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august 2014
Features
8 AGRITOURISM UPDATE: FROM TOURS TO WEDDINGS Discover how growers and ranchers are diversifying their ag operations to invite people who love the outdoors and the nostalgia of country living to come and experience life on the farm.
15 MAPPING THE CITRUS GENOME
For the last ten years, scientists at the UF/IFAS CREC have been working collaboratively with peers around the world to better understand the past of citrus cultivars in order to unlock a more disease-tolerant future.
18 BEFORE YOU HIT
THE HAPPY RIDING TRAIL
If you’re a horse lover or simply an avid rider looking for a new equine, here’s what you need to consider before making the purchase.
20 OUTDOOR TRADITIONS
ON FLORIDA’S WATERWAYS Whether you’re casting a line to make the big catch, or you’ve brought the camera to catch some amazing shots of wildlife, there’s more than one way to enjoy real Florida and its beautiful waterways.
26 NEW LIMPOGRASS CULTIVARS
Two new cultivars of limpograss, which will be used in trials for the next year, are looking promising for cattle ranch operations.
38 FROM 4-H TO FIVE RINGS
More than just your average 16-year-old from Haines City, Ryan Waldman is an archery champion with his aim firmly focused on some big dreams for the future.
Departments
11 Commissioner’s AgriCorner | 12 President’s Column 14 Publisher Letter | 16 Recipe Spotlight
25 Florida Roots: Uniting Hunters to Help Feed the Hungry 27 Editor’s Blog | 28-32 agcommunity | 32 AgriNews 34 Calendar of Events | 35 Classified Directory
ON THE COVER
Barrett Chandley, co-owner of the Grape Hammock Fish Camp in Lake Wales, sits atop one of the marina’s airboats on the south end of Lake Kissimmee. Cover photo
by PEZZIMENTI
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vol 5 | issue 2 | august 2014
The Voice of Agriculture for Our Region
AgriTourism updATe:
Outdoor Traditions
From Tours To Weddings
Before You
HiT THe Happy riding Trail
floridA rooTs:
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uniTing HunTers To Help Feed THe Hungry
Florida’s Waterways
from 4-H To
five rings
local arcHery sTudenT sHooTs For THe olympics
www.FloridaAgNews.com
RECIPE SPOTLIGHT
from fAncY To JerkY
Cooking for Wild game