FE789 is the Spanish language of FE715, “Florida Tax Exemption for Selected Farm Equipment,” a 3-page fact sheet by Edward A. Evans, is part of the Tax Exemption for Agricultural Producers series. It describes the Power Farm Equipment Exemption Law, what farm equipment is included, and the procedure for obtaining the tax exemption. Includes references and a sample exemption certificate. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, August 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FE789
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Circular 1139 The Florida Agricultural Handbook of Solid and Hazardous Waste
Revised! Circular 1139, a multi-part handbook by Michael T. Olexa and Ian Goldfarb helps Floridians recognize which agricultural and household activities may involve solid and hazardous wastes. It also provides an introduction to the agencies and statutes that govern solid and hazardous waste disposal.
Contents: Table of Contents — Introduction — Overview — Federal Legislation — Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) — Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) — Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) — Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) — Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) — Hazardous Materials Transportation Authorization Act (HMTAA) — Pollution Prevention Act (PPA) — Ocean Dumping Act (ODA) — Clean Water Act (CWA) — Federal Agencies — State Regulation — State Agency Structuring — Local Government Structuring — Solid and Hazardous Waste Disposal — Special Waste Disposal — Underground Storage Tanks — Biological and Animal Waste Disposal — Residual Waste Disposal — Composting — Sewage Disposal Systems — State Agencies — Private Regulation — List of Acronyms — Glossary — Contact Agencies. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, November 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/TOPIC_SERIES_2008_Solid_and_Hazardous_Waste
FE756 Conservation Pricing for Residential Water Supply
FE756, a 7-page fact sheet by Tatiana Borisova, Burcin Unel, and Colin Rawls, defines the criteria used to design and evaluate conservation-based rates, considers alternative rate structures, and briefly discusses challenges posed by conservation-oriented rates for utility companies. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, November 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FE756
FE753 The Relevance and Challenges of an Economic Evaluation of Florida’s 4-H Program
FE753, a 4-page fact sheet by Alfonso Flores-Lagunes and Troy Timko, describes the 4-H program and the importance of economic evaluation of its impact, provides a primer on economic evaluation of programs, and lays out a research roadmap for accumulating the data necessary for an economic evaluation of the Florida 4-H program. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, October 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FE753
FE714 Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs)
FE714, a 4-page fact sheet by Raymond Reyes and Edward Evans, provides a brief overview of the concept of GAPs and highlights some of the potential consequences of not instituting GAP guidelines into a
farm’s operation. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, October 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FE714
FE754 Economic Impacts of the U.S. Sugar Corporation in Florida: Implications of the Purchase by the State of Florida
FE754, a 10-page illustrated report by Alan W. Hodges, W. David Mulkey, Thomas H. Spreen, and Rodney L. Clouser, evaluate the economic impacts of the current operations of USSC and the potential impact under the proposed purchase, based on publicly available
information from the company’s website (http://www.ussugar.com
) and other sources. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, October 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FE754
FE755 Cuban Agriculture and the Impacts of Tropical Storm Fay and Hurricanes Gustav and Ike
FE755, a 9-page illustrated fact sheet by William A. Messina, Jr., Frederick S. Royce, and Thomas H. Spreen, attempts to assess the damage to Cuban agriculture caused by these three storms which hit the island within a three week period in 2008. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, October 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FE755
FE752 Benefits of an Abscission Agent in Mechanical Harvesting of Citrus
FE752, a 4-page fact sheet by Fritz Roka, Jackie Burns, Jim Syvertsen, and Robert Ebel, describes research into the use of abcission agents in mechanical harvesting, to extend the harvesting window to later in the season, permit faster harvesting speed, enhance fruit recovery percentages, and reduce tree damage. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, September 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FE752
FE751 A Decision-Aid Tool to Compare Costs of Mechanical Harvesting Systems
FE751, a 4-page illustrated fact sheet by Fritz Roka, provides instructions in the use of a Web-based tool to help growers and harvesting contractors organize relevant harvest cost information and then calculate and compare net harvest costs among all available harvesting options. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, September 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FE751
FE750 A Cornerstone of Alachua County’s Economy and Land Base: The Economic Impact of Agriculture and Natural Resources
FE750, a 12-page report by Rodney L. Clouser and Mohammad Rahmani, provides a profile of agriculture and natural resource industries and an overview of their economic impacts in Alachua County, Florida. The report is based on data from the
IMPLAN Pro database for Florida counties for 2006, data from the 2002 Census of Agriculture and data from reports by the Alachua County Property Appraiser. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, September 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FE750
FE749 U.S. Production Trends and the Impact of the Florida Fresh Market Tomato Industry to the Economy of Florida
