Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame
| Abbreviation | FAHOF |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1979 |
| Founder | Robert Morris, Richard Kelly & Elton Hinton |
| Type | not-for-profit |
| Registration no. | 59-3280221 |
| Purpose | honor individuals who made lasting contributions to Florida agriculture |
| Headquarters | 600 N Broadway Ave Suite 101, Bartow, Florida |
| Location |
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| Coordinates | 27°54′5″N 81°50′33″W / 27.90139°N 81.84250°W |
Region | Florida |
President | Ray Hodge |
Vice President | Judi Whitson |
Treasurer | Kevin Metheny |
Secretary | Mike Morris |
| Affiliations | Florida Farm Bureau, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services |
| Website | https://floridaaghalloffame.org/ |
The Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame (FAHOF) celebrates Floridians who have made outstanding contributions to the agriculture and food industry and publicizes the importance of their achievements in the state. It shows off a variety of Florida's agricultural products and commodities.[1] Florida Agriculture contributes $160 billion in economic activity and supports 2.5 million jobs.[2]
History
Robert Morris, Richard Kelly and Elton Hinton established the Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame in 1979 to identify and honor those individuals who have made significant contributions to agriculture in Florida. The organization is run by volunteers and utilizes a building with their name located at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa.[3] The assumption is that the FAHOF features ranchers and farmers, but such is not the case. Agriculturists including researchers, inventors, educators and state agents join growers and cattlemen for the honor. The first class of honorees was inaugurated in 1980.[4]
Breakfast
The FAHOF hosts a breakfast, "Fresh from Florida" on the opening day of the fair. The Flip the Switch event, which officially opens the fair, either precedes or follows the breakfast.[5] Guests include leaders from agriculture and state and local government officials and the Florida Commissioner of Agriculture. Speakers talk about Florida agriculture and the future.[6]
Banquet
The association chooses at least two inductees each year from all the nominations. During the February Florida State Fair in Tampa, an induction and portrait unveiling ceremony is held during the annual dinner banquet where the life and accomplishments of the year's inductees are celebrated.[6][3] The FAHOF also supports youth, specifically FFA and 4-H members, who show interest and potential in agriculture. Part of the banquet's profits fund agricultural scholarships and opportunities for mentoring in the Youth Mentor Program. Numerous youths also receive complimentary banquet attendance to meet industry leaders.[3]
Gallery
Since 1980, the Florida Department of Agriculture in Tallahassee was home to the gallery where the HOF displays portraits of its inductees along with their biographical notes. In 1995–1996, the gallery moved to a permanent home in the Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame Building in the Tampa Fairgrounds complex. The gallery is open to the public during the fair in February but can only be visited by appointment during the rest of the year.
List of Inductees
| Name(s) | Attribute | County | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alto "Bud" Lee Adams, Jr. | environmental stewardship and wildlife preservation; developed heat-adaptive Braford cattle breed | St. Lucie | 1999 |
| Thomas Burton Adams Jr. | Magnolia Farms; president of FARM Foundation; State Senator; Agricultural Re-Organization Act; funded IFAS | Brevard | 2000 |
| Karl Albritton | Albritton Fruit Company developed mechanical equipment for harvest/packing of citrus | Polk | 1993 |
| Richard Alger | Ran potato packinghouse, a sweet corn hydro-cooler and a farm shop.supporter of agricultural research and technology | Miami-Dade | 2010 |
| C. D. Atkins | perfected the method of producing frozen concentrated orange juice | Polk | 1986 |
| Leroy Baldwin | Angus beef cattle producer, breeder, promoter | Marion | 1995 |
