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Government regulations and their impacts on agriculture

Government regulations and their impacts on agriculture. Unintended consequences. Most of the adverse rules were implemented to address non-ag problems Lack of understanding of agriculture by government officials in the rule process

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Government regulations and their impacts on agriculture

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  1. Government regulations and their impacts on agriculture

  2. Unintended consequences • Most of the adverse rules were implemented to address non-ag problems • Lack of understanding of agriculture by government officials in the rule process • Historically difficult for ag and development (little-lot people) to coexist

  3. Past Examples of Problems • Permits for barns and electrical • Storm water ordinances • Farm pond permitting • Permitted uses in ag zoning • Conflicts between commercial agriculture and residential- saw mill example

  4. Future conflicts • Water • Labor • Environmental Regulations Expensive to implement Need to look at overall picture • Science Organic versus modern food technology Technology is not all “bad” just as “organic” is not all good

  5. Future conflicts • Land development regulations Conflicts between current population and growth Can government balance density, ag lands, green space Difference between ag and green space

  6. Four types of farms • Way of life farm. Mostly a hobby, but would like to derive some income. • Niche farm. Could be organic or some type that fills an unique need. May be small or large. Farmer directly involved in marketing. • Transition farm. Once was a commercial profit driven farm. Now more of a way of life. Farmer is no longer reinvesting and may be looking to cash out to fund retirement. Land is usually a farmers 401k. Land could already be owned by developers or speculators

  7. Four types of Farms • Commercial profit driven farm. These farms produce most of the food, fiber, and profit driven products. Farms require bigger acreage and/or are capital intensive. Price Takers

  8. Future RequirementsMarkets • Hobby farms must develop markets • Opportunities to involve agri-tourism • Hobby farms can transition to niche farms • Commercial growers need expanded markets. Value added products. • Reducing food miles • Creating Carbon Value- Biomass

  9. Support Infrastructure • Competitively priced and available inputs • Support industries • Extension education –IFAS • Transferring density value • Work to keep “transition farms” in agriculture

  10. New life for agriculture • Global demand for food and biomass • Record prices • Paradigm shift • What will Volusia County’s role be?

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