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20 Buck Truck By Melissa Nichols
After the 2015 Polk County Youth Fair, Derrick Kelley owner of Kelley Buick GMC, along with one of his Commercial Sales Managers, Patty Currier, felt great about Derrick giving every market swine and steer exhibitor an add on. But they also felt that they wanted to help more than just those exhibitors. Patty and Derrick did a little brain storming and decided they would give a truck away and raise money by allowing people to make a min of a $20 donation and in exchange get a ticket for the truck. The deal was sweetened when they decided that the funds would be split between the selling FFA/4H/FCCLA chapter and the add on program at the Polk County Youth Fair. Many dealership owners would have never even entertained this idea, whereas Derrick Kelley took it and ran with it. Kelley Buick GMC donated a 2015 GMC Sierra 4 door 4 wheel drive truck with a lift and 20 inch tires to the cause. They then partnered with the non-profit organization, Seed Starters for Young Harvesters, who was able to take over and oversee all the funds and tickets for the truck. After four months of collecting donations, Kelley Buick GMC and Seed Starters made an amazing donation of $33,630 to the Polk County Youth fair so that every single participant, no matter where they competed within the youth fair was awarded a premium. Kelley Buick GMC and Seed Starters also donated $24,330.00 to chapters from around Polk County with a few smaller amounts credited to specific divisions such as the Polk County Bred Steer program. This program has been a game changer for the youth who participated and raised much needed funds and for the youth who will get their very first premium add on. Derrick Kelley simply said this year, he wanted “NO CHILD LEFT OUT.” And he attained this goal. On January 29 Herbert Jim of Brandon got the call that all of the individuals who donated to the cause was hoping to get, he won the truck. With much excitement and maybe a few tears, he replied “I have never won anything in my life, I just thought I was making a donation to help out some kids.” Every single person who participated in this fundraiser was a winner, Derrick Kelley got the satisfaction of being able to help every participant of the youth fair, every person who donated got the satisfaction of knowing their donation was going to a great cause and Herbert Jim got a brand new 2015 GMC Sierra. The next time you are in the market for a new or used vehicle, why not give Kelley Buick GMC a chance, support the businesses that support our youth in agriculture. WWW.INTHEFIELDMAGAZINE.COM
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Polk County Cattlemen’s Association P.O. Box 9005 • Drawer HS03 Bartow, FL. 33831-9005 Director – J. B. Wynn (863) 581-3255 jbwynn29@gmail.com
Cover Photo by Melissa Nichols
Contents February 2015 20 Buck Truck
Triplets
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Master Gardener
Polk County Youth Fair
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IFAS
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Recipes
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Fishing Hot Spots
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Investing in Ag
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PCYF Results
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PCSO
Rocking Chair Chatter
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Mike Facente (863) 697-9419
State Director – David McCullers (863) 635-2821crookedlakeranch@verizon. net
Standing Committee Chairs:
Secretary/Treasurer Justin Bunch (863) 425-1121 jbunch@agriumretail. com
Events & Director Kevin Fussell (863) 412-5876
President – Ray Clark (863) 640-0719 rclark@tampabay. rr.com
Rodeo- Fred Waters (863) 559-7808
Carlton Taylor 863-781-1146 Carlton.Taylor@boehringer-ingelheim.com Charles Clark (863) 528-8537 cclarkc4@yahoo.com L.B. Flanders, DVM (863) 644-5974 Mike Fussell (863) 698-8314 fussell.flafarm@verizon. net Moby Persing 863-528-4567 Dave Tomkow (863) 665-5088 cattlemenslivestock@ earthlink.net
Membership- J.B. Wynn
Trade Show-
Website – Adam Norman 863-944-9293 Adam.norman@gmfind. com Cattlewomen – Vice President, Laura Slocumb (863) 660-7000 laura@higgenbotham. com Extension – Bridget Carlisle PO Box 9005, Drawer HS03 Bartow, FL 33831 (863) 519-1048 bccarlis@ufl.edu Sheriff’s Dept. – Sgt. Tommy Dixon (863) 534-7205 tdixon@polksheriff.org
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Letter from the Editor
STAFF Publisher/Photography Karen Berry Senior Managing Editor/ Associate Publisher Sarah Holt Editor-In-Chief Al Berry Editor Patsy Berry
I just returned form the Fresh From Florida breakfast. I enjoy this annual event that occurs on opening day of the Florida State Fair. A large crowd is always on hand to enjoy the fellowship and food. You can “graze” your way around the Ag Hall of Fame while visiting farmers, ranchers, and other guests. Commissioner of Agriculture, Adam Putnam and Attorney General Pam Bondi were on hand to welcome everyone to the breakfast and to present a resolution to Farm Credit to commemorate the 100th year of their existence. Believe it or not, if you eat you are involved in agriculture. Unfortunately most consumers don’t see it that way. They don’t think of the time and effort, or blood, sweat and tears that goes in to getting food to their tables. This is a mindset that needs to change. Life cannot be sustained without food. We know more about our cell phones, computer games and TVs than we do where our food comes from. Educate yourself. Look for food that is Fresh From Florida. It only takes a second to check but can make a world of difference to our Florida economy. This community of agriculturists is truly passionate about what they do. Where would we be without them? Check next month’s issue for a run down of results from the Florida State Fair!
