See the latest four new Florida Citrus Hall of Fame inductees added to the Florida Citrus Hall of Fame to honor their contributions.
The Florida Citrus Hall of Fame has announced its latest round of new Florida Citrus Hall of Fame inductees for 2021. The Florida Citrus Hall of Fame was established in 1962 to honor distinguished leaders who have made significant contributions to the Florida citrus industry. Meet the inductees from a Citrus Industry article below!
Florida Citrus Hall of Fame Inductees
Information on the inductees from the article include:
John Jackson
“Jackson was inducted into the Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame last year and was a county Extension agent (professor) for almost 40 years before heading up the Florida Citrus Industry Research Coordinating Council. The council determined citrus industry research priorities and projects.”
Lew Prosser
“Prosser, who lived from 1899 to 1996, began his career in citrus in 1921, working for R.W. Burch Inc. and eventually assuming ownership in 1928. Two years later, he had become the third largest independent citrus shipper in Florida. He created the first farm production credit association in the Plant City area, sponsored by a forerunner to the Federal Production Credit Association.”
Adam Putnam
“Putnam is a fifth-generation Floridian and third-generation farmer whose public service career began in the Florida House of Representatives from 1996 to 2000. He was then elected to the United States House of Representatives for five terms. He served as the Florida commissioner of agriculture from 2011 to 2019. During his tenure, he assisted and coordinated virtually every political aspect of the Florida citrus industry’s needs to preserve and protect the industry. He helped to obtain much needed funding to combat a variety of problems over the years, such as canker, hurricanes and citrus greening.”
Steve Sorrells
“Sorrells grew a family citrus business from 400 acres in 1972 to its current production of 5,500 acres. One of his biggest contributions to the industry was being the first grower to utilize the U.S. Department of Labor’s H-2A visa program to obtain labor to harvest citrus more than 20 years ago. He helped promote the program to other growers and to make it a common practice that has modernized the industry’s labor force and state regulations.”
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