Alexander seeking $1.7M for FAMU's Brooksville Research Station

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State Rep. Ramon Alexander, D-Tallahassee, has filed a bill that seeks $1,719,136 for the Florida A&M University Brooksville Agricultural and Environmental Research Station.

The money is being sought, in part, to hire farm technicians, a grant writer, a research data manager, a researcher in plant science, and a researcher in animal science. The funds would also go to purchasing “tractors, tools, and equipment” a “feed lot trough covering,” and a small ruminant barn.

According to a funding request submitted by FAMU, “The services to the citizens will include consultations on technical matters on sustainable agriculture, food security, food safety, and business management; seminars, workshops, and training sessions for students, local farmers, and residents; field and site visits, and demonstrations of new technology..”

FAMU received the 3,800 acre Brooksville site from the U.S. Department of Agriculture following a transfer agreement that was signed in 2014. The university is considering building a solar farm on the site and also using some of the land for industrial hemp.

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