Florida Ag Agenda Fortunate During Legislative Session
The Ledger Monday 16th April, 2012
BARTOW | While bigger issues, such as the budget, redistricting and the fate of USF Polytechnic, preoccupied the governor and most of the Legislature, Florida's agriculture community quietly got most of its agenda through the recently completed legislative session.
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