Sales Manager Danny Crampton Sales Al Berry Tina Richmond Danny Crampton Melissa Nichols Nolan Lewis Creative Director/Illustrator Juan Alvarez Photography Karen Berry Al Berry Stephanie Humphrey Melissa Nichols Staff Writers Al Berry Sandy Kaster James Frankowiak Sean Green Ginny Mink Libby Hopkins Melissa Nichols Contributing Writers Woody Gore
Until Next Month
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Youth Cattle Shows and Sales Season When you get this month’s In the Field, magazine we will have had the Polk County Youth Fair and the Polk County Cattlemen’s Association Trade Show and Ranch Rodeo and also the Florida State Fair. I know they will all have been successful and have many wonderful memories for everyone involved.
across the State. We met with our State representatives and went over many issues and bills that will come before our leaders in government at this year’s session. Closing out January will be our NCAB Annual Convention, held in San Diego, CA, bringing together cattlemen from across the nation.
We have many of our young cattle people that will have been involved with the livestock shows and sales and I hope they have been successful with the competition and the marketing of their animals. Thank you 4-H and FFA leaders for training our young farmers.
In closing, let me say this is a very busy time of the year with all these fairs and shows. But for me it’s one of my favorite seasons of the year. I love seeing all these young FFA and 4-H members showing their projects and I hope you get out and support them at their auctions.
Congratulations to Maggie Clark for showing the Grand Champion Polk County Bred Steer at the Polk County Youth Fair. The producer was Grape Hammock Ranch. Also congratulations to Reed Fussell for showing the, Reserve Champion Polk County Bred Steer, Producer Fussell Farms.
I also hope you had the opportunity to try some of the great food, our cattlewomen prepared for our Ranch Rodeo.
Changing gears, we also have had several other events that our Cattlemen’s Association has been involved in. In January we had the Florida Cattlemen’s & Allied Institute, held in Arcadia. Attendance was great ,with several good speakers, who covered some Agriculture issues. Also the trade show venders had many great displays of their products that we can use on our ranches. Our next event was in Tallahassee, where we had our FCA Legislative Quarterly meeting. We had approximately. 150 cattlemen and farmers in attendance from
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The first annual fair in the American colonies was held in 1641 in New Amsterdam (now New York City) to showcase farm products of the local area. The USDA estimates that more than one million customers visit farmers’ markets each week. The USA’s first state fair was held in Syracuse, New York in September of 1841. The average supermarket carrot travels 2,000 miles from field to table. USDA surveys suggest that most farmers’ market produce travels less than 50 miles to market. The first time that fairgoers ate hot dogs and ice cream as they walked along the midway was during the Saint Louis World’s Fair in 1904, thus coining these two foods as the world’s first “fast foods.” One cup of strawberries is only 55 calories.
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Glory Bower
M A S T E R GARDENER By Debra Howell Now and then, nature tosses you a two-edged sword. Should you choose to catch it, will your particular choice return to haunt you? And return, and return…
ties of this lovely group of plants.
About 400 species of diverse plants comprise the Clerodendrum genus. Some of these hail from Malaysia, the Philippines and Southeast Asia, while others come from Africa. In other words, they enjoy warm, temperate, tropical climates.
C. Quadrilocular may be trimmed either as a shrub or as a small tree. As a single-trunked tree, this plant will grow to approximately 15 feet tall and have a span of about ten feet wide. Since the name of this plant is quite a tongue-twister, we will call it star burst, glory bowers or shooting stars. This plant, even in its vegetative state, is very attractive with its large leaves that are dark green on top and a reddish purple on the underside. This striking plant is an easy evergreen that does not require a whole lot of care. It is probably the least invasive of this plant family. This sub-tropical shrub, or small tree, is native to the Pacific Islands, Africa and Philippines. It does tend to form dense thickets on some of the Pacific Islands.
