How much money and water do you think we should give to Florida sugar farmers for job destruction? According to the USGS, about one-eighth of all the water used in Florida in 2005 was for growing sugar in the Everglades … Continue reading
Category Archives: Agriculture and water
Florida Trend just put online Cynthia Barnett’s new article about the state’s agricultural economy. She noticed my March 17 post and checked with Alan Hodges. He is the principal author at the University of Florida of an often misrepresented report. … Continue reading
The Florida Farm Bureau is determined to influence the governing boards of the water management districts. Their adopted 2010 policies, for example, urged the Governor “to appoint water management district board members with commercial-agricultural backgrounds.” Success! Today, four out of … Continue reading
A previous post showed data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis on the surprisingly small agricultural sector in Florida’s economy. This is in contrast to a statement sometimes made that agriculture is the state’s “second-largest industry, generating $100 billion … Continue reading
Contrary to common understanding, agriculture is a very small part of Florida’s economy. This matters for water management because agriculture is both the largest user of water in Florida and a major source of water pollution. The chart above (from … Continue reading