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Hurricane Funds Aid SE States’ Recovery

Hurricane Funds Aid SE States’ Recovery

Nov 14, 2019 | News

Florida state officials recently announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has allocated $380.7 million in federal block grant funding for Florida farmers devastated by Hurricane Michael, including direct relief for timber producers. The Florida Department of...

Florida Leads The Nation In Prescribed Fire Acreage

Aug 5, 2016 | News, News/PR

Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam and the Florida Forest Service recently announced that more than 204,000 acres of Florida state forests were treated with prescribed fire last year. Prescribed fire is a safe way to apply a natural process, ensure...

413,000 Acres Of Florida Forest Is Now SFI Certified

Sep 30, 2015 | News, News/PR

Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam announced today that the Florida Forest Service, a division of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, certified Blackwater River and Tate’s Hell State Forests, covering 413,000 acres,...

Florida Releases Results Of Statewide Forestry Inventory

Sep 2, 2015 | News, News/PR

Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam announced today the results of a forestry inventory of Florida’s nearly 17 million acres of forestland. The study, led by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Florida Forest...