{"id":230850,"date":"2026-04-14T06:15:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T06:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/230850\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T06:15:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T06:15:08","slug":"agriculture-security-is-national-security-florida-lt-gov-jay-collins-meets-with-local-farmers-northescambia-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/230850\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Agriculture Security Is National Security\u2019 \u2014 Florida Lt. Gov. Jay Collins Meets With Local Farmers : NorthEscambia.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.northescambia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/collins11.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-618973\" title=\"collins11\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/collins11-540x360.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Florida Lt. Gov. Jay Collins met with farmers from Escambia and Santa Rosa counties on Monday in Jay.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaving grown up on a family farm, touring Diamond Farm in Santa Rosa County today and spending time with those on the front lines of Florida agriculture was personal for me,\u201d Collins said. \u201cWe had critical conversations about the current state of the ag industry, the challenges producers are facing, and the opportunities ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Collins visited several farms in the Jay area to discuss the challenges that farmers are facing from the economy and climate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSupporting our farmers isn\u2019t optional; it\u2019s essential to keeping Florida and America strong,\u201d Collins said. \u201cAgriculture security is national security.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.northescambia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/collins12.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-618974\" title=\"collins12\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/collins12-540x370.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"370\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.northescambia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/collins14.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-618975\" title=\"collins14\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/collins14-540x421.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"421\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.northescambia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/collins15.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-618976\" title=\"collins15\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/collins15-540x360.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Written by William Reynolds \u00b7 Filed Under <a href=\"http:\/\/www.northescambia.com\/category\/top-story\" title=\"View all posts in TOP STORIES\" rel=\"category tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TOP STORIES<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Florida Lt. 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