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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...
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...
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...
When It Comes to Winter Strawberries, Florida Remains on Top
by RYAN MILEJCZAK Sponsored by Farm Credit of Central Florida There are few things better...
A Jolly Month for Bok Academy North FFA
by KENDALL FARRAR, Bok North FFA Reporterphotos by advisors JENNIFER WILLIAMS and HAYLEY NEAL December...
Inside the Run the Ranch 5K: Where Conservation and Community Meet
by REBEKAH PIERCE Picture this: Cattle grazing lazily, their tails swishing back and forth languidly...
Researchers Explore Breakthrough Approach to Combat Greening
by BRAD BUCK, UF/IFAS Scientists at the University of Florida are testing a new type...
Stars of the Citrus Industry
Meet the 2025 Florida Citrus Hall of Fame Inductees The Selection Committee for The Florida...
$5 Million USDA Grant
UF/IFAS Team Secures Funds to Expand Avocado Production Into Central Florida, Combat Laurel Wilt Disease...
Education & Collaboration
Florida’s Farm to School Program Aims to Connect Local Farmers With the Classroom by RYAN...
The Legacy of Leu Gardens
Orlando Oasis Showcases Botanical Beauty With a Nod to Rare, Endangered Plants by REBEKAH PIERCE...