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Bureau of Agricultural Dealer's Licenses
Division of Marketing and Development
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Bureau Chief: Chris Green
The Bureau of Agricultural Dealer's Licenses is responsible for the licensing of dealers in agricultural products. 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 trading practices and defaults. 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.
Customers who purchase agricultural products - including sod - from any farm and use payment other than cash or cash equivalent are required to have both a license and a bond. Find out more about these requirements or check to see if a potential customer is licensed and bonded here:
http://www.florida-agriculture.com/marketing/licensing/index.htm
Agricultural License and Bond Claims - check here for a listing of companies against whom complaints for alleged non-payment have been filed with the department.
Helpful Links
FDACS - Office of Agricultural Water Policy - For BMP Manuals and supporting documents; local office contacts
Florida
Farm Bureau Federation
Florida
Fruit and Vegetable Association
Southern Seed Certification Association (at Auburn University) - Certifying agency for turfgrasses produced in Florida
USDA Natural Resources and Conservation Service (NRCS)
Find your local NRCS office here
- Board of County Commissioners for Florida Counties
Use the links below to access the home pages of the County Governments and/or Board of County Commissioners for each of Florida's 67 counties. Email and other contact information, as well as board agendas and minutes, are located here.
- Agriculture and Green Industry Organizations
Agriculture Institute of Florida
Florida
Nursery, Growers and Landscape Association
Florida Golf Course Superintendents Association
Florida Farm Bureau Federation
Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association
Florida
Turfgrass Association (FTGA)
Georgia Urban Agriculture Council
The Lawn Institute - Devoted to the improvement of lawns and sports turf through research and education
Turfgrass
Producers International
Turfgrass
Producers of Texas
Southern Seed Certification Association -the SSCA sets standards, inspects and provides certification for turfgrasses in Florida
- University of Florida / Institute of Food & Agricultural Science (IFAS)
Frequently Asked Questions about Florida-Friendly Landscaping
Frequently Asked Questions about Landscape Irrigation for Florida-Friendly Landscaping Ordinances
Frequently Asked Questions about Landscape Fertilization for Florida-Friendly Landscaping Ordinances
These University of Florida / IFAS University of Florida publications answer questions like:
- Does Florida Friendly landscaping mean "no turf"?
- What's the best way to fertilize my lawn?
- Does using native plants automatically guarantee water savings?
EDIS
- UF Scientific Publications at Your Fingertips
Solutions
for Your Life from the UF Extension Service
Turfgrass
Science at the University of Florida
University
of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
(IFAS)
Natural Grass and Artificial Turf: Separating Myths and Facts - from The Turf Resource Center
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