Clerodendrums occur as small trees, substantial shrubs and vines. Some of the members of this plant group bloom in the summer, while others provide winter blossoms. Most members of the family are viable in hardiness zones 10-11. Many are hardy in our zone 9, but may be damaged by the cold. None are recommended for zone 8 or Florida’s Panhandle.
This plant is a real sleeper, maintaining its status as a specimen, screen or focal point in your landscape. And, then in the winter BOOM! It bursts forth with huge flower clusters in pink, white, coral and salmon, which cover the tree like shooting stars. It may also be used as a mass planting or container-grown in streetscapes and in public spaces.
At one time, the Clerodendrum genus were members of the vervain family of Verbenaceae. However, they have found a new family. They are now assigned as members of the Lamiaceae or mint family. This reassignment was handed down by the International plant Names index. So, the Clerodendrums are now relatives of such plants as mint, rosemary, sage and lavender.
This rapidly growing plant will provide more blooms on the side which receives the most sun. It will perform best in full sun, where it will no doubt require more water, than if planted in light shade.
The Clerodendrum family is such a two-edged sword, or possibly a “Lady or the Tiger” sort of situation. For while some cultivars of Clerodendrum are docile and well-mannered, others are more difficult to manage.
The Greeks are responsible for the name Clerodendrum. The word “kleros” means “chance” in Greek. This is a reference to the supposed medicinal applications for which it has been used, such as its use by the Chinese to lower blood pressure, among other things. The term “dendrom” means “tree.” This is also where the term dendrochronology originated, which refers to the practice of tree-ring age dating. So, which of these beautifully flowering plants are fairly tame and which will keep you working regularly? Let’s explore the probabili10
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In order to encourage a more tree-like appearance, you will need to nip shoots around the plant base and keep the tan colored trunk clean and tidy. Your pruning may be done following the winter bloom period. Starburst has a cultivar called “Brandonii” whose leaves provide a tricolor look with its variegated foliage. The trumpet shape of flowers makes starburst popular with hummingbirds. However, most butterflies will be unable to sip nectar due to the very long tube. These flowers appear on something called a terminal globose cyme. Pests which may present themselves are mealybugs, aphids or white flies. WWW.INTHEFIELDMAGAZINE.COM
C. Paniculatum is also known as pagoda flower, so named due to the arrangement of orange-red or scarlet flowers presented above the foliage like a Japanese pagoda. This cultivar blooms summer to autumn, and sporadically thereafter. It is an erect, open shrub with handsome leaves as large as a foot across. Often having multiple stems, pagoda flower will be five feet tall with a spread of a yard wide. The stems may come up from the roots instead of a single trunk. This plant is an old-time favorite appearing in cottage gardens throughout the Southern United States. In areas which receive little frost, it may flower most of the year. The foliage is also a crowdpleaser. While pagoda flower prefers mostly full sun, it will grow in partial shade. If the plant is damaged in the winter, it will undoubtedly sprout back in the spring. You may desire to afford pagoda flower some protection by planting it on the south side of your house.
C. Thomsoniae, or bleeding heart vine, uses tendrils to wrap around an arbor or trellis. The vines can reach out up to fifteen feet and may be allowed to sprawl on the ground. This twining evergreen vine may be grown in a container, backed with a trellis in an effort to corral this plant. Mine are sort of laying up on top of other shrubs along my paths. They are blooming now so I am hesitant to prune them, but will before long. This vine performs well in dappled sunlight and loves rich, welldrained soils. You should trim these plants throughout the year as necessary. Be sure to remove frost damage before new growth appears. When temperatures are cold enough, the plant will shed its leaves to reveal the interesting tendrils.
Should you wish to cultivate these plants, you may remove any suckers and replant them in the spring or fall. Stem cuttings may be rooted, as well.
One very popular Clerodendrum is the blue butterfly bush, sometimes called cat’s whiskers. This evergreen shrub is capable of reaching ten feet in height, but can be shaped to a lower bush. The long, arching branches bear panicles of flowers with four “lobes,” one is violet blue, the other three are pale blue in color. These showy Clerodendrums bloom from summer through fall.
