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BMP Kick-Off Luncheon May 18
After two years and a massive effort by nearly 100 people, we
will hold our Citrus BMP Kickoff Luncheon Wednesday, May 18,
2005. We will meet at the Putnam’s El Clair Ranch at 11 a.m. for
presentations and lunch. The event will last until approximately
1 p.m.
We have assembled a distinguished group of speakers who will
address various topics of interest relating to watershed
protection. Speakers include Ben Albritton, Chair of the Peace
River Manasota (PRMS) BMP process; Lisa Beever, Executive
Director of the Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program; David
More, Executive Director of the Southwest Florida Water
Management District; Dr. Harold Browning, Director of the Lake
Alfred Citrus Research & Education Center; Jerry Brooks, Deputy
Director, Water Resource Management, Florida Department of
Environmental Protection; Commissioner of Agriculture and
Consumer Services Charles Bronson, and Senator J. D. Alexander.
Selfishly, we think the most important facet of the event will
be the introduction and distribution our BMP manual, entitled,
Best Management Practices for Citrus Groves in the Peace River
and Manasota Basins.
Florida citrus growers must utilize all tools available to them
in order to remain competitive. These voluntary practices create
reasonable environmental standards for participating growers
while maintaining an economically viable farming operation. The
practices suggested in the manual have been reviewed by local
growers and deemed as acceptable standards for area growers.
Not all BMPs are applicable to all citrus operations. This
process allows growers to judge their overall operation to
assure their objectives are met, while the BMP achieves its
objective of limiting off-site impacts to the environment.
Participation in the BMP process will allow growers to partake
in cost share funding options and provides documentation you are
using accepted environmentally friendly techniques to produce
your crop. Every grower should attend and participate!
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The Peace River &
Manasota Basins
BMP Kick-Off Event
Wednesday
May 18, 2005
11:00 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Putnam’s
El Clair Ranch
Wauchula
Sponsored
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