| Thomas "Richard" Barber Jr. | Peanut and watermelon grower, cattle rancher, agriculture promoter and lobbyist | Marion | 2004 |
| Raymond B. Becker | cattle micronutrient requirements, converting citrus processing leftovers into cattle feed | Alachua | 1983 |
| Al Bellotto | proponent of Beef Checkoff program; freeze branding; wastewater irrigation | Polk | 2001 |
| Don Bennink | Florida dairyman; worked with UF College of Veterinary Medicine research breeding & productivity | Gilchrist | 2019 |
| Jack M. Berry | citrus exporter; 100,000 acres expansion of citrus into flatwoods in South Florida | Lee | 2000 |
| Vick and Faye Blackstone | Vick-Florida Rodeo Cowboy of the Year Faye-famous barrel racer and trick rider; cattle & horse rancher | Manatee | 2004 |
| Bill Boardman | dairy farmer and leader of Florida's dairy industry; Dairy Farmers Inc. exec VP; promoted milk | Orange | 2007 |
| Daniel Botts | Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association, advocate for Florida agriculture; assisted phaseout of methyl bromide | Orange | 2013 |
| John Buckner Boy, Sr. | president of U.S. Sugar, the largest cane milling operation in US expanded into cattle, vegetables, citrus and sod | Hendry | 1988 |
| Thomas H. Braddock | cattle and timber, created winter Interval feeding; Agriculture Extension Service leader, TV show, endowment to UF | Duval | 2016 |
| Reggie Brown | Extension Service agent; Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association manager; Florida Tomato Exchange leader | Alachua | 2022 |
| Charles H. Bronson | cattle rancher, State Senate and Florida Agriculture Commissioner; | Madison | 2013 |
| Irlo Bronson Sr. | fourth generation of cattlemen charter member Florida Cattlemen's Association; donated the HQ land | Osceola | 1981 |
| Neal Palmer "Pal" Brooks | leading producer of tropical fruit; first use of hydro-cooler on avocados; first use of hot water for anthracnose | Miami-Dade | 1996 |
| Scottie Butler | Florida Farm Bureau Federation general counsel; worked with FFA and lectured in Ag Law at UF | Alachua | 2014 |
| Edward J. Campbell | Land preservation and cleanup | Dade | 1992 |
| Clarence L. Campbell, Jr. | 38 years as state veterinarian; helped eradicatecattle fever tick, screwworm and brucellosis | Leon | 1995 |
| Bill & Trudy Carey | Carey Cattle Co, Russell's Dairy, Carey Beef, Carey Feedlot, Carey Agri-International. volunteered with ag & youth orgs. | Hillsborough | 2011 |
| Doyle E. Carlton Jr. | Florida State Senator and cattleman who convinced the senate to fund a pilot program to eradicate the screwworm fly | Osceola | 1991 |
| Bruce Christmas | Cooperative Extension Agent; director UF Poultry Evaluation Center doing research | Washington | 2014 |
| "Pete" Clemons | former rodeo star, citrus grower and rancher, owner/operator of the Okeechobee Livestock Market | Okeechobee | 2008 |
| Pat Cockrell | agriculture teacher and Florida Farm Bureau leader; 4-H and FFA leader; IFAS advisor | Alachua | 2011 |
| Doyle Conner | Florida Commissioner of Agriculture 1961-1991 | Jefferson | 1985 |
| William Cook | Great South Timber and Lumber; helped found Florida Forestry Foundation; Florida Forestry Teachers' Tour | Nassau | 2017 |
| J. Francis Cooper | 36 years with the Florida Agricultural Experiment Stations and the Cooperative Extension Service | Alachua | 1981 |
| Clinton Huxley Coulter, Sr | State Forester creation of State Forests, a slash pine nursery and expanded forestry by 10x | Leon | 1985 |
| Tony J. Cunha | UF chairman of animal science faculty expanded scope of topics that improved the Florida livestock industry | Alachua | 1991 |
| Laurence Paul Cutts | Bee keeper, breeder, expert, State Agriculture expert; solved bee pest problems | Washington | 2012 |
| B. Edmund David Jr. | Angus cattle breeder; president Florida Angus Association; President Florida International Agricultural Trade Council | 1986 | |
| James M. Davidson | soil scientist at Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researcher, writer, administrator | Alachua | 2005 |
| Roy Gene Davis | wholesale nurseries; donated time, talents, money, plant material, equipment, and staff to 4-H, FFA, Florida State Fair | Hillsborough | 2006 |
