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Ron DeSantis: “Let's keep going and make sure that we preserve and protect…”

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Governor DeSantis Signs Florida Farm Bill in Sebring

Published March 23, 2026 | Video Starts at 27:37

All right. Do we have any questions back there? All right. Well, God bless everyone. Great to be in Highlands county. And Let's keep going and make sure that we preserve and protect the free state of Florida, baby. Thank you. (27:37–27:43)

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Asserts commitment to preserving and protecting Florida as a "free state."

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“We were making sure to do whatever we can to preserve that tradition, including banning China from buying farmland in Florida.”
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“Florida has the lowest number of government workers for the state level per capita in the entire country.”
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“We have millions of more residents in Florida than New York State does, and yet our budget is less than half the size of New York State's…”
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“We've got over 45,000 farms and ranches here in Florida.”
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“10 million acres of farmland [are in Florida].”
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“92% [of Florida farms] are family run.”
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“Of the farms that are family run, 70% of them are under 50 acres.”
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“The production of agriculture is about 11.2 billion to the state's economy.”
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“140,000 jobs [are supported by agriculture in Florida].”
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“47 billion in processing and manufacturing, which supports another 105,000 jobs.”
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“Even in a state of 23.5 million people, that's a big, big deal.”
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“When I became governor, our economy as a whole in Florida was a little over a trillion dollars. Now it's $1.85 trillion.”
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“We've put more in conservation than has ever been done in the history of the state of Florida.”
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“A total conserved is close to 250,000 acres that have been conserved through our efforts.”
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“We've done $700 million to do land where you get the land and then continue it for agriculture use with these conservation easements.”
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“We've had a huge, huge increase in conservation since I become governor, and part of it was because of rural and family land.”
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“We also continue in this protection for our water quality and water infrastructure.”
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“We put a lot of money into rural community.”
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“Senator Albritton has been the president of the Florida Senate now for about a year and a half.”
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“No one's ever brought back more money to Hardy county than this guy right here.”
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