form a good working relationship
with the ag community..."
Producer member profile - Wayne Glover
Blueberries and blue barrels - an
ex-teacher's retirement adventure ....
Trade Associate Member update - Decofrut
Back in the 1980s, European importers and
Chilean grape exporters needed an impartial party to help them resolve
disagreements that developed between the two over certain
shipments ...
Timeline - 1971
Home gardeners may take a lesson from
responsible members of Florida’s agri-industry when it comes to
preserving and improving the environment ...
MARCH 2010
In this issue
A guide to the 2010 Florida
Legislative Session
The 2010 Florida legislative session isn’t much different
than a trip to the supermarket. The goal of both is a balance between
what we want and what we can afford. The finest cuts of meat? Tracts of
land for conservation? The trick is to blend wants, needs and resources
...
EPA gets an earful on its Florida
water quality standards
At a series of hearings across the state,
officials with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency got a pretty
clear idea of what many in Florida think of the agency’s proposed water quality
standards for the state’s lakes, rivers, streams and canals
...
Producer member profile - Steve
Machell of Gulf Coast Produce, Inc.
2010 has barely started and it’s
already been a challenge to Plant
Citystrawberry growers, including one of FFVA’s newest
members of its board of directors ....
Trade associate member update - AgraQuest
With an increasing emphasis on sustainability and environmental
concerns, today's growers are looking for ways to keep pests and disease
at bay while using as few chemical products as necessary
...
Timeline - 1994
If only it were as easy as “point and click” to
raise a crop. Still, students in Dade
County
are learning about farming through computer programs donated by
FFVA ...
FEBRUARY 2010
In this issue
Florida ag's January disaster
As 2010 dawned, many of Florida's fruit and
vegetable growers were working hard in mid-harvest. A month later, the
New Year's celebrations with fireworks and football bowl games seem like
a distant memory ...
Member Profile: Wishnatzki Farms
As if the January freezes weren’t enough to
keep him busy, FFVA producer member, Gary Wishnatzki launched Wish
Farms, a new consumer brand last month ...
Trade Associate Member Update: RSC Equipment Rental,
Inc.
“In our industry, a backhoe is a
backhoe,” says Matt Smith, regional vice president of RSC
Equipment Rental, Inc. “Everybody has a backhoe. Everybody can buy
a backhoe. But ..."
Timeline: 1974
To read the newspapers, one might get the idea
that Florida’s fire ant problem is something quite new. Not so
…
JANUARY 2010
In this issue
FFVA - Making a difference 2010
The new year will look a lot like the last in
terms of issues that are important to Florida’s specialty crop producers. But 2010 also will
bring some new challenges ...
"America's Heartland" - now in three Florida
markets
America’s Heartland, a nationally broadcast weekly
television program that showcases the nation’s agriculture
industry, now can be seen in three Florida markets
– Tampa,
Miami and Orlando
...
Member profile - Dan Richey of Riverfront Packing
Co.
Dan Richey is a believer. He believes in his
company’s way of doing business, and he believes in the industry
of which it is a part. So it’s no surprise that he is optimistic
about the future of Florida
citrus – specifically grapefruit
...
Trade associate update - Frank Giles with "Florida
Grower" magazine
Back in 1908, the country had just witnessed a
massive gold rush in the west. The next grab for riches was in the
works, and it was to take place in Florida ...
Timeline - 1990 - After the freeze
State and industry officials estimate that
Florida’s great Christmas freeze in 1989 will cost
farmers hundreds of millions of dollars in lost income and ranks among
the worst of the decade ...
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2009
In this issue
GAP audit harmonization effort underway
Grower-shipper-processors, members of the retail
and foodservice industries, and representatives of produce associations
including FFVA are working to harmonize standards and audits
...
Holiday giving - a little bit here and there makes a
difference
People in the Florida agriculture community have no problem giving back to
their community and to institutions like universities and churches.
Whether it’s a large donation ....
Member Profile - Long & Scott Farms
Over 45 years ago, Long & Scott Farms began
farming in an area straddling Orange and Lake
counties in Central
Florida. Today the Scott family
grows ...
Trade associate member update - Syngenta
World-leading agribusiness Syngenta needs
for farmers to keep farming. That’s because Syngenta is
“all ag all the time.” Syngenta was formed in 2000
...
Timeline - 1958
FOOD COMES FIRST! That was the theme of the
National Food Conference held in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 24, 1958 ...
OCTOBER 2009
In this issue
FFVA 2009 CONVENTION RECAP
FFVA’s 66th Annual Convention brought
together several hundred members of the agriculture industry and others
for several days of education, discussion of issues and good
times.
UNITED FRONT FIGHTS AVOCADO TREE DISEASE
There is no “raging infestation” of
laurel wilt disease among avocado trees in South Florida, say researchers who are working to stop the march of
the disease and the tiny beetle that carries it. Even so, a task force
of state, industry and scientific representatives should not let down
its guard, the scientists say.
NUTRIENTS FOR LIFE
Folks who aren’t in the agriculture industry
don’t really think a lot about fertilizer. But when they do, they
may not know all the facts. That’s why Nutrients for Life
exists.
MEMBER PROFILE - BEDNER'S FARM FRESH
MARKET
Exciting things are happening at the intersection
of State Road 7 and Lee
Road
in Boynton
Beach. The Bedner family, whose farming heritage dates to the
19th century, has broken ground on a 9,800-square-foot building that
will house a retail store dedicated to offering fresh, locally grown
produce to the Palm
Beach County
community.
