THE RADISHES are poking their little green heads up in the garden. It won’t be long before the kids can help with the harvest. Greens are getting ready for cutting, and can peas be far behind?
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HAPPY NEW YEAR! Can you smell that? It smells like pigs, cows, barbecue, cake, walking tacos, and hay! Where can you catch the scent of all of this in one place? The Polk County Youth Fair! It’s the time of year that every local FFA and 4-H member has been waiting for!
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OUR ECONOMY is more global than ever. Boundaries, currencies, and cultures are no longer impediments to the exchange of goods, services, and ideas. New technologies and innovations in transportation have helped us break down these barriers to trade, and the expansion of the Panama Canal, which is expected to be completed in 2015, will further
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KNOWN AS THE NATION’S “winter salad bowl,” Florida produces an abundance of the freshest and highest-quality products in the world this time of year.
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| ’Tis the season to serve and think about your future in the ag industry | FFA IS AN ORGANIZATION that revolves around service. One act of service that many FFA chapters in Polk County participated in recently was the Great American Teach-In.
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IT’S ALMOST CHRISTMAS, BUT THAT’S NOT NEWS. The problem is what to get for the person who has everything and you have nothing for. Food is always a good answer, and luckily, we’re in Florida where fresh produce is a year-round treat. You need just enough freshness to say Merry Christmas … just enough to
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As I reflect on things I am thankful for this month, I would like to thank the recent donors to Project Fill ’Em Up: Jarrett Gordon Ford, Center State Bank at Southern Dunes, and Dundee Elementary Academy. Thanks to their generosity, there will be three less hungry Hornets at Haines City High School.
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It has been a great privilege to represent Florida as Commissioner of Agriculture for the last four years, and I’m proud of what we have been able to accomplish together, not only for our $100 billion agriculture industry, but also for all of our state’s 19 million residents. We have worked hard to grow and
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If food looks wonderful, chances are that it tastes as good as it looks. Our traditional five senses (sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste) tell us what to expect from something by looks first, then by smell. Taste comes next. We don’t hear much from food unless it’s Rice Krispies. The list of five senses
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For 30 years, Florida’s Commissioner of Agriculture and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services have recognized outstanding women who played a critical role in the history and success of agriculture in Florida. This year’s recipient has not only made significant contributions to agriculture, she has worked faithfully to grow Florida’s next generation of
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