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Longtime champion of agricultural conservation, Manatee County rancher Jim Strickland, has been named a 2025 Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame inductee. Strickland, current Vice Chair of the Florida Conservation Group, is known for his unwavering dedication to sustainable ranching practices and advocacy for the conservation of Florida’s agricultural land.
Since the 1980s, the Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame has honored Floridians who have made lasting contributions to agriculture and the mentoring of our youth – the future of agriculture in Florida.
Widely recognized as a “conservation cowboy,” the induction shows how transformative Strickland’s contributions to the agriculture industry have been.
– Staff Report, Florida Politics