A cultivar which volunteers in my yard is bungei, also called rose glory bower, Mexican hydrangea or Kashmir bouquet. It may be noted that the plant is not from Mexico, but rather, from Asia. Nor is it related to the hydrangea.
The blue glory bower, or blue butterfly bush, really prefers a frost free environment like zones 10-11, but will sprout back from the roots in zones 8 and 9. Blue butterfly bush may be used in a mixed border or as a specimen plant.
This is an aggressive shrub, the shoots of which may grow to six feet tall. The gorgeous rose-colored flowers are held above the leaves and well-loved by various pollinators and butterflies. Although lovely in bloom, I pull up quite a few of these invasive plants allowing only a scattering to bloom. Due to its aggressive nature, rose glory bower has established itself in Mexico, South America and Florida. It is advised that you confine this one to an isolated bed surrounded by lawn. I have done this and it still spreads out into the grass.
Other Clerodendrums are flaming glory bower, Harlequin glory bower, and Turks turban. While flaming glory bower is a vine like bleeding heart, Harlequin glory bower is a shrub or small tree. Now although the Turks turban is attractive while in bloom, it is a nuisance and invasive weed in parts of Florida and the Southeastern United States. It bears fruit in December, which changes from jade green to metallic blue.
The research data states that the leaves exude a “not unpleasant,” strong, musky smell, but it smells like boiled peanuts to me. WWW.INTHEFIELDMAGAZINE.COM
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IFAS – A Go-To-Source
By Jack Payne When there’s a dispute between agriculture and natural resources, here’s the thing I always say: We need to protect the natural resources that make agriculture possible in the first place. Nowhere is this more true than in the world of water. The Florida Legislature has unofficially declared this the year of water, and it wasted no time sending comprehensive water legislation to the governor’s desk, just days into the session. The resulting media coverage pits environmentalists versus agricultural interests. Unfortunately, the dichotomy is an all-too-common tool for framing a story on what might otherwise be – ahem – a dry subject for the average reader. The reality is that we need clean water AND we need to grow food. It’s not an either/or proposition. My bias is that IFAS is the bestpositioned organization to thread that needle. Protecting the water supply and the food supply simultaneously is a huge challenge. Science is the tool we use to meet such challenges. That’s why I’m glad the water legislation assigns IFAS a vital role in providing the science that will put this legislation to work. Our charge is to figure out things like how to best use fertilizer. Think of it this way: Fertilizers are the nutrients that need to be just deep enough in the soil to get absorbed by the roots of our crops. If those nutrients go below the roots, though, they are lost and become pollutants that can enter our water, costing millions to clean up.
It’s a matter of inches. Location! Location! Location! It requires a sophisticated interdisciplinary effort to figure out what kind of fertilizers to use and how to apply them to achieve the cleanwater goals of the legislation. Who else could do this but IFAS? We’ve got the team of soil scientists, water experts, agronomists, and others to do the research. And we’ve got the Extension experts to make sure that our discoveries get from the lab to Florida’s 9.5 million acres of agricultural land. So when high-profile legislation passes, I regard the interest groups’ competing interpretations of its effect as largely beside the point. What I’m more interested in is whether the actions ordered by law are informed by evidence instead of ideology. Credible science has a tremendously important role to play in public policy. Of course, we’ll be an interest group in Tallahassee, too, advocating for the funding that allows us to do so much good for Floridians. I’ll let you know how that turns out. But I’m encouraged that in week one the Legislature has recognized IFAS as a go-to source for addressing some of the state’s grandest challenges.
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Being good stewards of local resources is an important part of what we do at Mosaic. As a native Floridian and an environmental specialist for our phosphate operations, I understand that our lands and waters are part of the regional ecosystem. Every year, mined lands are reclaimed for wildlife habitats, wetlands, lakes and streams. In our fivecounty operating area, we also monitor more than 30 water outfalls on our property as well as nearby creeks and streams. We take our responsibility for meeting Florida’s water and reclamation standards seriously — for our neighbors as well as yours. We help the world grow the food it needs.
