House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1986

Dover Project Challenge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Johnnie Byrd

Organization:

Florida House of Representatives

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Dover Project Challenge

Date Submitted:

01/31/2000 1:35:27 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

Johnnie Byrd

Service Area:

Statewide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

Hillsborough

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

U of F - IFAS, Bradenton AREC/Dover

Contact:

Chip Hinton

 

13138 L. Gallagher Road

Contact Phone:

(813) 752-6822

 

 

Dover 33527

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This project is part of a public/private strategic investment to improve the capabilities of the existing IFAS Strawberry Research Center.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

Florida strawberry research develops varieties well adapted to local conditions.  It develops best management practices to maximize production while minimize the impact upon resoruces and the environment.  the socio-economic benefits of Florida based strawberry research are legend, in terms of income generated, jobs developed, and community infused prosperity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

According to independent research, an acre of strawberries has an impact of $4.8 million over 50 years.  For every 208 acres of increased acreage, the citizens of Florida can anticipate a $1 billion positive impact.  Due largely to precious Florida research, strawberry acreage has increased almost 1000 acres in the last decade.  The annual value to the state has almost doubled.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$976,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$976,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?

 

Yes

 

 

Agency:

Agriculture And Consumer Services, Department Of, And Commissioner Of Agriculture

Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there a documented need for this project?

 

Yes

 

 

Documentation:

Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences - Commodity Review 1998

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners

 

Meeting Date:

12/16/1999