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Audubon Ranch stresses decades of experience, chemical-use controls in bid for Lower Green Swamp grazing lease
Summary
Audubon Ranch told a Hillsborough County evaluation committee it has operated the Lower Green Swamp cow-calf operation for 32 years, said it spent more than $505,000 on chemicals and applications in the past five years, and that restricted pesticides are used minimally and by contractor RJ O'Brien. Committee members questioned stewardship practices, cattle ownership and staff licensure.
Dennis Carlton Jr., partner at Audubon Ranch, told a Hillsborough County evaluation committee reviewing RFP 20669 that Audubon has operated the Lower Green Swamp cow-calf operation for 32 years and emphasized the firm’s stewardship experience.
"Audubon Ranch has had the privilege of operating the cow calf operation on the Lower Green Swamp property for 32 years now," Carlton said during the firm’s oral presentation, adding that the operation is often shown to agricultural organizations and visiting officials.
The presentation — part of the county’s oral interview phase for the Lower Green Swamp Cattle Grazing Lease procurement — outlined the ranch’s qualifications, technical approach and capacity to perform under the lease. Carlton said Audubon has invested in pasture maintenance, stating it had spent "over $505,000 in…
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