This week Governor Crist and the Cabinet voted to purchase a 782 acre conservation easement on Adams Ranch. Adams Ranch, located in Seminole county, was founded in 1937 and has been a working ranch for four generations. The property was also number seven on the Coalition’s Top Ten At Risk Florida Forever projects.
In an article from FloridaEnvironments.com ,
A family member said the $1.6 million payment by the state for the conservation easement will allow the family to continue ranching as it has been for 70 years and four generations. The ranch is nationally recognized for its Braford cattle herd-breeding program, the department said.
“We believe that (state) programs like these will help family ranches such as ours stay together and continue producing food for people,” said Lee Ann Adams, a member of the family’s youngest generation.
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