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FORESTRY 411

2021 STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION UPDATE As the seventh week of the state legislative session draws to a close, lobbyist Jim Spratt reports that the budget conference could begin as early as this weekend and that legislative priorities continue to progress. Read the full report. Review the list of bills we're following this session.

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HAVE YOU RENEWED YOUR FLORIDA FORESTRY ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP FOR 2021? Florida Forestry Association Members – you should have received your 2021 membership renewal invoice. Not sure if you have sent in your renewal for 2021? Click here to email the Florida Forestry Association Membership Department or give Whitney Hough a call at 850.222.5646. We have a lot of exciting things on the horizon for 2021 – you won’t want to miss out!

Many thanks to ... Our lunch sponsors: Farm Credit of Florida Farm Credit of Northwest Florida ArborGen, Inc. and our site sponsors: Jimmy Bielling Phillip Pritchett Austen Roberts Avery Roberts ... for their generosity and support!

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USDA REOPENS PROGRAM SIGN-UP TO A LARGER SHARE OF PRODUCERS WITH PLANS TO EXPAND OUTREACH AND NEW PROGRAMMING  USDA is establishing new programs and efforts to bring financial assistance to farmers, ranchers and producers who felt the impact of COVID-19 market disruptions. The new initiative—USDA Pandemic Assistance for Producers—will reach a broader set of producers than in previous COVID-19 aid programs. The Department will also develop rules for new programs that will put a greater emphasis on outreach to small and socially disadvantaged producers, specialty crop and organic producers, and timber harvesters, as well as provide support for the food supply chain and producers of renewable fuel, among others. Existing programs like the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) will fall within the new initiative and, where statutory authority allows, will be refined to better address the needs of producers.  Learn more.

Learn more about the block grant here. Register here.

LET'S TALK TURKEY ABOUT REDUCED RATES Saving money is always a good thing! Partnering with Outdoor Underwriters, Inc., the Association offers our members special reduced rates for liability insurance for hunting leases and timberland.   Click here for details or contact Krista Harvard (Krista@FLForestry.org).

CAREER CENTER: Available positions throughout the industry are listed in our online Career Center! If you have an open position you'd like posted, contact Lee Ann Fisch. LAND STEWARD CALENDAR OF EVENTS: See what's happening on the Land Steward's Calendar of Events.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS MAY 5, 2021 10 AM EDT Executive Committee Meeting Providence, FL MAY 12, 2021 11:30 AM Membership Meeting Hal Y. Maines Community Center Lake Butler, FL MAY 13, 2021 8 AM-12 PM EDT Master Logger CLE Training Zoom JULY 15, 2021 8 AM-12 PM EDT Master Logger CLE Training Zoom JULY 29-30, 2021 Master Logger 2-Day Training Lake City, FL AUGUST 31-SEPTEMBER 2, 2021 Annual Meeting Panama City Beach Golf and Spa Resort Panama City Beach, FL SEPTEMBER 1, 2021 4-5 PM CDT Board Meeting Panama City Beach Golf and Spa Resort Panama City Beach, FL

ASSOCIATION LEADERSHIP Executive Vice President: Alan Shelby President: Carlton Jones Vice President: Jimmy Bielling Secretary/Treasurer: Ann Hutchinson Duff PLANNED GIVING, BEQUESTS & CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS Consider making a gift of a lifetime to support the future of Florida's working forests by naming the Florida Forestry Association or Florida Forestry Foundation as a beneficiary in your will, charitable trust, life insurance policy, estate plan or retirement plan. Please contact Alan Shelby at 850.222.5646 for more information. You received this email because you are a member of the Florida Forestry Association. Don't forget to add LeeAnn@FLForestry.org to your address book to make sure sure our emails land in your inbox!

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