| Snead Young Mathews Davis | bred Polled Hereford cattle using universal health practices and state-of-the-art breeding | Alacuha | 1996 |
| Paul Beary Dickman | first tomato packinghouse in Ruskin. His 3,000 acres included citrus, cattle | Hillsborough | 1988 |
| Hugh Fred Dietrich III | cattle rancher, an agricultural educator and an auctioneer; leader in agricultural organizations | Orange | 2020 |
| Paul J. DiMare | "Mr. Tomato," is the largest grower of fresh-market tomatoes in the US; industry leader and promoter | Miami-Dade | 2005 |
| John, Andrew Jr., & Ferdinand Duda | farming & packinghouse machinery, quality standards and professional marketing, new plant varieties, farming techniques, better pay | Brevard | 1985 |
| Edward, Ferdinand S. & Joseph Duda | third generation of A. Duda & Sons; President, CEO & Chairman of the Board; civic & industry organization membership | Seminole | 2015 |
| Bernard A. Egan | Citrus grower and exporter | Indian River | 2002 |
| Hugh English | career at A. Duda & Sons helped develop citrus industry; ran packinghouse and frozen concentrate plant | Hendry | 2008 |
| Alfonso and J. Pepe Fanjul | sugarcane farming; founded Florida Crystals; rice mill, packaging/distribution center, biomass power plant | Palm Beach | 2018 |
| Willard M. Fifield | agricultural researcher and educator Provost of Agriculture at the University of Florida from 1955 until 1962 | Alachua | 1982 |
| Edwin Hall "Ed" Finlayson | county agent, discovered, named and introduced Pensacola Bahia grass | Madison | 1980 |
| John M. Fox | Utilize freeze-damaged citrus for concentrate | 1983 | |
| Bob Fuchs | Orchid grower, breeder, judge, worldwide | Miami-Dade | 2012 |
| Richard Gaskalla | director, Florida Department of Agriculture's Plant Industry; defense plant pests, diseases, markets and the environment | Flagler | 2019 |
| Henry Gatrell | largest swine exporter in the US; donationed swine breeding herds at UFlorida & Florida A&M; supported ag youth pgms | 1996 | |
| Thomas Gilbert Lee | revered Orlando dairyman | Orange | 1980 |
| William A. "Bill" Graham | first president, Independent Diary Farmers Association; pioneered new technology artificial insemination in Angus cattle | Miami-Dade | 2000 |
| J.R. "Rip" Graves | banking and citrus executive and administrator | Indian River | 2002 |
| Barnette E. "Barney" Green, Jr. | cattle rancher and citrus grower; new cattle breed, the Romana Red; Ocean Spray grapefruit juice | Indian River | 1996 |
| Albert Greenberg | founder of Florida's aquaculture with tropical fish and plants; left company to employees, donated Eureka Springs Park | Hillsborough | 2007 |
| Ben Hill Griffin Jr. | largest agricultural enterprises in Florida citrus & cattle made contributions to citrus research and education | Highlands | 1987 |
| Ben Hill Griffin III | citrus producer, Florida agribusiness Alico, cattle company, ranch and timberland, Griffin Fertilizer | Polk | 2010 |
| James Griffiths | Florida citrus industry researcher, grower, industry rep; industry watchdog | Polk | 2009 |
| Copeland Griswold | pioneer of Florida's cotton industry; leader in conservation tillage; Northwest Florida Water Mgt District | Santa Rosa | 2001 |
| Miles Edward Groover | born on farm, became public school teacher and first African-American county agriculture agent; | Jefferson | 1998 |
| Rudy Hamrick | Agricultural extension agent, rejuvenated local agriculture in 1970s; Agriculture professor at UF | Madison | 2010 |
| Peter S. Harllee | improved tomato varieties by working with IFAS | Manatee | 1989 |
| Robert Henry Harms | UF Poultry science teacher, researcher. Determined poultry nutrition requirements in hot climates | Alachua | 1990 |
| Bert J. Harris, Jr. | citrus grower and rancher; grew Caladiums & farming consultant; State Rep; championed private property rights | Highlands | 1999 |
| Wayne Hawkins | Florida fruit and vegetable leader, established growers exchanges, manager Florida Tomato, worked with FFA, 4-H | Orange | 2007 |
| Joe Marlin Hilliard | Cattle, citrus, sugarcane; developed land by allowing farmers to clear & farm 2 years; research with IFAS | Hendry | 2017 |
