This brochure provides names, dates, contacts, addresses, and phone numbers for fairs and livestock expositions throughout Florida. This brochure describes a new program that helps would-be entrepreneurs turn their agribusiness ideas into potential business enterprises. A planning kit provides insight into how to develop a basic business plan, estimate costs and revenues, and project the venture's potential for profitability. Participants are provided with information about infrastructure, marketing assistance, competitive intelligence, and other services. This award is presented annually to agricultural businesses or individuals that demonstrate progressive environmental practices.
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The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Bureau of License and Bond, is charged with the administration and enforcement of the Agriculture License and Bond Law and the rules promulgated under it. A copy of the statute and rules is available. The Florida License and Bond Law is intended to facilitate the marketing of Florida agricultural products by encouraging a better understanding between buyers and sellers and by providing a marketplace that is relatively free of unfair trade practices and defaults. The perishable nature of agricultural products and the methods by which they move through the marketing channels make such protection essential to the agricultural industry in this state. The purpose of the law is to help assure that the producers of products covered by the law receive proper accounting and payment for their products.