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LEARNING FROM OUR PAST
and Embracing the Future
SO MUCH OF AGRICULTURE is about learn- what the Agritechnology Edition of Central Florida Ag
ing from the past and embracing the future. I was talk- News is all about. Inside this issue, you’re going to read
ing to a fella one day who observed that there are so all about how science contributes to our ever-changing
many variables and complications when it comes to industry, but you don’t have to be a gear head to enjoy
farming, it’s almost a miracle that we are able to grow what you read, either.
anything at all. My response to that was this: while It doesn’t take a physicist to understand how a
it is true that farmers and ranchers face many com- smartphone application can help monitor the weather,
plications that make farming the tough job that it is how a pest can be prohibited from spreading a disease
(disease, inclement weather, acts of God, pests, natural through genetic modifications, or how fluorescent pro-
predators, drought, flooding, wildfires, new laws and tein from a jellyfish can be used to detect disease in
regulations, etc.), I can personally testify that it’s not plants. All it takes is a little curiosity, so if your inter-
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO
magic that enables us to grow food for our nation and est has been piqued, then I encourage you to read our READ OUR TECHNOLOGY
the world. It is a combination of hard work and sci- technology feature on PAGE 20, and enjoy this spe-
FEATURE on PAGE 20, and
ence, while harnessing every tool and technology of cial edition of Central Florida Ag News.
enjoy this special edition of
the trade (and yes, it does take a lot of faith too).
Central Florida Ag News.
I meet farmers and ranchers all the time that are op-
timistic and are people who are willing to embrace new NELSON KIRKLAND, Publisher
ideas in order to get the job done successfully. That is
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