FE749, a 6-page fact sheet by John J. VanSickle and Alan W. Hodges, describes trends in tomato production and provides estimates for the total regional impacts of the Florida tomato industry using IMPLAN input output modeling system. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, September 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FE749
FE732/FE732 Economics of the Organic Food Industry in Florida
FE732, an 8-page illustrated fact sheet by Thu-Vi Nguyen, Allen Wysocki, and Danielle Treadwell, delivers an overview of the organic industry in Florida, covering the definition of organic, requirements for organic certification, issues in the Florida organic industry, and major market outlets for organic products. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, September 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FE732
FE730/FE730 Economic Analysis of the Australian Turfgrass Industry
FE730, a 24-page illustrated fact sheet by John J. Haydu, David E. Aldous, and Loretta N. Satterthwaite, reports the results of a 2006 survey of turfgrass producers in Australia, to provide industry benchmarks, determine financial costs and returns, and identify research priorities for the turfgrass industry. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, August 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FE730
FE731/FE731 Economic Contributions of the Dairy Farming and Dairy Product Manufacturing Industries in the Southeast United States in 2005
FE731, a 32-page analysis by Thomas J. Stevens, Alan W. Hodges, W. David Mulkey, and Richard L. Kilmer, estimates the economic contributions of the dairy farm production and dairy product manufacturing industries in five southeastern states (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and Tennessee) during 2005. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, August 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FE731
FE719/FE719 Importation of Tropical Fruits from Thailand
FE719, an 8-page fact sheet by Edward A. Evans and Sikavas Nalampang, assesses the price competitiveness of imports of longan and lychee, outlines import regulations and highlights Thailand’s production and export trends for these commodities. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, August 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FE719
FE720/FE720 Primer for Developing a Farm Business Plan
FE720, a 3-page fact sheet by Edward A. Evans, is the first of the Agribusiness Primer series, providing an overview of developing a business plan. It identifies the main components of a business plan and reiterates why you should develop one. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, August 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FE720
FE715/FE715 Florida Tax Exemption for Selected Farm Equipment
FE715, a 3-page fact sheet by Edward A. Evans, is part of the Tax Exemption for Agricultural Producers series. It describes the Power Farm Equipment Exemption Law, what farm equipment is included, and the procedure for obtaining the tax exemption. Includes references and a sample exemption certificate. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, August 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FE715
Taxation and Budget Reform Commission Recommendations 2008 series
A series of 16 fact sheets by Rodney L. Clouser, inform the public on issues related to statutory and constitutional proposals adopted by the Taxation and Budget Reform Commission (TBRC). Fact sheets FE733 through FE741 address statutory changes and fact sheets FE742 through FE748 address constitutional amendments. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, August 2008.
Statutory Recommendations
- FE733 Florida Tax Reform: Taxation and Budget Reform
Commission (TBRC) - FE735 Ballot Summary Length
- FE738 Expansion of Faith- and Character-Based Initiatives in Florida’s Correction System
- FE736 Just Value Assessment of Real and Tangible Personal Property and Burden of Proof
- FE741 Requiring Certain Constitutional Officers, Boards, and Other Taxing Authorities to Submit Line Item, Zero-Based Budgets to County Commissions
- FE734 Residential Property Assessment for Storm Hardening Improvement and Installation of Renewable Energy Source Devices
- FE739 Sales and Use Tax Exemption Review Committee
- FE737 Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement
- FE740 Transportation Funding
Constitutional Amendments
- FE742 Constitutional Amendment 3: Changes and Improvements Not Affecting the Assessed Value of Residential Real Property
- FE743 Constitutional Amendment 4: Property Tax Exemption of Perpetually Conserved Land; Classification and Assessment of Land Used for Conservation
- FE744 Constitutional Amendment 5: Eliminating State Required School Property Tax and Replacing with Equivalent State Revenues to Fund Education
- FE745 Constitutional Amendment 6: Assessment of Working Waterfront Property Based upon Current Use
- FE746 Constitutional Amendment 7: Religious Freedom
- FE747 Constitutional Amendment 8: Local Option Community College Funding
- FE748 Constitutional Amendment 9: Requiring 65 Percent of School Funding for Classroom Instruction; State’s Duty for Children’s Education
FE713/FE713 Business Retention and Expansion (BRE) Programs: Making Your (Power) Point
FE713, a 4-page fact sheet by Henry M. Cothran, is part of the Business Retention and Expansion Programs series. It provides an overview and a set of guidelines for developing effective visual presentations that won’t leave your audience snoring or lost. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, June 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FE713
FE711/FE711 Public Costs of Florida Red Tides, 2007
FE711, a 4-page executive summary by Kimberly L. Morgan, Sherry L. Larkin, and Charles M. Adams, summarizes Public Costs of Florida Red Tides: A Survey of Coastal Managers, a study which attempted to quantify public expenditures and procedures resulting from red tide-related management and mitigation issues. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, June 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FE711