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Tampa Bay’s Fishing Report February 2016 Capt. Woody Gore (www.captainwoodygore.com) Andy Svatek The good news for trout anglers, if we keep getting cool weather the bite might pick up. I have confidence that in the past few years our trout populations seem to be increasing. This might be contributed to anglers taking a different position regarding the release of more spotted sea trout than they keep. Once a plentiful and seemingly endless resource, trout suffer severely during bouts with red tide and hard winter fish kills. I’m continually learning more and better ways to live release fish. There is more to it than just tossing them back and hoping they will survive. We must release them quickly, in or near the water and never using a landing net, dry hands or a rag. If a photo is required do it quickly and gently. Try using a non-invasive bottom-lip gripping devices while holding the fish horizontally and gently supporting its belly with a wet hand. Ever wonder how long you should keep them out of the water for a photo? Try holding your breath until you put them back. Voracious feeders, trout can quickly swallow your bait and become throat hooked. Once this occurs your best attempt at a live release is usually futile. So try bending your hook barbs down and go for quicker hook-sets. A hook-set does not mean a hard set just a quick one followed immediately by a bent rod whenever you feel a fish on the line. Keeping your rod bent and line tight prevents the barbless hooks from dislodging as you reel. If you want a nice trout dinner, take a few home, they make delicious table fare. But only take enough for a meal; never plan on filling the freezer. Trout do not freeze well and quickly become freezer burned and thrown away after a few weeks. Remember, there’s nothing better than fresh fish for dinner and, like we really need one, it gives us another excuse to go fishing. So where do you find and how do you catch this highly sought after Tampa Bay fish? That’s a relatively easy question. Trout love grass flats, sandy potholes, rocky bottoms with grass and incoming or outgoing tides. They eat live shrimp, sardines, small threadfins, small crabs and artificial lures. Try fishing the two to five foot grass flats, especially those with a broken bottom in front of Bishops Harbor, 14 14
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What’s Biting in February on Tampa Bay? Snook:
Gulf of Mexico: Season: Dec. 1-end of February; May 1-Aug. 31, Size Limit: Not less than 28” total length (TL) or more than 33” TL, Bag Limit: 1 per harvester per day With the warm weather, snook fishing has remained strong and as long as the water temperatures don’t fall too quickly you should be able to target them as usual. Of course the bait of choice is greenbacks and with the warm weather we’re still getting them off the flats.
Redfish: Redfish continue feeding and should continue right
through the colder months. You’ll find them on shallow-water flats often with their tails up. When trying to pattern these wily adversaries watch for wading birds around the flats and mangroves since they feed on the same things. Its also mullet time and large numbers are schooling. Redfish tend to hang with these large schools eating whatever they stir up; so always target mullet schools.
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Anne Love three inches longer. Use whitebait if you can find it or shinny diving artificial lures with quick erratic actions.
Other Things to Catch: Look for flounder, sheeps-
head and mangrove snapper off the beaches on patches of hard bottom also bridges, oyster bars, rock piles or fish attractors and deep water docks throughout the Tampa Bay area. Try greenbacks, mussels, shrimp or oysters. If you’re fishing the bridges try scraping the pilings to get them going.
