Senate Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #483 Dover IFAS Project
Requester:	Dr. Chip Hinton		Organization:		Florida Strawberry Growers Association
Project Title:	Dover IFAS Project		Date Submitted:		01/31/2000 7:40:28 PM
District Member:	Tom Lee		Service Area:		Regional
Counties Affected:	Hillsborough, Polk
Recipient:	Florida Strawberry Growers Association		Contact:		Chip Hinton
	P.O. Drawer 2550		Contact Phone:		(813) 752-6822
	Plant City 33564
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 minimizing the impact upon resources and the environment. The socio-economic benifits of Florida based strawberry research are legend, in terms of income generated, jobs developed, and community infused prosperity. This research will help ensure that Florida maintains and increases its market share in the face of research efforts in other strawberry producing states designed to develop new variaties that will harvest in a more competative timeframe.
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 acerage, the citizens of Florida can anticipate a $1 billion positive impact. Due largely to precious Florida research, strawberry acerage 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?					Yes
	Cash Amount:	$440,000		In-Kind Amount:	$40,000
Was this project previously funded by the State?					Yes
	Fiscal Year:	1999-2000		Amount:	$440,000
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)?					Unknown