The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' Rural and Family Lands Protection Program (RFLPP) will host its final public meeting for the 2023 project application cycle on Monday, November 20, in Tallahassee, Florida. The Rural and Family Lands Selection Committee members will meet to approve a new RFLPP project acquisition list, which ranks agricultural protection easement projects in priority order that qualify for acquisition under the program.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' Rural and Family Lands Protection Program (RFLPP) will host its final public meeting for the 2023 project application cycle on Monday, November 20, in Tallahassee, Florida. The Rural and Family Lands Selection Committee members will meet to approve a new RFLPP project acquisition list, which ranks agricultural protection easement projects in priority order that qualify for acquisition under the program.

WHAT:  Public Meeting to Approve RFLPP Project Acquisition List

WHEN:  Monday, November 20, 2023, 10 a.m.

WHERE:  The Connor Building, Eyster Auditorium, 3125 Connor Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida

RFLPP, which partners with farmers and ranchers through agricultural protection easements, aims to safeguard working agricultural operations that contribute to Florida's economy and the production of food and fiber.

After securing $300 million in funding for the program as Senate President, Commissioner Wilton Simpson announced the opening of the 2023 application cycle for landowners to apply for the Rural and Family Lands Protection Program. A record number of landowners applied for the program. Prior to this final public meeting, the program will have hosted three public meetings across the state to receive input from the public on the RFLPP 2023 project application cycle.

For more information about Commissioner Simpson and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, visit FDACS.gov.

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