The South Florida Beef-Forage Progrm, University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service, has developed this seminar to provide producers with basic information to assist in coping with the many environmental and regulatory pressures faced by today's agriculturalist.

The seminar will provide a discussion of public policy issues affecting the producer and identify current issues of primary concern. Current and upcoming regulator legislation will be covered along with a detailed discussion of how to adjust to new regulations.

Plans are to conduct similar programs periodically, focusing on current issues. We feel that this program will be very informative for landowners and managers and timely to the regulatory environment. We hope that you will plan to attend.

8:00 Registration and Check-in

8:30 Introduction and Welcome

8:45 Defining the Issues - Dr. Rod Clouser-UF/IFAS

9:15 Land Use Permitting-Agency and Producer Cooperation - Dr. Roy Carricker- UF/IFAS

10:00 Break

10:15 Property Rights Legislation - Pat Cockrell and Scotty Butler, Florida Farm Bureau

11:15 Producer Panel - The regulatory issues and how to comply.

12:00 Lunch

1:00 Agency Panel-The regulatory issues and how to comply - SWFWMD, DACS, DEP, NRCS, Sarasota County Natural Resources Department

2:30 Farm Land Preservation-The Issue of Urbanization - Craig Evans, Farming for the Future

3:30 Adjourn

Go to: South Florida Beef-Forage Program Programs Page

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Last Revised October 10, 1997