Panama Canal Celebrates 100th Birthday and Agriculture Expansion

By |2014-09-26T11:01:35-04:00August 18th, 2014|Agriculture, Business|

Did you know that the Panama Canal is 100 years old this month? The canal was opened on August 14, 1914 and is a great reminder of what the agriculture industry has evolved to in the last 100 years. A $6 billion expansion of the canal is underway and projected to be completed in 2015. [...]

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Comm. Putnam talks up Florida blueberries and strawberries in Panama

By |2014-02-06T10:35:41-05:00February 6th, 2014|Agriculture, Business|

Florida’s agriculture export is being positioned for tremendous growth. An article in The Florida Current, shared about Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam’s recent returned from a four-day visit to Panama. His goal with the visit is ultimately to increase exports of Florida blueberries and strawberries.  In the last decade, crops that have doubled in production, and [...]

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