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Q&A with the PCCA Sweetheart on upholding the cattle tradition
BAILEY BUCHANON, the current Polk County Cattlemen’s Association Sweetheart, is proud to call herself a...
A legal thriller with a vein of agriculture that reads like a hometown map
History, good vs. evil, and twists of fate combine in this fictional novel DO YOU...
GCREC 90 years young and still growing
Research center celebrates anniversary and expansion at the Florida Ag Expo WE’RE OLD, BUT WE’RE...
2015-16 Citrus Forecast: Experts take a look down the path of this year’s harvest season
JUST AS CITRUS GROWERS have done for many years, area industry folks gathered together to...
Agritechnology Academy teaches youth of the suburbs
Polk County Farm Bureau’s Ag Program of the Year award goes to Auburndale High School...
State of emergency due to Oriental fruit fly
Florida Department of Agriculture works to eradicate pest in Miami-Dade AN AGRICULTURAL STATE of emergency...
The ripple effects of an ag instructor
Polk County Farm Bureau names the Ag Teacher of the Year: Kyle Carlton THERE ARE...
Commissioner’s AgriCorner: The newest additions to the Rural and Family Lands Protection Program
FAMILIES FROM 70 operational ranches and farms from 30 Florida counties recently gathered in Central...
Building strong gates with a strong agribusiness — Southern Livestock Systems delivers
ANYONE WONDERING about the state of manufacturing in Central Florida ought to take a brief...
Equine funnies for kids
MULLIKIN THE HORSE AND FRIENDS ENJOY SOME AGRIRECREATION by JANET DELCASTILLO About the Author/Illustrator: Janet...
Q&A on hunting wild game
Two of Central Florida’s hunting enthusiasts reveal their hunting preferences and experience FALL IS PRIME...
More agritourism for educational recreation
Farm-time fun for all with crop mazes, pumpkin patches, hayrides, and more RANCHERS TED AND...
Shooting to skill: Teaching 4-H students firearm safety and responsibility
WHILE FFA CHAPTERS are high school-affiliated and operated programs whose primary focus is on the...
Venturing into the pampered world of blackberries
Frontier farmers take a step back to black with this alternative crop TOO MUCH HANDLING...
Taking a teamwork approach to science
UF/IFAS rebuilding research ranks with new funding POLK, HILLSBOROUGH and surrounding Florida farmers and natural...
Not just a border tree — possibilities with eucalyptus crops
IF THERE’S ONE THING local citrus growers are paying close attention to of late, it’s...
Equine funnies for kids
MULLIKIN THE HORSE AND FRIENDS by JANET DELCASTILLO About the Author/Illustrator: Janet DelCastillo is a...
Harvest Time: One fish, two fish
Can Florida’s seafood industry help start a new chapter in America’s seafood intake? “ONE FISH...
New study shows how HLB bacterium changes bug behavior patterns
Citrus greening promotes its own spread, according to researchers SOMETIMES, Mother Nature is just not...
Florida Roots: Colton Matthews’ past, present, and future in ag
THOMAS EDISON — the inventor of the light bulb, among many other important things —...
