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Polk County School Students Awarded for Ag Accomplishments
Polk Youths Soraya Lopidas and Danielle Tamayo Honored for Dedication & Commitment by SHAYLYNN MARKS...
Boomin’ Blues: Florida’s Early Blueberry Harvest Now Underway
by RYAN MILEJCZAK Sponsored by Farm Credit of Central Florida Florida is an agricultural powerhouse...
Gus Trent Rodeo Association Forges New Equine Paths for City Youth
Plant City’s Gus Trent Is Putting Rodeo Within Reach for Inner-City Youth by REBEKAH PIERCE...
Florida Cattle Market Strong Despite Inflation, Loss of Ranchland
Polk County Ranchers See Cattle Market In Their Favor by REBEKAH PIERCE According to the...
2025 Agri-Fest
photos provided by Polk County Farm Bureau More than 4,900 students, 208 classrooms, and almost...
Miss Florida Citrus to Advocate for Citrus with PR Skills
Newly Crowned Miss Florida Citrus Halle Burton Ready to Champion Ag by RYAN MILEJCZAK Miss...
Farm Bureau Day 2025
photos provided by Highlands County Farm Bureau Members of the Highlands County Farm Bureau visited...
True Blue Florida Experience
Whitehead’s Blueberry Farm Turns Berries to Bucks With U-Pick by PAUL CATALA sponsored by Visit...
Full Steam Ahead
Mixon Brothers Join Forces With Citrus Expert Leotti to Expand CUPS Efforts by MAGGIE THARP...
Where Smoke Meets Swagger, Polk County’s BBQ Reigns Supreme
by PAUL CATALA Sponsored by Visit Central Florida Kansas City, Memphis, Carolina, Texas – they...
The Face of the Fair
Polk County’s Youth Ambassadors Step Up to Spread Awareness by REBEKAH PIERCE Do you know...
All Hands On Deck to Save Florida Oranges
by RYAN MILEJCZAK Sponsored by Farm Credit of Central Florida The orange is by far...
New at This Year’s Agri-Fest
All Florida Executive Director Travis Thompson Teaching Fourth-Graders About Conservation by REBEKAH PIERCE When Aldo...
Beyond Ag Education
Highlands County Youth Citrus Project Teaches Life Skills, Time Management by MAGGIE THARP A Highlands...
Polk County Never Tasted So Good
by TIM CRAIG Sponsored by Visit Central Florida The next time tourists get ready for...
One Sweet Season
Strawberry Growers Grapple With Hurricanes, Extreme Cold but Still Come Out on Top by RYAN...
Highlands County Master Gardener Volunteers to Hold Plant Sale Feb. 22
by MARY FRANCES MEIER The Highlands County Master Gardener Volunteers will offer a spring plant...
Harvesting Hope
Alturas Grower David Lawson Pushes Citrus Trees for Strawberries in Bid to Forge a Future ...
Shepherds of Polk City
38 Years Strong in a Field of Their Own by REBEKAH PIERCE Central Florida is...
Bridging the Gap
Harvest Collective Helping Area Farmers Connect With Consumers by MAGGIE THARP There’s a new business...