Orange Soil and Water Conservation District

06/16/2026

Public Notice for communications and Outreach Committee for the remainder of the year.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86330317893

06/15/2026

Draft Minutes and presentations from the 12 June 2026 meeting of the Board of Supervisors of the Orange Soil and Water Conservation District in Florida.

Included is a resolution to create a state statute and local codes for WATERSHED-FRIENDLY DATACENTERS. Mayor Jerry L. Demings Mayor Nick Nesta Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer Mayor Rusty Johnson

06/13/2026

Public Notice of Internship and Employment committee meetings. Third Friday of each month 3 pm via Zoom.

06/11/2026

Congress submits bill for Florida Farmers freeze recovery.

https://www.rickscott.senate.gov/2026/6/sens-rick-scott-ashley-moody-introduce-the-florida-freeze-disaster-assistance-act

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Sens. Rick Scott, Ashley Moody Introduce the Florida Freeze Disaster Assistance Act June 2, 2026 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Rick Scott and Ashley Moody introduced the Florida Freeze Disaster Assistance Act, which would deliver $3.5 billion in much-needed direct relief to Florida’s...

06/10/2026

Community cleanups are a grassroots effort to protect our soil and water.

Join The People of Clarcona-Ocoee community on the 16th or head out in your neighborhood.

06/09/2026

Organic farming solutions event available in Eustis. Great opportunity!

Sign up today.

Growing Stronger Together: Organic Farming Solutions https://www.eventbrite.com/e/growing-stronger-together-organic-farming-solutions-tickets-1987654054784

Learn about organic farming, transitioning to organic, and network with peers at this one day symposium in Eustis, Florida.

06/09/2026

From the Morning Dispatch, 9 Jun 2026

“Screwworm Spreads Beyond Texas

The Department of Agriculture announced Monday that three new cases of New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite infecting cattle and other mammals, have been confirmed, including the first outside of Texas.

A calf and a goat in Texas were found to be infected, and a third case occurred in a dog from Lea County, New Mexico. Last week, the USDA confirmed cases of screwworm in two calves a few miles apart from each other in south Texas—the first time the parasitic flesh-eating fly larvae had been detected in American livestock in decades—and on Friday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott expanded a statewide disaster declaration authorizing the use of all available state government resources to respond to the screwworm’s arrival.

Experts predict that a widespread outbreak could cost Texas $1.8 billion a year in economic damage and could greatly harm the state’s wildlife.

On Friday, Canada temporarily stopped importing cattle, horses, and other livestock from Texas to protect against the screwworm threat.

The USDA is investing $750 million to build a facility in Texas to produce about 300 million sterile screwworms a week to release into the wild. Since female screwworms mate only once, these sterile males would serve as reproductive dead ends. The facility won’t be operational until late 2027 at the earliest.”