Two recent articles tout the success of the Florida agriculture industry. In October, WUFT news featured the post Florida’s Agriculture Industry Continues To Grow. The article revealed that Florida ranks second behind California in fresh market vegetable production. Citing a report released last week by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services as its [...]
On the Martin Law website, we offer a resource page to help clients when they are preparing for a case. One of the important processes we feature in this section is how to calculate plant loss. Our office represents farmers as the plaintiff’s lawyer, and often our claims are against large companies, like chemical companies. [...]
The Sunshine State News posted an article this October touting the impact agriculture makes on Florida’s economy. The article reports that there are nearly 48,000 farms on more than 9 million acres in Florida that grow 300 different products. The industry contributes more than $100 billion to our state’s economy and supports 2 million jobs. [...]
When we think of Florida, we think of pristine beaches and miles and miles of coastline. Perhaps we also think of Disney World, Nascar and Football. We certainly think of vacations and relaxation. When we think of Florida agriculture, the first thing to come to mind is what? The famous Florida orange. But, what you [...]
Florida has been in the blueberry business for many years, but only since the last decade have growers begun to make a name for themselves. The Florida Blueberry Growers Association (FBGA) recently launched an awareness campaign to share with the world about the progress of Florida blueberries. Because of Florida’s mild climate, the season for [...]
At a leadership summit, Florida’s Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam listed a short supply of water as the number one issue for Florida’s agriculture Industry. According to an article in The Naples News, Florida’s demand for water is expected to increase by 1.4 billion gallons a day, which is a rise to 7.9 billion gallons by [...]
A recent article on Bloomberg.com highlighted the success of U.S. farmland. In 2013, U.S. farm income is seeing a 40-year record high of $120 Billion. It isn’t just individual land owners who are investing, this video shares why big investment firms are also including agriculture investments in their overall portfolios. Agriculture is a valuable to [...]
