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Florida Farm Bureau
Federation
Headquartered in Gainesville, the 143,000-member Florida Farm
Bureau Federation is the largest independent agricultural
association in the Sunshine State. Founded more than 60 years
ago, it is guided by a Board of Directors, made up of active
farmers from all regions of the state. It is a federation of
62 county Farm Bureaus. When members join a county Farm
Bureau, that membership also makes them members of the Florida
Farm Bureau Federation and the American Farm Bureau
Federation.
http://www.floridafarmbureau.org/

Florida Department of
Agriculture and Consumer Services
The mission of the Department
of Agriculture and Consumer Services is to safeguard the
public and support Florida's agricultural economy by: ensuring
the safety and wholesomeness of food and other consumer
products through inspection and testing programs; protecting
consumers from unfair and deceptive business practices and
providing consumer information; assisting Florida’s farmers
and agricultural industries with the production and promotion
of agricultural products; and conserving and protecting the
state’s agricultural and natural resources by reducing
wildfires, promoting environmentally safe agricultural
practices, and managing public lands.
http://www.doacs.state.fl.us/

Division of Marketing and
Development
The Division of Marketing and
Development, part of the Florida Department of Agriculture and
Consumer Services, provides foreign and domestic marketing
services to Florida agricultural producers, processors,
shippers, wholesalers and retailers. This assistance is
designed to increase their profitability and to supply quality
agricultural products to consumers at reasonable prices. The
division operates the following bureaus: Florida Agricultural
Statistics Service; Development and Information; Education and
Communication; Food Distribution; License and Bond; Seafood
and Aquaculture Marketing; State Farmers’ Markets.
http://www.florida-agriculture.com

American Farm Bureau
The American Farm Bureau has
more than 5 million members and is in all 50 states and Puerto
Rico. It is a voluntary organization of member families
joining together to solve common problems. The American Farm
Bureau represents America’s farmers and ranchers on the
local, state, national and international levels. Its mission
is to implement policies developed by members and provide
programs that will improve the financial well being and
quality of life for farmers and ranchers.
http://www.fb.org/
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