| Elton L. Hinton | developing the instructional curriculum for vocational agriculture in Florida; youth careers in Ag | Hillsborough | 1994 |
| Charles F. "Chip" Hinton | mentor to 4-H& FFA, Director of the Florida Strawberry Growers Association, Florida Association of Food Banks | Hillsborough | 2016 |
| John L. Hoblick | president of Florida Farm Bureau; Hoblick Greens owner pesticide-free foliage and floral products | Volusia | 2024 |
| Elver "Doc" Hodges | agronomist UF Range Cattle Research & Education Center; developed new and improved cattle forage | Hardee | 2014 |
| Lena B. Smithers Hughes | improved citrus cultivars Hughes Nucellar Valencia bud line was 60% of Florida Valencias | Lake | 1986 |
| John L. Jackson | IFAS county extension agent; founded two weather alert systems; use reclaimed water for irrigation | Lake | 2020 |
| Lillie "Belle" Jeffords | Peanut producer and cattle rancher; agriculture promoter and member of dozens of civic organizations | Alachua | 2006 |
| Kenneth "Ken" F. Jorgensen | president of Zellwin Farms; president of the Florida Fruit & Vegetable Assn; | Orange | 1999 |
| Joseph C. Joyce | managed the invasive water hyacinth; IFAS oversight; Army Reserve Brigadier General; | Alachua | 2016 |
| Arlen Jumper | Citrus and timber manager; construction developer, sod producer; Florida Citrus Commission director | Marion | 2003 |
| Richard Kelly | agriculture teacher, leader of state FFA program, and adviser to Florida Agriculture Commissioner | Leon | 2009 |
| Billy Kempfer | beef cattle, Purebred Brahman & Angus cattle, timber management, sod and wildlife management through hunt club | Osceola | 2016 |
| Sam Killebrew, Sr. | patented bulk fertilizer hauler; designed liquid fertilizer spreaders, logging trailers, city refuse units and citrus high-lifts | Polk | 2019 |
| William "Bill" H. Krome | UF degree in agriculture donated 350 acres of avocados and tropical fruits to UF Tropical Research and Education Center | Miami-Dade | 1997 |
| Julian Lane | politician and dairyman, owned Lane Cattle Co. and Lane Citrus Co. | Hillsborough | 1991 |
| Louis E. "Red" Larson | Larson Dairy 3,000 cows, 10,000 acres in Okeechobee/Highlands Counties. USDA Dairy Advisory Committee | Okeechobee | 1981 |
| W. Bernard Lester | Ph.D. in agricultural economics; executive director Florida Department of Citrus; | Polk | 2017 |
| Cary and Marcia Lightsey | cattle ranchers; conservation easements; mentoring Florida's youth; tours of their ranches and ecological sites | Polk | 2025 |
| Joseph Lowell Loadholtz | UF IFAS director; staged 100 agriculture informational legislative days in Tallahassee & Washington, D.C. | Brevard | 2018 |
| Edna Pearce Lockett | cattle rancher, an effective legislator | Highlands | 1998 |
| William Travis Loften | president Florida Vocational Association, supported ag education, teacher/educator | Pinellas | 1993 |
| Buster Longino | cattleman, a citrus grower, a forester, and a conservationist, served on dozens of environmental committees | Sarasota | 2007 |
| William D. "Billy" Long | Agriculture innovator mechanical corn-picking device; his "Gold Cup" sweet corn used on 85% of Florida farms | Orange | 2005 |
| Carl B. Loop Jr. | Loop's Nursery and Greenhouses; President of Duval Farm Bureau and Florida Farm Bureau | Duval | 2002 |
| Maxey D. Love, Jr | Farm banking and credit executive; National Commission on Agricultural Finance; National Council of Farmer Coops | Gilchrist | 1998 |
| Charles P. Lykes | president of Lykes Brothers agribusiness with cattle, citrus, farming, forestry, hunting, land and water resources | Pasco | 1989 |
| Paul Lyrene | Botanist and renowned blueberry plant breeder | Alachua | 2011 |
| Elliot L. Maguire | President Southern Forest Council; Florida Forestry Assn; St. Johns County Timber Growers Assn; modify Franklin skidder | Clay | 1998 |
| Latimer "Latt" Maxcy | citrus grove and processing, cattle, fertilizer. First president Florida Citrus Mutual | Polk | 1995 |
| Donald Farris May | tobacco farmer and horticulturist; developed irrigation systems, fertilizers, mechanization,& plant propagation | Gadsden | 2004 |
