Input sought from agricultural community on state legislative issues
Published on August 26, 2026
August 26, 2026 – Commissioner Andy Dance, who in July became the Chair of the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Policy Committee within the Florida Association of Counties (FAC), is seeking input from Flagler County’s robust agricultural community about legislative issues affecting Florida agriculture.
“I am inviting local farmers, ranchers, growers, forestry interests and agricultural businesses to share the issues and challenges they are seeing so we can determine whether there are potential legislative solutions worth bringing forward through the FAC policy process.” Dance said. “I want to hear directly from our agricultural community about the issues affecting them locally, regionally, and statewide that may deserve legislative attention.”
Dance is particularly interested in issues and challenges that could potentially be addressed through the following:
- Changes to existing Florida law
- New legislation
- Changes to state regulations or programs
- State funding or cost-share opportunities
- Protecting the ability of agricultural operations and rural landowners to remain viable as Florida continues to grow
“If there is a law, regulation, state program, funding limitation, or unintended consequence that is creating a problem, I am interested to know what it is,” Dance said. “This way, the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Policy Committee can work from there to determine whether there is an appropriate legislative solution.”
Dance also encourages agricultural organizations and individuals to share the request with others who may have valuable perspectives to contribute.
Those wishing to provide input or arrange a meeting with Commissioner Dance are encouraged to contact him at adance@flaglercounty.gov by Monday, August 31, 2026. Find more information about the FAC’s Agriculture and Rural Affairs Policy Committee at https://www.fl-counties.com/agriculture-rural-affairs-committee/.