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PUBLISHER LETTER

BREAKING

Please join us

for the annual
GROUND
AT THE
Polk County Farm Bureau

Ag Deputy Luncheon
NEW FFA

Thursday, April 10th

11:30 am - 1:00 pm
HEADQUARTERS
Polk County Farm Bureau

1715 Highway 17 South, Bartow

Don’t miss the opportunity

to get an update from ON MARCH 10, Florida Farm Bureau
Sheriff Grady Judd and Polk played host to some special guests,

County Ag Deputies on including elected officials, members of the
agricultural crimes in the agriculture community, and young FFA

County, and ways to protect students. The purpose for the gathering
your business.
was to celebrate the groundbreaking of
what will be the new headquarters for the

Florida FFA Association.
Meet with Sherriff Judd and In our December 2013 edition, we

our Polk County Ag Deputies shared with you the plans for the new you” to industry partners, the Florida FFA
to learn how to better building. When the new headquarters Association plans to name each room after
protect your agricultural
is complete, it will offer several meeting those who played a vital role in bringing
business from criminal rooms, state officer living quarters, a board the new building to fruition. With the
activity.
room, and more office space. As a “thank
groundbreaking now behind them, they
hope to have construction completed by

September 2014.
NOW HERE’S
Since I was an active member of Florida SOMETHING
FFA as a youth, I’m especially excited
Please RSVP by Lunch will be FAMILIAR: My
Friday, April 4th for our current young people and the FFA jacket from the
to Carole McKenzie, provided for $5.00 opportunities this will help foster. I know
to all RSVP’d good ol’ days as a
carolem@pcfb.org, firsthand how much being an active FFA
or 533-0561, attendees.
member can help cultivate independent youth in ag!
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and reliable leaders for our future. I look
back on those days fondly and gratefully,

because I know they were a big part of

making me the person I am today.
In this edition of Central Florida Ag

News, we’re celebrating the leaders of
tomorrow and showing how some special

agri-leaders and agri-youth are making a
difference in our community every day.

Polk County Farm Bureau I hope you enjoy this special edition of
Central Florida Ag News, and thanks for
1715 Hwy. 17 South
your loyal readership.

Bartow, FL 33830

NELSON KIRKLAND, Publisher

nelson@centralfloridamediagroup.com

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