| Fountain "Fount" H. May, Sr. | 300-acre container nursery; president Florida Nurserymen and Growers Association; promoter of horticulture worldwide | Gadsden | 2001 |
| Eugene (Gene) McAvoy | County Extension Agent; South Florida Pest and Disease Hotline; agricultural consultant | Hendry | 2024 |
| James Neville McArthur | principal Miami's Dade County Agricultural High School. McArthur Jersey Dairy Farms; J.N. McArthur Foundation | Miami-Dade | 2006 |
| Dan McClure | tomato grower who utilized research, automation and technology; County commissioner; active in ag organizations | Manatee | 2010 |
| Bobby McKown | CEO of the Florida Citrus Mutual voice of citrus industry, trade negotiator, problem solver and expert | Polk | 2022 |
| Madeline Mellinger | integrated pest management and sustainable systems; Glades Crop Care; | Palm Beach | 2025 |
| Harold Mikell | Florida Forest Service director & Florida Forester; congressional liaison for agriculture | Gilchrist | 2018 |
| Oma Richard "Dick" Minton Sr. | Citrus grower; president of Citrus Production Manager's Association; leader of DARE and SHARE | St. Lucie | 2003 |
| Gerald Mixon | Electrical engineer who became a citrus grower and cattle rancher, blueberry producer | Polk | 2012 |
| Wayne Mixson | Governor; telephones installed in rural areas and to eradicate hog cholera; chairman of the House Agriculture Committee | Leon | 1996 |
| Fred Y. Montsdeoca | Dixie Lime Products, Inc., and Montsdeoca Ranch, Inc.; worked with Seminole Tribe cattle | Marion | 2004 |
| Edwin L. Moore | perfected the method of producing frozen concentrated orange juice | Polk | 1986 |
| Robert Nelson Morris | Finance executive helped all phases of farming & ranching; founder of the Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame | Hillsborough | 2004 |
| John Mortensen | grape-related research produced development of grape varieties in Florida | Orange | 1993 |
| Julia Morton | botanist; created living encyclopedia of edible plants, research and fieldwork for the National Cancer Institute | Miami-Dade | 1993 |
| Copeland "Cope" Newbern | vocational ag teacher; multi-county agricultural agent; citrus grower/packer, a cattleman, melon & egg producer | Hernando | 1999 |
| Paul Nicoletti | veterinarian and epidemiologist with USDA and UF College of Veterinary Medicine, particularly cattle | Alachua | 2013 |
| Alan James Norden | developing the "Florunner" peanut variety grown on 90 percent of the peanut acreage in the Southeast since 1975 | 1984 | |
| Raymond P. Oglesby | Plant tissue culture researcher, developed disease-free banana plus avocado, pineapple, plantain & foliage plants. | Calhoun | 1990 |
| Joseph Orsenigo | research scientist and professor of plant physiology at UF; leader of research at Florida Sugar Cane League | Palm Beach | 2011 |
| Henry Oscar Partin | cattleman, introduced the Brahman breed to the state and was the founding father of the Florida Cattlemen's Association | Osceola | 1980 |
| J.O. Pearce, Jr | 1950 president of the Florida Cattlemen's Association worked to eradicate cattle disease/pests | Okeechobee | 1987 |
| N. Curtis Peterson | registered landscape architect and nursey owner; Florida senate Agriculture Committee chairman | Polk | 1992 |
| Robert G. Pitman, Jr. | helped pass Florida Agricultural Assessment Law lowering property taxes on Ag property | Orange | 1982 |
| Hoyle Pounds | farm implement pioneer in the 1920's put rubber tires on a tractor | Orange | 1980 |
| Edgar H. Price | Senator, agriculture research, education, protection, politics; Florida Gladiolus Growers Assn manager | Manatee | 1992 |
| Dudley Adelbert Putnam | citrus grower and cattle rancher, long-distance trucking of citrus and citrus processing, Florida Farm Bureau leader | Polk | 2006 |
| Donald J. Quincey | Quincey Cattle Company, Florida Cattlemen's Association leader, Suwannee River Water Management District chair | Levy | 2023 |
| Egbert Norman Reasoner | world-famed horticulturist, introduced 1,000+ varieties of plants, trees, shrubs, vines and citrus including pink grapefruit | Manatee | 1980 |
| Pliny Ward Reasoner | 1881 botanist Reasoner Nursery in Oneco introduced tropical plants | Manatee | 1981 |
