As the 96th annual American Farm Bureau Federation Convention wrapped up this week, Florida Farm Bureau president John Hoblick was welcoming members to head for the 97th in the Sunshine State.

“We’re really excited about convention coming to Florida, it’s been about 12 years since we’ve been to Florida,” Hoblick said about next year’s convention in Orlando.

During the business meeting on Tuesday, Hoblick introduced a resolution regarding opening trade with Cuba. “Just to make sure as we continue to move forward that we put some safeguards in place,” he said, particularly regarding sanitary-phytosanitary regulations. “We are a sentinel state and Florida’s agriculture has a lot to lose if we’re not careful in that process,” Hoblick added.

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2015 AFBF Convention photo album