A 2,000-plus-acre Southwest Florida ranch has been added to a state program designed to protect rural land.Florida agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson announced the addition of the Syfrett Ranch property in Highlands and Glades counties on Monday through the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Rural and Family Lands Protection Program. The approval was part of $19 million approved by Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet on Tuesday to conserve rural land used for cattle, while also expanding a list of agricultural properties the state could help shield from residential or commercial development.
Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet on Tuesday approved spending $19 million to conserve rural land used for cattle, while also expanding a list of agricultural properties the state could help shield from residential or commercial development.
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