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Wilton Simpson announces 2023 Agricultural-Environmental Leadership Award winners

by The 100 Companies

Three Florida companies are celebrating this week after Florida Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson announced them as the winners of the 2023 Agricultural-Environmental Leadership Award.

The companies are Rocking K Cattle, Island Grove Wine Company and Brite Leaf Citrus Nursery.

The award has been presented annually since 1994 and recognizes environmentally innovative growers and ranchers who share a commitment to protect and preserve Florida’s resources while successfully producing world-class agriculture.

Rocking K is based in Odessa, Island Grove Wine Company in Hawthorne and Brite Leaf Citrus near Lake Panasoffkee.

Simpson praised the companies for exemplifying “innovation, environmental stewardship and sustainable practices.”

– Staff Reports, Florida Politics

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