Comments on: Escambia Soil And Water Board Could Be Doomed By Bill Approved By Legislature, Member Says

By: dubz

dubz — Tue, 15 Mar 2022 19:14:22 +0000

Yeah abolish every govt agency, What could go wrong? [insert eye roll here]

By: Dave Coleson

Dave Coleson — Tue, 15 Mar 2022 14:46:00 +0000

This legislation is spot on. Many of the know it all, degree holding people, haven’t worked a day in my field. Just because you went to college for 4 years, doesn’t mean you know much.

Remember, these same “college graduates” were taught by a professor who likely hasn’t worked a day in their life outside in the field.

This will directly benefit people of color who are in agriculture and a certain segment of the left is scared straight. Want to politicize this? Then let’s talk about how it will directly benefit people of color.

Any takers?

By: Good

Good — Tue, 15 Mar 2022 05:08:35 +0000

I always support abolishing as many government boards, commissions and agencies as possible.

By: Y'all are smart

Y'all are smart — Tue, 15 Mar 2022 01:05:10 +0000

And this doesn’t cost taxpayers anything, but DeSantis & Florida Republicans had to politicize it and screw it up.

As usual.

By: Y'all are smart

Y'all are smart — Tue, 15 Mar 2022 01:02:47 +0000

So happy that you all believe an uneducated strawberry picker is more qualified to speak to runoff, erosion, and soil health than someone who has training in the field just because they’ve been picking strawberries for 10 years.

Sad.

By: judy

judy — Mon, 14 Mar 2022 13:16:19 +0000

I have met many “unschooled” people who work on farms that know a lot more than people who have a college degree! Farm experience goes a lot further than “school taught”. Experience is a far better instructor than a professor who has been “trained” in school!

By: David

David — Mon, 14 Mar 2022 11:28:12 +0000

I really dont think they are discrediting the strawberry picker but they are more concerned with who doesn’t qualify who should ALSO qualify along with the strawberry picker. The theme in this article is about their concerns with who won’t qualify. Both candidates in the example can bring something to the table.

By: Reader Of Words, Lover Of Strawberries

Reader Of Words, Lover Of Strawberries — Sun, 13 Mar 2022 18:34:21 +0000

“First the article says the bill requires candidates to have certain engagements in agriculture then at the bottom says a strawberry picker without a high school education would qualify.”

It also says “employed by an agricultural producer”. A strawberry picker would be actively engaged in agriculture and “employed by an agricultural producer”. Double qualified.

By: Denny

Denny — Sun, 13 Mar 2022 18:28:37 +0000

The representative used a bad analogy. The new law considers its customer base, which is good, but the board still needs people with specific training in water and land resource protection to address all of the board’s responsibilities. As described above, this bill eliminates volunteers that have that training. Farm workers are understandably more concerned about good crops than fertilizer runoff and water quality (as evidenced by the dead zone in the gulf) which are board concerns.

By: Taree Huggers

Taree Huggers — Sun, 13 Mar 2022 14:12:17 +0000

First the article says the bill requires candidates to have certain engagements in agriculture then at the bottom says a strawberry picker without a high school education would qualify.