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2016 Polk County Youth Fair Champions
Jacob Adrian,George Jenkins FFA Archery-Int. Instinctive Long 1st Place Open Show Market Steer-3rd Class 1st Place Dog Obedience Int. Sub Novice A 1st Place Open Show Market Steer-Reserve Dog Records Test Int. 1st Place Champion Winner Food Preservation-Mango Jam Tricolor
Commercial Heifer-European Influence-3-yr-old Grand Champion Commercial Heifer Herdsman Team Winner
Canyon Albright, Kathleen Sr. FFA, Sr. Team Rabbit Judging 1st Place
Clare Bibby, Lake Gibson Sr. FFA Horticulture-Croton Tricolor Horticulture-Dish Garden Tricolor Home-Recycled Bottle Cap Flowers Tricolor Photography-Special Effects Tricolor Ornamental Plants Tricolor Sr. Swine Record Book Winner
Mackenzie Barber, All Stars 4-H Dog Agility Sr. Sub Novice A 1st Place Dog Records Test Sr. 1st Place
Erista Albritton, Ft. Meade Community 4-H Chili Cook Off-People’s Choice 1st Place
Logan Barden, Mulberry Sr. FFA Breeding Goat-Pygmy Reserve Champion
Vera Alderman, Boot Scootin’ 4-H Rabbit Show Best of Breed
Brooklyn Barefoe, Kathleen Sr. FFA Sr. Team Horticulture 1st Place
Jesse Bibby, Hoof-n-Horn 4-H Commercial Heifer-European Influence-Yearling Alex Allneci, Mulberry Middle FFA Reserve Champion Jr. Poultry and Egg Judging Highpoint Winner Elise Barfield, Clovers on the Ridge Charolais Bull-Grand Champion Winner Photography-Single Enlargement Tricolor Continental Breed Male-Grand Champion Winner Photography-Photographer’s Choice Tricolor Int. Individual Livestock 1st Place Johnny Almallah, Road Ends 4-H Home-Hunting Basket Tricolor Jayden Black, Amigos 4-H Sada Barfield, Clovers on the Ridge Breeding Goat-Pygmy Grand Champion Gift Basket-American Outdoor BBQ Basket Dog Obedience Sr. Sub Novice A 1st Place Breeding Goat Jr. Showmanship 1st Place Tricolor Dog Rally Sr. Novice B 1st Place Home-WW II Scrapbook Tricolor Christopher Anderson, Auburndale Sr. FFA Poultry-Male Large Fowl Champion Austin Armstrong, Crystal Lake Middle FFA Middle Team Horticulture 1st Place Katelyn Armstrong, Lake Gibson Sr. FFA Rabbit Show Best of Breed Samantha Ashwill, Auburndale Sr. FFA Horticulture-Dish Garden Tricolor Horticulture-Blueberry Bush Tricolor Blueberry Bush Tricolor Ornamental Plants Tricolor
Faith Barnett, Auburndale Sr. FFA Horticulture-Peach Tree Tricolor Peach Trees Tricolor
Julia Black, Polk Centennial 4-H Home-A Thanksgiving Carol Tricolor Jr. Illustrated Talk 1st Place
Elizabeth Bazmore, Ft. Meade Community 4-H Jr. Team Livestock Highpoint Winner
Destiny Blackmon, Stambaugh Middle FFA Int. Horse Record Book 1st Place
Alisa Bean, Lake Gibson Sr. FFA Jacob Blankenship, Orange Blossom 4-H Commercial Market Steer-3rd Class 1st Place Horticulture-Peach Tree Tricolor TC Bearden, Ft. Meade Community 4-H Int. Demonstrations 1st Place AJ Bennett, Frostproof Middle/Sr. FFA Chili Cook Off-Judge’s Choice 1st Place
Tevin Ashwood, Lake Wales Sr. FFA Commercial Heifer-European Influence-2-yr-old Grand Champion Commercial Heifer-Overall European Grand Alex Bennett Champion Archery-Int. Sighted Compound 1st Place Bailey Barber, All Stars 4-H Dog Rally Int. Novice A 1st Place
Jessie Bennett, Hog Wild 4-H Jr. Beef Breeding Showmanship 1st Place
Alyssa Balliett, Bok Academy FFA Lexie Bennett Int. Table Setting-Best Holiday/Celebration WinBartow Middle FFA ner Market Hog Class Winner Bailey Barber, All Stars 4-H 16
