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