THE POLK COUNTY FFA chapters and 4-H clubs have been all about fundraising this year! One huge countywide fundraiser is the #20BuckTruck, sponsored by Kelley Buick GMC of Bartow, and about 25 clubs/chapters are participating in the event.
Ag Time with Abby: The #20BuckTruck fundraiser for the Polk County Youth Fair Read More »
THE 2015-2016 school year is well under way! We have a lot of exciting events going on in different Ag departments as a way to recruit new members into the local FFA chapters! But before we can see what each chapter is doing, we need to meet some of our awesome agriculture teachers.
Ag Time with Abby: Local agri-educators and why teaching is their passion Read More »
WHILE FFA CHAPTERS are high school-affiliated and operated programs whose primary focus is on the breeding, raising, and showing of livestock, 4-H clubs are more independent, as they do not operate out of schools. The community-based 4-H clubs often focus on livestock as well, but some groups branch into various other applications of agriculture. For
Shooting to skill: Teaching 4-H students firearm safety and responsibility Read More »
IT’S THAT TIME AGAIN. The school buses will in route, the bells will be ringing, and students will be starting their countdown to Thanksgiving break! It has been an awesome summer for our Polk County FFA members. Some attended FOA and FLA camp, many went to the Florida FFA State Convention, and a small group
Ag Time with Abby: There’s something for everyone in ag Read More »
Florida Agricultural Museum welcomes newest member ON JULY 24, 2015, a stunning red cracker calf (see inset in photo above) was welcomed into the world by workers at the Florida Agricultural Museum. Located in Palm Coast, Florida, the Florida Agricultural Museum currently hosts a small herd of cracker cattle: one bull, two cows, and the
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IN THE PHOTOS: Left, FFA youth ham it up during the 87th Annual Florida FFA State Convention & Expo. Right, Abby Crawford signs her letter of intent to teach agriculture after attending the UF Ag Education Institute session. THIS YEAR, THE THEME OF FLORIDA FFA was to become a part of the revolution. At the
Ag Time with Abby: Being part of the revolution Read More »
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL the graduating seniors — the Class of 2015! You have made it through all of the trials and triumphs, heartaches and good times, the FCAT, EOCs, and AP exams. I am sure that you tried new things, joined new clubs, and found new happiness. I am also sure that the memories and
Ag Time with Abby: Class of 2015, you did it! Read More »
EACH YEAR, immediately following the end of the Legislative Session, the Polk County Farm Bureau hosts our Legislative Wrap-Up event. This year’s event was scheduled for Tuesday, June 9. Given the Special Session, which must take place in order to present a state budget, the June 9 PCFB Legislative Wrap-Up has been canceled and will
PCFB President’s Column: Legislative Wrap-Up event gets bumped Read More »
STUDENTS FROM HAINES CITY High School’s Future Farmers of America (Haines City-FFA) program will be reading to students at Dundee Elementary Academy for Florida Agriculture Literacy Day on April 21. This year’s book is Drive Through Florida: Livestock and Poultry, which is specially designed for Florida Agriculture Literacy Day by Florida Agriculture in the Classroom
#AgLife in action: Students teaching students on Ag Literacy Day Read More »
THE CONVENTIONAL THOUGHT of those viewing agriculture from the outside is that it is a male-dominated profession. After more than ten years on the FFA Foundation board, I have observed that stereotype evaporate.
Observations on women in agriculture Read More »