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Jordan Brantly, New Horizons 4-H Jr. Table Setting-Best Formal Winner Christa Brickman, Kathleen Sr. FFA Rabbit Show Best of Breed Jacob Briggs, New Horizons 4-H Rabbit Show Best of Show 1st Runner Up Jacob Briggs, New Horizons 4-H Rabbit Show Best of Breed Rebecca Briggs, Frostproof Middle/Sr. FFA Sr. Scrap Off 1st Place LeAnna Brown, McLaughlin Middle FFA Rabbit Show Best of Breed Samantha Brown, Winter Haven Sr. FFA Rabbit Show Best of Breed Blair Buchanon, Kathleen Sr. FFA Maine Anjou Female-Reserve Champion Winner Continental Breed Female-Reserve Champion Winner Sr. Team Horticulture 1st Place Sr. Team Horticulture Highpoint Winner Kiley Buck, Darn 4-H Horse-Geldings 7 and Older 1st Place Jr. Horse Trail 1st Place Jr. Horse Egg & Spoon 1st Place Jr. Horse Poles 1st Place Jr. Horse Barrels 1st Place Ryan Burr, Auburndale Sr. FFA Market Hog Class Winner Iris Busby, Crop and Carrot 4-H Int. Horse Judging 1st Place Int. Horse English Showmanship 1st Place Int. Horse Hollow Log 1st Place Int. Horse Key Hole 1st Place Lynn Bush, Bartow Middle FFA Rabbit Show Best of Breed Delany Butler, Lake Gibson Sr. FFA Commercial Hen Champion Kaitlyn Byr, Lake Wales Sr. FFA Sr. Team Livestock 1st Place Tevin Byrd, Lake Wales Sr. FFA Sr. Team Livestock 1st Place Rigo Calderon, Karen Siegal Academy FFA Foods-Lemon Macadamia Truffles Tricolor Madison Carlton, Hoof-n-Horn 4-H Market Hog Jr. Showmanship 1st Place Jr. Individual Livestock 1st Place Shelby Carlton, Kathleen Sr. FFA Sr. Team Horticulture 1st Place Keatley Chandler, Tenoroc Sr. FFA Angus Bull-Reserve Champion Winner WWW.INTHEFIELDMAGAZINE.COM
English Breed Male-Reserve Champion Winner Jennifer Dages, Mulberry Middle FFA Rabbit Show Best of Show 2nd Runner Up Rabbit Show Best of Breed Gabriel Chandley, Lucky A’s 4-H Archery-Jr. Instinctive Compound 1st Place Horticulture-Peach Tree Tricolor Collin Daniel, Ft. Meade Middle/Sr. FFA Jr. Market Steer Showmanship 1st Place Market Hog Class Winner Peach Trees Tricolor Mary Davis, Lakeland Sr. FFA Peyton Chandley, Lucky A’s 4-H Commercial Heifer Sr. Showmanship 1st Place Food Preservation-Strawberry Jam Tricolor Simmental Female-Reserve Champion Winner Paige Davis, New Horizons 4-H Int. Table Setting-Best Informal Outdoor Winner Timothy Chauncey, Mulberry Sr. FFA Commercial Heifer Eagle Award Winner Marissa Dawes, Frostproof Middle/Sr. FFA Ariel Chenowith, Home Grown 4-H Commercial Heifer-Brahman Influence-2-yr-Old Jr. Pillow Sew Off 1st Place Grand Champion Commercial Heifer-Overall Brahman Reserve Champion Kaydee Clark, Hoof-n-Horn 4-H Int. Market Steer Showmanship 1st Place Marissa Dawes, Frostproof Middle/Sr. FFA Commercial Heifer-European Influence-Yearling Maggie Clark, Kathleen Sr. FFA Grand Champion Commercial Market Steer-4th Class 1st Place Commercial Heifer-Overall European Reserve Commercial Market Steer-Grand Champion Champion Winner Market Steer Carcass 1st Place Chase Debroad, Ft. Meade Middle/Sr. FFA Commercial Market Steer-2nd Class 1st Place Ean Clemons, New Horizons 4-H Cake Auction-Coastal Coconut Pinepple Cake Winner Kiley Decatur, Amigos 4-H Food Preservation-Dill Pickles Tricolor Kaitlynn Coatney, Lake Region Sr. FFA Sr. Horse Quiz 1st Place Horse-Mares 6 and Under 1st Place Destiny Deese, Lake Gibson Sr. FFA Jr. Team Livestock 1st Place Christy Collins, Lake Gibson Sr. FFA Horticulture-Sunshine Abelia Tricolor Rebecca Desir, Winter Haven HS FCCLA Ornamental Plants Tricolor Sr. PJ Pant Sew Off 1st Place Lauren Collins, Lucky A’s 4-H Market Hog Class Winner
Michael DeVane, New Horizons 4-H Purebred Beef-Eagle Award Winner
Grace Colston, Sea Stars 4-H Sr. Table Setting-Best Formal Winner
Misty DeVane, New Horizons 4-H Zebu Female-Reserve Champion Winner
Laura Colston, Sea Stars 4-H Int. Illustrated Talk 1st Place
Mya Dewitt, Lake Gibson Sr. FFA Sr. Poultry and Egg Judging Team 1st Place
