The Florida Pavilion was the most popular pavilion at the Great American State Fair!
As the Great American State Fair concludes today, the State of Florida extends an extra special thank you to the sponsors and partners who made our pavilion possible.
For the Florida Agriculture section, THANK YOU to our incredible sponsors:
The Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services @FDACS, the Florida Department of Citrus @OJfromFlorida, and Vu Virtual Production Studio Solutions (https://t.co/GtMank8dMn).
Lots of folks are talking about stopping overdevelopment. From the Wildlife Corridor to the Rural and Family Lands program, we’ve been hard at work taking meaningful steps to conserve our land.
🚨Gas Station Morphine Update:
We have removed 17,311 packages of isolated and/or concentrated 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) from retail locations in more than 20 Florida counties. Since the emergency rule classifying these as a Schedule I controlled substance took effect, FDACS inspectors have been on the front lines working every day to get these dangerous, illegal products off the shelves. These ‘wellness’ products are nothing more than vape shop morphine, and we will continue using every tool at our disposal to educate and protect families, and make sure these products have no place in our communities.
From 2019-2023 the FL Department of Agriculture was plagued by poor leadership. Since taking office in 2023, @WiltonSimpson has rejuvenated the agency and responded admirably to natural disasters such as this year’s fires.
He has earned a second term and I endorse his reelection.
It’s laughable to entertain the idea that another Woke Reich candidate who associates with James Fishback has any chance at all of removing @WiltonSimpson from his position as Florida’s Commissioner of Agriculture.
I’m honestly so tired of the grifter pipeline on the Right.
Now “Matt the Welder” wants to jump on the train too.
He’s tried to run for Governor, County Commission, and now Agriculture Commissioner in Florida… all within 2 years.
This is not public service, but rather a desperate hunt for relevance and a title.
Conservatives are exhausted by clout-chasing influencers cosplaying as leaders.
Wilton Simpson has President Trump’s @POTUS support, @GovRonDeSantis’s support and he has my support.
I encourage all Floridians to vote for Wilton Simpson for Florida Commissioner of Agriculture.
We are excited to announce that tonight we endorsed @WiltonSimpson for re-election as Commissioner of Agriculture. We know our farmers and ranchers are in good hands with the Commissioner!
NEW: A major milestone in the beagle release at Ridglan Farms in Wisconsin.
@BDRRescue out of Florida has now removed all 1,000 dogs it purchased from the breeding and research facility.
I was on the ground in Dane County as the group's final batch arrived at the staging area.
🚫 If You Fly, We Can’t 🚫
One critical part of a successful firefighting operation is making sure the skies are clear for firefighting aircraft.
Help protect those working to keep our communities safe – “If You Fly, We Can’t.”
🚫 If You Fly, We Can’t 🚫
One critical part of a successful firefighting operation is making sure the skies are clear for firefighting aircraft.
Help protect those working to keep our communities safe – “If You Fly, We Can’t.”
Did You Know – FDACS and its division of the Florida Forest Service have a website that shows all the active wildfires in Florida.
🗺️ 🔥 🔗: https://t.co/4kXia97yVF
Do your part to protect life and property in the Sunshine State:
✔️Stay alert and follow guidance from local officials.
✔️Don’t burn anything outside during this drought.
✔️Use caution with equipment and vehicles that could spark a fire.
✔️Make sure your yard and home are prepared for wildfire.
You can find more tips at: https://t.co/5N2jva4cSf
Hospital food is notoriously appalling; So why do we serve it to patients who are trying to recover?
@DrOzCMS and I are changing that system, by telling hospitals across the nation to serve REAL FOOD and remove the ultra-processed junk. Thank you, FL Agriculture Commissioner @WiltonSimpson and @Nicklaus4Kids President & CEO Matthew A. Love for leading by example in Miami.
This week, @SecKennedy and @DrOzCMS joined Florida Agriculture Commissioner @WiltonSimpson and @Nicklaus4Kids President & CEO Matthew A. Love for a roundtable on advancing nutrition in health care.
They highlighted a new pledge to connect Florida farms directly to hospital food systems — bringing locally sourced food to patients and reinforcing nutrition as a critical part of care.
‘REAL FOOD IN HOSPITALS’: HHS Secretary @RobertKennedyJr and Florida Agriculture commissioner @WiltonSimpson launch farm-to-hospital partnership to replace junk food with fresh Florida produce
“We shouldn’t be giving people Jell-O, people who are sick, Jell-O, and Cheerios, and rubber chicken, and sugary drinks... the most important tool of medicine today is good food.”
https://t.co/SgXiwaAkXq
JUST IN: Florida Agriculture Commissioner @WiltonSimpson highlighted key victories in the latest Farm Bill, including protections for farmers' use of gas and diesel equipment by preempting local government bans
"We said local governments cannot decide that that's what farmers should use, putting us at a bigger disadvantage."
Government should work smarter to stretch hard-earned tax payer dollars further and more efficiently. Our new facility is projected to save the department - and taxpayers - more than $70 million over the next 30 years.
Today, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson issued a statement after the Fifth District Court of Appeals stopped a back-door attempt to legalize recreational marijuana by affirming the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' enforcement of Florida’s limits on THC concentration for hemp products.
Learn more: https://t.co/Xi3BjT0Y2O