{"id":129704,"date":"2026-01-23T22:25:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T22:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/129704\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T22:25:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T22:25:08","slug":"florida-farmers-sow-support-for-ashley-moody","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/129704\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida farmers sow support for Ashley Moody"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The advocacy organization called her a &#8216;tireless champion for our citrus growers.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Florida\u2019s farmers are planting seeds of support for U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody\u2019s campaign.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fec.gov\/data\/committee\/C00283572\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Florida Farm Bureau Federation\u2019s FedPAC<\/a> announced a formal endorsement for the Plant City Republican, citing Moody\u2019s \u201cstrong and effective leadership on behalf of Florida agriculture.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThis year, Senator Moody has been a tireless champion for our citrus growers \u2014 introducing the Defending Domestic Orange Juice Production Act and successfully pressing for federal action to modernize regulatory standards that have hampered Florida\u2019s iconic citrus industry,\u201d said Jeb S. Smith, President of <a href=\"https:\/\/floridafarmbureau.org\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Florida Farm Bureau Federation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cHer commitment to cutting needless red tape, strengthening domestic competitiveness, and standing with producers through ongoing challenges like greening and extreme weather reflects her deep understanding of agriculture\u2019s role in Florida\u2019s economy. We are proud to support a proven advocate for our farmers, ranchers, and rural communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The organization represents the interests of 132,000 members working in Florida agriculture.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavalrystrategies.com\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/35430585-724C-4774-BF52-F6A1E4F0D36C.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-306946\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Moody welcomed the organization\u2019s support as she runs in the Midterms.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cOur state\u2019s agriculture industry is the backbone of this great country, and it is about time the federal government started helping our farmers, instead of harming them through overregulation,\u201d Moody said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cAs the Sunshine State\u2019s newest U.S. Senator, supporting policies that allow the Free State of Florida\u2019s farmers and economy to thrive is of critical importance. Food security is national security, and the work of this industry ensures a stronger, safer nation for generations to come. I am proud to be a partner to the Florida Farm Bureau and thank FedPAC for their endorsement as I work every day to return to the U.S. Senate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Moody <a href=\"https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/archives\/716078-gov-desantis-names-ashley-moody-to-succeed-marco-rubio-in-the-senate\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">in January<\/a> to replace former U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio after his selection as Secretary of State. But an election this year will determine who serves out the final two years of Rubio\u2019s term.\u00a0 Through September, Moody had raised more than $4 million toward a run.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The advocacy organization called her a &#8216;tireless champion for our citrus growers.&#8217; Florida\u2019s farmers are planting seeds of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":129705,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[63968,3853,28,63969,63970,30,29,8877,412],"class_list":["post-129704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-2026-senate-race","tag-ashley-moody","tag-florida","tag-florida-farm-bureau-federation","tag-florida-farm-bureau-federation-fedpac","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news","tag-marco-rubio","tag-ron-desantis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=129704"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129704\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/129705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=129704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=129704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=129704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}