| J. Wayne Reitz | UF President, Ag Professor, worked citrus at United Growers and Shippers Association | Alachua | 1994 |
| Herman J. Reitz | scientist, writer of Recommended Fertilizers and Nutritional Sprays for Citrus, UF Professor | Alachua | 1982 |
| Kay Richardson | cow-calf operations, cattle research, citrus groves, shared, allowed research on state-of-the-art, productive operation | Marion | 2009 |
| Martha Rhodes Roberts | 34-year career with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services | Alachua | 2003 |
| Robert Roberson | nursery operations for ornamental plants; creation of the UF/IFAS Mid-Florida Research and Education Center | Orange | 2020 |
| Bert Edward Roper | citrus grower; inventor of the Tree-See Control System electronic irrigation | Orange | 2001 |
| Anthony T. Rossi | founder of Tropicana Brands Group; invented/patented pasteurization for Orange juice; shipping OJ to NE | Manatee | 1987 |
| Carl G. Rose | established 30 Thoroughbred horse farms, improving pasture grasses, purebred cattle, helping FFA and 4-H clubs | Marion | 1990 |
| John O. Schlechter | farmer and Everglades Farm Equipment owner; member of civic and growers organizations | Palm Beach | 2024 |
| Mabel M. Simmons | first woman to operate a gladiola farm in Florida, largest flower producer in the state; president Florida Flower Assn | Hillsborough | 1998 |
| Charles Raymond "Chuck" Smith | county extension agent, County Commission, manager Hernando Egg Cooperative, State Representative | Hernando | 2006 |
| Jo Ann Doke Smith | first female president of the National Cattlemen's Association; served on dozens of committees to promote agriculture | Alachua | 2005 |
| Wayne Smith | groundbreaking educator, researcher, and administrator at UF College of Agricultural and Life Sciences | Alachua | 2022 |
| Mason Gabelein Smoak | cattle ranches, citrus groves and wildlife habitat, timber and horticulture; active in civic organizations and black bear research | Highlands | 2009 |
| George F. Sorn | Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association executive | Orange | 2002 |
| J.R. "Jack" Spratt | citrus groves, cattle ranches, forestry projects, mining operations and vegetable production. | Hendry | 1997 |
| Fritz Stein | cattle rancher and sugarcane grower; organized the Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative; advocate for farm workers | Palm Beach | 2008 |
| John Stitt | Rancher who pushed for creation of Southwest Florida Research and Education Center; worked with Florida Cattlemen's Association | Hendry | 2022 |
| Don A. Storms, Sr | "father" of vocational agriculture in Hillsborough County.1940's vo-ag teacher and supervisor | Hillsboro | 1981 |
| Alto Straughn | agricultural research, education, and commercial farming of watermelons and blueberries, beef cattle and timber | Alachua | 2008 |
| Jim Strickland | Cattle rancher; President Florida Cattlemen's Association; Chairman Florida Cattlemen's Foundation; conservation | Manatee | 2025 |
| Michael J. Stuart | president, Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association; leader on trade, labor and immigration in Tallahassee & Washington | Orange | 2019 |
| William H. Stuart, Sr. | citrus production, cattle breeding and the use of soil amendments & fertilizers to enhance native and improved pastures | Polk | 1995 |
| Sidney L. Sumner | beef producer, consultant, industry representative, Agriculture extension agent, supporter of youth agriculture programs | Polk | 2012 |
| Henry Frederick Swanson | Extension Service agent who helped preserve agriculture in Orange county during transition to world tourism destination | Orange | 2000 |
| Kenneth Ray Tefertiller | agricultural economist, teacher, university administrator and international consultant | Alachua | 2003 |
| Dallas Townsend | Cooperative Extension Agent, helped establish UF Immokalee Field Laboratory, SW Florida Research & Education Center | Hendry | 2014 |
| Eugene E. Trotter | professor and founder UF Wedgworth Leadership Institute for Agriculture; Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences | Alachua | 2013 |
