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Live. Love. Livestock.
Family Life for the Lasseters at Triple L Farms Elijah Lasseter was seven years old...
Riding Through Life on a Trusted Breed
Barthle Brothers Ranch and the American Quarter Horse Sometimes “good” is a way of life...
Students Turned Teachers
The Spirit of Service in Two 4-H Volunteers Earlier this year, Polk County 4-H recognized...
Expanding Young Riders’ Horsemanship Horizons
At the Polk County 4-H Open Horse Show Responsibility. Confidence. Devotion to excellence. Every parent...
Florida Ranching by the Numbers
Q&A with Industry Experts on the latest USDA Cattle Inventory Report The USDA’s National Agriculture...
Technology brings many uses for citrus peels
| Adding freshness and flavor to otherwise ordinary items | Your unwanted citrus peels can...
An Action Plan for Environmental Stewardship
The What, How, and Why of BMAPs Acronyms, acronyms! We are always hearing acronyms from...
Cultivating Character in Our AgriYouth
Why 4-H, FFA, and Other Programs Are More than Just Ag Projects Training tomorrow’s leaders...
Opening Doors for Students
Citrus Growers Teach the Skills of Trade to Highlands’ Youth As Florida growers explore alternatives...
Solar Pumps for Watering Cattle
Delivering the Key Nutrient with More Convenience and Less Cost Water – the Key Nutrient...
A House a Horse Can Call Home
Florida TRAC and other equine retirement homes give aging thoroughbreds a new lease on life...
More than Just a Labor of Love
Growers Talk Worker Shortages, Weather Challenges and More Like other Florida fruit and vegetable growers...
What’s Spelled Out in the Farm Bill for Florida Citrus
Fight Against Greening Rages on with Continued Research Citrus lobbyists had been searching for four...
An Environmental Steward in a Business World
Nominations are being currently accepted for the 2014 Environmental Stewardship Awards Program. Doing one’s part...
What’s Blooming and What’s Not?
How Nurseries are Changing in 2014 to Keep Business Growing Potted roses used to be...
Q&A: Horse Showmanship Classes at the Polk County Youth Fair
Horse Committee Chair Jessica Slaughter Shares What’s on Tap for this Year Since 1947, the...
Nourishing the Roots of the Community
Growing Much More than Citrus as Florida’s Natural Growers Foundation Focuses on Local Charities The...
Running for Legacy
Participants met the challenge at the Run-A-Muck Mud Run to help raise funds for the...
The Birth of an Industry, Part II of Conclusion
Preserving the Future of Citrus through Environmental Stewardship (Featured Photo: Bok Tower (also known as...
Picking Up the Scent on Mosaic’s Good Will Toward Men
New Sheriff’s K9 to be Named Matrix The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is getting a...