To Save Water, Let it Meander
Unlike California, Florida has a lot of water. But our average 59 inches of rainfall comes unevenly throughout the year, and we have limited storage to hold it until it is needed. And much of...
View ArticleDean Mead’s Pete Dunbar Featured on Facing Florida
Dean Mead lawyer, Peter Dunbar, chair of the Tallahassee office Government Relations, Lobbying and Administrative Law team, and Screven Watson were guests on Facing Florida with Mike Vasilinda on April...
View ArticleEPA’s New Clean Water Rule
On Wednesday, May 27th, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released its new Clean Water Rule, which has also been referred to as the “Waters of the United States” rule, in an attempt to...
View ArticleDates Announced for 2015 Florida Agriculture Financial Management Conference
Orlando, Fla. – The executive committee of the Florida Agriculture Financial Management Conference (FAFMC) recently announced the dates for this year’s conference on August 27-28, 2015 at the Omni...
View ArticleThe Water Policy that Wasn’t: What’s Setting the Tone for Next Year’s...
Brittany O. Finkbeiner, an attorney in Dean Mead’s Tallahassee office authored the article “The Water Policy that Wasn’t: What’s Setting the Tone for Next Year’s Legislative Session” which was...
View ArticleSB 536: DEP’s Report on Expansion of Beneficial Use of Reclaimed Water,...
SB 536: DEP’s Report on Expansion of Beneficial Use of Reclaimed Water, Stormwater, and Excess Surface Water Acknowledging that the availability of a sustainable water supply is an essential element of...
View ArticleFlorida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam Sees Promising Future
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam H. Putnam recently spoke to the nearly 200 attendees of the 2015 Florida Agriculture Financial Management Conference (http://www.FAFMC.org) about the opportunities...
View ArticleThe Next Big Opportunity for Florida Agriculture
Florida growers are justifiably proud that their products fill the fresh fruit and vegetable bins of supermarkets across the country during the winter months. I’d like to propose that if we had the...
View ArticleFDA Finalizes Produce Safety Rule
The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety rule first proposed in January, 2013, is now final.[1] The rule establishes science-based minimum standards for the safe growing, harvesting,...
View ArticleFlorida Legislature Passes Long-awaited Water Bill
In the face of opposition from some environmental groups and newspaper editorial writers, on January 13, the second day of the 2016 legislative session, the Florida Senate cleared SB 552, characterized...
View ArticleFloating Aquatic Vegetative Tilling: Can We Put Water-Hyacinths to Good Use?
By now, the issue of nutrients in Florida’s waters is well-recognized. Runoff from urban and agricultural systems and the loss of natural wetlands have combined to raise levels of nutrients, primarily...
View ArticleDates Announced for 2015 Florida Agriculture Financial Management Conference
Orlando, Fla. – The executive committee of the Florida Agriculture Financial Management Conference (FAFMC) recently announced the dates for this year’s conference on August 27-28, 2015 at the Omni...
View ArticleThe Water Policy that Wasn’t: What’s Setting the Tone for Next Year’s...
Brittany O. Finkbeiner, an attorney in Dean Mead’s Tallahassee office authored the article “The Water Policy that Wasn’t: What’s Setting the Tone for Next Year’s Legislative Session” which was...
View ArticleSB 536: DEP’s Report on Expansion of Beneficial Use of Reclaimed Water,...
SB 536: DEP’s Report on Expansion of Beneficial Use of Reclaimed Water, Stormwater, and Excess Surface Water Acknowledging that the availability of a sustainable water supply is an essential element of...
View ArticleFlorida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam Sees Promising Future
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam H. Putnam recently spoke to the nearly 200 attendees of the 2015 Florida Agriculture Financial Management Conference (http://www.FAFMC.org) about the opportunities...
View ArticleThe Next Big Opportunity for Florida Agriculture
Florida growers are justifiably proud that their products fill the fresh fruit and vegetable bins of supermarkets across the country during the winter months. I’d like to propose that if we had the...
View ArticleFDA Finalizes Produce Safety Rule
The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety rule first proposed in January, 2013, is now final.[1] The rule establishes science-based minimum standards for the safe growing, harvesting,...
View ArticleFlorida Legislature Passes Long-awaited Water Bill
In the face of opposition from some environmental groups and newspaper editorial writers, on January 13, the second day of the 2016 legislative session, the Florida Senate cleared SB 552, characterized...
View ArticleFloating Aquatic Vegetative Tilling: Can We Put Water-Hyacinths to Good Use?
By now, the issue of nutrients in Florida’s waters is well-recognized. Runoff from urban and agricultural systems and the loss of natural wetlands have combined to raise levels of nutrients, primarily...
View ArticleDates Announced for 2015 Florida Agriculture Financial Management Conference
Orlando, Fla. – The executive committee of the Florida Agriculture Financial Management Conference (FAFMC) recently announced the dates for this year’s conference on August 27-28, 2015 at the Omni...
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