| Raymon F. Tucker | champion quarter horse breeder and cattleman; popularizing quarter horse racing in the Southeast | Flagler | 1997 |
| Gilbert Andrew Tucker | Florida baby beef promotion, beef importation, grading standards for beef | Brevard | 1981 |
| Latimer H. Turner | Sarasota Livestock Association, Florida Cattlemen's Association, supported Ag tax legislation | Sarasota | 1994 |
| Vance V. Vogel | Ruskin Tomato Grower. Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association worked with migrant treatment | Hillsborough | 1992 |
| Donald Lee Wakeman | UF Professor livestock judge, livestock writer of scientific and popular journals, student scholarships | Alachua | 1989 |
| John Powell Wallace | first chairman of the American Egg Board; exporting chicks, hatching eggs and breeding stock; research cholesterol | Pinellas | 1999 |
| Alvin C. Warnick | Faculty member at UF Animal Science Department; improved beef cattle; authored book & papers; taught classes | Alachua | 2015 |
| James N. "Jim" Watson | forming the milk cooperative Upper Florida Milk Producers Association co-founder of the Greater Jacksonville Agricultural Fair | Duval | 1982 |
| Marshall O. Watkins | director of the Florida Cooperative Extension Service; involved with FFA & 4H | Alachua | 1993 |
| George H. Wedgworth | Florida Sugar Cane League and other trade and marketing associations, Everglades Research and Education | Palm Beach | 1994 |
| Ruth Springer Wedgworth | young widow organized the Florida Celery Exchange and charter member of the Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative | Palm Beach | 1988 |
| James S. Wershow | UF law (agriculture) professor; beef breeding farm; authored Greenbelt Law lowering property taxes on Ag property | Alachua | 1987 |
| Robert Blake Whisenant | Vegetable, citrus & tomato grower; Integrated Pest Management, Earthbox inventor; supported good working conditions | Manatee | 2015 |
| Robert "Bob" Billingsly Whisenant | civil engineer who designed floodgates beside saltwater, seepage irrigation in tomato fields, water wheel setting machine | Manatee | 1997 |
| Pat Wilson | cattle rancher and citrus grower; assisted FFA and 4-H, banker assisted other ag concerns | Polk | 2015 |
| Frank "Sonny" Williamson Jr. | citrus grower, rancher and aquaculturist; promoting responsible environmental stewardship | Okeechobee | 2005 |
| John T. Woeste | dean and professor emeritus UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences; renewed Agricultural Law program | Alachua | 2023 |
| Ed and Imogene Yarborough | cattle ranchers, fenced large tracts, planted improved pastures, crossbreeding, conservation easement on their land | Seminole | 2007 |
| Stephen Monroe Yoder | soybeans, peanuts, corn, wheat, watermelons, rice, tomatoes, cotton, a cow/calf operation and Holstein dairy farm. | Calhoun | 1997 |
| E.T. York | UF Professor of agricultural science, founder of IFAS, fought global hunger | Alachua | 1990 |
See also
External links
References
- ^ "Ag Hall of Fame". floridastatefair.com. Florida State Fair. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
- ^ McAvoy, Gene. "Economic Impact of Agriculture in Florida" (PDF). flmanagers.com. Florida Association of County Managers. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
- ^ a b c Devault, Nancy (January 15, 2023). "Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame Honors Ag Leaders and Promotes the Future of Farming". floridafarmfamily.com. Journal Communications, Inc. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
- ^ "Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame". fdacs.gov. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Archived from the original on June 22, 2025. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
- ^ "'Fresh From Florida' breakfast kicks off Florida State Fair with showcase of produce". observernews.net. The Observer News Publications. February 15, 2018. Archived from the original on October 5, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ a b Place, Nick (February 10, 2020). "UF/IFAS Extension is Everywhere at the State Fair". ifas.ufl.edu. University of Florida IFAS. Archived from the original on June 17, 2025. Retrieved June 16, 2025.