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As members of the agricultural community, we know better than most the importance of taking care of our land. We make our living from it, and use it to provide our community with high-quality food. So we have to become good stewards of the land, not only because of how we use it today, but […]

Lesson to the Wise: Attend the Field Days. You never know what might happen.  Growers, processors, packers and nurserymen met at the Whitmore Foundation Farm on December 3rd in doing a farm tour of the variety display, rootstock trials, scion trials, new scion plantings, replicated trials of advanced material, and NVDMC’s variety demonstration block introducing

The 75th Polk County Youth Fair has come and gone, but it certainly is not forgotten! We started with the national anthem and the Lord’s Prayer, and we were blessed with a safe and successful event!   We don’t have the final auction totals yet but the sale prices will exceed one million dollars. The

I’ve been thinking about the best piece of business advice I ever received. It was from a family friend and successful business owner. One day, over a meal, he said, “Go where the customers take you.”   Sometimes the deepest advice comes in the shortest of sentences.   That advice has been valuable throughout my

While Florida is known as The Sunshine State, freezing temperatures are not unheard of. The threat of a citrus freeze is ever-present during the winter months, and low temperatures can easily lead to freeze damage in citrus trees. Citrus trees can experience heavy damage to wood, leaves, and fruit when exposed to freezing temperatures, either

Equine diseases and injuries can cause major issues with your horse’s health, so it’s important to be proactive in preventing and treating problems before they get out of hand. At Polk Equine, we strongly recommend that every horse owner develop a good working relationship with their veterinarian.    Colic Colic is a general term for

Dark Hammock Legacy Ranch and Chop-N-Block are committed to supporting the future of agriculture in Central Florida, and we’re putting our money where our mouth is! For a limited time, we are offering amazing, high-quality beef that was raised by local ag students for sale to the public at an incredible price. These kids did

Dealing with estates is a large portion of our business. This includes real estate, furniture, collections, equipment, autos, coins, jewelry … the list goes on.   When you lose a spouse or a parent, that in itself is a traumatic experience that many people have a hard time with. Add to that the responsibility of handling

Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) management should be part of any Florida citrus grower’s pest management strategy; it’s an integral part of managing the impacts of ACPs, which are the vector that spreads the bacteria that cause citrus greening from tree to tree in Florida citrus. According to a December UF/IFAS Tip of the Week, winter

Freezing temperatures can be tough on technology, so when freezing temperatures are such a big part of your business model, adapting your technology becomes a high priority.   I was reminded of this because we spent time recalibrating and servicing our RF “guns,” the handheld scanners we use every day to keep track of our