{"id":140790,"date":"2026-02-02T16:35:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T16:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/140790\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T16:35:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T16:35:10","slug":"florida-farm-bureau-members-bring-agricultures-voice-to-tallahassee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/140790\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Farm Bureau Members Bring Agriculture\u2019s Voice To Tallahassee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More than 400 grassroots members spent a day in Tallahassee to meet with elected officials at the state level during Farm Bureau Day. The day featured a legislative breakfast briefing, where members heard from key policymakers representing the Florida House and Senate and UF\/IFAS leadership. The day concluded with a Taste of Florida Agriculture reception that celebrated Florida\u2019s farmers and ranchers.<\/p>\n<p>Members shared their story and discussed key policy issues that are important to them with their state legislators. Priorities discussed included the Florida Farm Bill, the preservation of farmers\u2019 access to essential agricultural tools, wildlife management and crop protection laws and securing funding for projects and programs that strengthen Florida\u2019s food supply.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFarm Bureau Day gives elected officials a firsthand look at the breadth of Florida agriculture and the role it plays in our state\u2019s economy,\u201d said Tripp Hunter, Florida Farm Bureau\u2019s Director of State Legislative Affairs. \u201cOur grassroots members were in Tallahassee to directly engage with policymakers on issues that impact their farms, Florida\u2019s natural resources and the long-term security of our food supply.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The annual advocacy day concluded with the Taste of Florida Agriculture reception, a partnership between Florida Farm Bureau and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Guests sampled locally grown Florida foods, visited with farm families, networked with public officials and learned about the diversity of Florida agriculture. Florida Farm Bureau President Jeb S. Smith and Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson welcomed more than 1,000 guests to the public reception.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-58186\" class=\"size-full wp-image-58186\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Florida-Farm-Bureau_Grashoots-Tallahassee_16x9_2026Jan.webp.webp\" alt=\"Grasstoots members on the steps of the capital building.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-58186\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">More than 400 grassroots members traveled to Tallahassee on January 27 to meet with elected officials at the state level as part of Florida Farm Bureau\u2019s annual membership advocacy trip.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/floridafarmbureau.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com\/ls\/click?upn%3Du001.S15iO-2Fl8UHDGOOXTzF9uG8hV42IlJZz-2Fr6cFA6aEiAWyrUS-2BinWiWLPpXtwc5bSnzu4N_Bh5QTTLGcV8NoV2a67okTxBYp9vv5Z45VSOp0x9H14ilSzQzGpJWqtNzPYo7K4PwslXEbJGE10anSoEgagdSoUX-2F9f0JPyCmC8Od8UJBoW6yXZ1sAkpVaDRfdaCJG8dkktsxTOtw0ZAA4Pu-2FiREAb2qKu-2FSEdq0ChCZ4ZaaWGcytgDfOVil6QnAoxSyoI-2FTntMiSN3WN-2BhlXHuvK1-2BE7Rm-2Br4vH2LmAlJdxWhb2U2VGruH6Gx3YtEXFk99rdbYD5gE2m0IpNfXyyvc3-2F1UjRQZBenw6G4G5xoCNSyJwHzjJg8OtzSyucclnJCbQTdbmaXulaZA9207GlFC14uyixMBOL-2Bo62-2FRQdK8ZAVQimbWQBI3ZKRM1eXCs5Dev-2BQlz2l7zX3cTLOzqMWxSPhEnXaw-3D-3D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1770125356370000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0vv80Zr1lncGlGk8naen1Q\">Florida Farm Bureau<\/a>,\u00a0the state\u2019s largest general agricultural organization, represents more than 132,000 member-families. We serve to enhance farm enterprise and improve rural communities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"More than 400 grassroots members spent a day in Tallahassee to meet with elected officials at the state&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":140791,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[31393,232,234,233],"class_list":{"0":"post-140790","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tallahassee","8":"tag-gold","9":"tag-tallahassee","10":"tag-tallahassee-headlines","11":"tag-tallahassee-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140790","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=140790"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140790\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/140791"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=140790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=140790"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=140790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}