In this episode, Ryan and Brett get to catch up with 5th generation Floridian, former President of the Florida Senate, and Florida’s 13th Commissioner of Agriculture – Wilton Simpson.
They discuss the state of agriculture in Florida today; the massive reach of the Department’s responsibilities; the tremendous work of Department staff in helping hurricane preparedness and recovery, as well as wildfire prevention and firefighting; and the importance of the Rural and Family Lands Protection program’s mission to conserve Florida’s green spaces while supporting agriculture.
To learn more about the Rural and Family Lands Protection program, go here.
To learn more about one of the ways the Department is helping farmers continue their recovery from recent hurricanes, go here.
To find out more about the mission and good work of the Florida Forest Service, go here.
To read the Specifier online (where we hope you’ll subscribe if you haven’t already), go here:
To get the word out about how you’re making waves (pun intended) in Florida’s environmental world, make sure you reach out to Brett, Ryan, or Jamie at:
ryan.matthews@gray-robinson.com
A huge thank you goes out to Bagels and Biscuits for giving permission to use their music for the podcast.
This episode is a production of The Florida Specifier. Audio production and editing is by Karl Sorne and Dave Barfield at Lonely Fox Studios.
A special shout out goes to our very own Jamie Sheehan and Tracy Kistler for keeping us organized and moving forward.
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