TRADE ASSOCIATE MEMBER UPDATE -
HARVESTMARK
Consumers want to know where their food comes
from. Producers want to comply with traceability requirements.
Fortunately a solution is all in a little sticker that’s
available now.
TIMELINE 1978
Growers, shippers, packers and processors of
many Florida commodities are actively concerned about the possible
relaxation of the embargo on trade with Cuba.
SEPTEMBER 2009
In this issue
INDUSTRY LEADERS ARE FIRST TO SEE AG COMMISSIONER
CANDIDATES FACE OFF
In their first forum of the campaign, four
candidates for the agriculture commissioner’s race recently met to
tout why they should be elected to replace two-term incumbent Charlie
Bronson.
FRESH PRODUCE FOR ALL
The Florida
Association of Food Banks (FAFB) is a 501c(3)
organization committed to making sure that families that need food can
get it in a dignified manner.
FFVA MEMBER PROFILE: E-FOODS
When you think of the term “broker,”
you might think of a real estate broker or an auto broker. That’s
not exactly the same kind of broker that Central Florida’s E Foods is.
TRADE ASSOCIATE UPDATE: PURFRESH
FFVA trade associate member Purfresh is all about
innovation – thoughtful innovation.
TIMELINE 1980
[From The Harvester, June 1980.] The
Breakers, Palm Beach’s veritable Palace by the Sea, is one of the
queens of resort hotels in the world.
AUGUST 2009
In this issue
2009 AG LABOR FORUM TO BENEFIT AG
EMPLOYERS
Learn how to avoid labor troubles before they
occur and receive labor relations advice from growers, shippers,
processors and other agricultural employers ...
CONVENTION TO TACKLE TIMELY ISSUES
Traceability, crisis communication and
sustainability - learn from the experts
MEMBER PROFILE - L&M FARMS
Need a certain kind of vegetable in June –
or maybe December? FFVA producer member L&M Farms can
help.
TRADE ASSOCIATE MEMBER UPDATE - COBANK
FFVA trade associate member CoBank knows what it
takes to effectively serve agri-business and other vital industries that
make a difference in rural life.
TIMELINE 1948
Why does government "interfere" with the farmer's
business?
JULY 2009
In this issue:
FFVA 2009 CONVENTION PREVIEW
It all comes together soon: a beautiful location,
outstanding speakers, industry experts sharing their knowledge,
networking opportunities and a generous helping of fun.
TIMELINE - 1978
Farm credit bankers confident as they look into
the future ...
JUNE 2009
In this issue:
THE MANY FACES OF FOOD
SAFETY REFORM
Our lawmakers have come out in force to
tackle the holes in the country’s food safety net.
REGULATORS GAIN
INSIGHT INTO FLORIDA AGRICULTURE
For more than 20 years, springtime in
the Florida agriculture industry means welcoming regulators to the
fields and packinghouses for FFVA’s Florida Spring Regulatory
Tour.
PRODUCER PROFILE
KNIGHT MANAGEMENT
Mission accomplished - Tons of sweet corn successfully shipped for
Memorial Day
TRADE ASSOCIATE
UPDATE
MONSANTO COMPANY (Seminis and De
Ruiter Seed brands)
Since it acquired Seminis Vegetable Seeds in 2005, the Monsanto Company
has been moving in exciting new directions.
TIMELINE
WHY JOIN FFVA?
From The Harvester, Sept. 1967
APRIL 2009
IN THIS ISSUE:
AG TAG RAISES AWARENESS OF AGRICULTURE
From beef to bees, students who may have never set
foot on a farm are learning about Floridaagriculture thanks to drivers who buy the agriculture
license plate – better known as the “Ag
Tag.”
TIMELINE - 1970
Recently TIME magazine devoted its cover story to
“America, the Inefficient.”
MARCH 2009
In this issue:
FFVA - THE FUTURE
Focus on advocacy, expert knowledge and grassroots
participation
A CLOSER LOOK AT THE NEW FFVA.COM
Point, click and connect with the new FFVA.com
MEMBER PROFILE - DANNY JOHNS
A cold snap can be good or bad if you’re a
potato farmer. It’s all in the timing.
TRADE ASSOCIATE MEMBER UPDATE - CREEL
TRACTOR
Southwest Florida dealership offers precision equipment, pre-owned
tractors and more.
TIMELINE - 1998
FFVA builds support for import
labeling
JANUARY 2009
In this issue:
2009 LEGISLATIVE PREVIEW
A politician should have three hats: One for
throwing into the ring, one for talking through, and one for pulling
rabbits out of if elected.
-Carl Sandburg
NEW CENTER TO PROVIDE THE FACTS ON FLORIDA
AGRICULTURE
The University
of Florida’s Agricultural Education and Communication
Department has embarked on an ambitious project.
MEMBER PROFILE
Tom O’Brien and C&D Produce take on
today’s economy.
TRADE ASSOCIATE MEMBER UPDATE
HRMCW, or HR for short, is an FFVA Trade Associate
Member that businesses call on when something is amiss with a
workers’ compensation claim.
TIMELINE
The 1986 “Woman of the Year in
Agriculture” is FFVA member Ruth Springer
Wedgworth.
DECEMBER 2008
In this issue:
FLORIDA TOMATOES IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Bringing consumers back after bungled salmonella
outbreak investigation
AG EXPO OFFERS INSIGHTS ON FOOD SAFETY, PEST
MANAGEMENT
What should the fresh produce industry do to help
prevent a repeat of last summer’s salmonella outbreak
investigation?
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