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Greetings!  In partnership with the Polk County Extension Office, we held our bi-annual Polk County Ag Tour on September 23.  Themed  “Rural-Urban Ag Connections in Polk County” the tour provided attendees with insight into the benefits of living and recreating in a county that has strong ties to traditional agricultural production and also introduced agriculture […]

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Greetings!   We held our annual Youth Speech Contest on August 23 with 11 great participants who presented their speeches on the topic “In addition to food and fiber, what other positive impacts in your local community can be attributed to agriculture?”  It is always inspiring to hear students’ unique perspectives on topics presented by the

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Greetings!   Members of the Polk Young Farmer and Ranchers committee joined more than 200 of their colleagues from around the state in St. Augustine on July 8 – 10 for leadership training, competitive events, and fellowship at Florida Farm Bureau’s 2022 Young Farmers and Ranchers (YF&R) Leadership Conference. I’m pleased to share that our Polk

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