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Recipe Spotlight: A good bell pepper deserves a great stuffing
NOW IS THE TIME to get stuffing. Not turkeys, that’s months away, but sweet peppers. Florida peppers are here to about the end of May. A little work now will
Commissioner’s AgriCorner: An update on Operation Outdoor Freedom and Camp Prairie
FLORIDA IS HOME to more than 1.5 million veterans who have served our nation proudly. Many of these brave men and women were wounded in the course of their service,
Ag Time with Abby: Spotlighting FFA member Miss Bailey Buchanon
BAILEY BUCHANON, 17, of Lake Gibson FFA, was recently selected to represent the Polk County cattle industry as Polk County Cattlemen’s Sweetheart with hopes of being named the Florida Cattlemen’s
Recipe Spotlight: Pizza night made delicious with a Fresh-from-Florida pie
WHEN IS A CHEESE and tomato sandwich not a sandwich? When it’s a pizza.
One student’s journey in the 4-H Leadership Program
| Thomas Perry discovers his ability to be a frontrunner for his community | AT AGE 18, Thomas Perry already knows he wants to work as an engineer. But what
Ag Time with Abby: Spotlighting the Frostproof FFA chapter
In the photo: Members of the Frostproof Middle FFA get together for a photo on FFA Chapter T-Shirt Day. THE NATIONAL FFA organization recently celebrated National FFA Week from February
Commissioner’s AgriCorner: Strengthening Florida’s livestock industry
FLORIDA’S FARMERS and ranchers face a variety of threats, including pests, disease, and market changes. The success — and in some cases the survival — of Florida’s 500-year-old agriculture industry
Recipe Spotlight: Sharing the red, juicy strawberry bounty
WE HARVEST STRAWBERRIES in spring and pull off the road to buy them at farm stands or, if we have to, in stores. Folks up north have to shovel their
Commissioner’s AgriCorner: Woe to us if we don’t stop the EPA’s proposed regulations on W.O.T.U.S.
The EPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) has once again made an attempt to expand federal jurisdiction on Florida’s waterways with its proposed changes to the rules guiding the implementation of