Taylor Connell, Boots-N-Spurs 4-H Sr. Horse English Showmanship 1st Place Sr. Horse English Pleasure 1st Place Sr. Horse English Equitation 1st Place Sr. Horse Egg & Spoon 1st Place
Cameron Dicks, Lucky A’s 4-H Foods-Pretzel House Tricolor Foods-Five Bean Soup Mix Tricolor Foods-Cowboy Cookie Mix Tricolor Home-Flowers in Vintage Bucket Tricolor Home-Pink Pillow Tricolor Gift Basket-Family Game Night Tricolor
Payton Creel, Crystal Lake Middle FFA Middle Team Horticulture 1st Place Middle Team Horticulture Highpoint Winner Brynna Dierker, Country Ridge 4-H Gift Basket-Low Country Boil Basket Tricolor Cierra Crews, Lake Gibson Middle FFA Market Hog Class Winner
Jack Dierker, Country Ridge 4-H Gift Basket-Southern Man Basket Tricolor
Megan Cross, Kathleen Sr. FFA Commercial Heifer Herdsman Individual Winner Jackson Dierker, Country Ridge 4-H Home-Bird House and Nest Tricolor Emma Grace Crumbly, Frostproof Middle/Sr. FFA Int. Table Setting-Most Creative Winner
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Cole Dunham, Crop and Carrot 4-H Breeding Goat-Other Breeds Grand Champion Shelby Garrett, Frostproof Middle/Sr. FFA Chili Cook Off-Judge’s Choice 1st Place Leah Dunham, Crop and Carrot 4-H Int. Horse Speed Showmanship 1st Place
Carlton Gaugh, Ft. Meade Community 4-H Chili Cook Off-People’s Choice 1st Place
Hunter Dupre, Kathleen Sr. FFA Steer-Eagle Award Winner
Cassidy Gladney, Mulberry Middle FFA Int. Goat Tying Skills 1st Place
Maddie Dvorak, Kathleen Sr. FFA Sr. Team Rabbit Judging 1st Place Sr. Rabbit Judging Highpoint Winner
Dylan Gossett, Haines City Sr. FFA Poultry-Male Bantam Champion
Haley Henson, Sea Stars 4-H Int. Rabbit Showmanship 1st Place Kally Henson, Sea Stars 4-H Rabbit Show Best of Breed Layla Henson, Sea Stars 4-H Jr. Rabbit Judging 1st Place Michael Hickman, Crystal Lake Middle FFA Middle Team Horticulture 1st Place Cole Hixenbaugh, Frostproof Middle/Sr. FFA Chili Cook Off-Judge’s Choice 1st Place
Madison Grade, Home Grown 4-H Madison Dvorak, Kathleen Sr. FFA Sr. Pillow Sew Off 1st Place Sr. Horse Record Book 1st Place Corin Hockenberry, Home Grown 4-H Sr. Horse Grooming and Conditioning 1st Place Dog Showmanship Int. Novice 1st Place Lacreia Groce, Darn 4-H Dog Obedience Int. Sub Novice B 1st Place Jr. Horse Grooming and Conditioning 1st Place Dog Agility Int. Novice 1st Place Jr. Horse Western Showmanship 1st Place Int. Table Setting-Best Formal Winner Alyssa Eldridge, Ft. Meade Community 4-H Int. Storytelling 1st Place Chili Cook Off-People’s Choice 1st Place Robert Grode Archery-Sr. Instinctive Long 1st Place Kylie Hollis, Crystal Lake Middle FFA Shelby Eldridge, Bartow Middle FFA Middle Team Horticulture 1st Place Market Hog Int. Showmanship 1st Place Grant Halter, Kathleen Middle FFA Int. Swine Record Book Winner Wesle Howell, Hoof-n-Horn 4-H Madison English, Lake Gibson FFA Jr. Goat Tying Skills 1st Place Market Hog Class Winner Megan Handley, Polk Centennial 4-H Foods-Citrus Gift Box Tricolor Erin Jenkins, Frostproof Middle/Sr. FFA Rynaldo Euson, Dundee Ridge Academy FFA Foods-Cowboy Cornbread Tricolor Purebred Beef-Individual Herdsman Award WinZebu Bull-Grand Champion Winner Sr. Demonstrations 1st Place ner Purebred Beef-Club/Chapter Herdsman Award Winner Casey Harper, Haines City Sr. FFA Abbegail Jernigan, Home Grown 4-H Brangus Bull-Reserve Champion Winner Int. Pillow Sew Off 1st Place Ansleigh Evans, Mulberry Middle FFA Commercial Market Steer-1st Class 1st Place Mikayla Harper, All Stars 4-H Hunter Jernigan, Home Grown 4-H Dog Obedience Sr. Sub Novice B 1st Place Int. Table Setting-Best Informal Indoor Winner Nic Fateley, Lake Wales Sr. FFA Sr. Poultry and Egg Judging Highpoint Winner Kimberly Harwell, Lake Gibson Middle FFA Open Show Market Steer-2nd Class 1st Place Kaleb Jernigan, Home Grown 4-H Jr. Team Livestock 1st Place Jr. Table Setting-Most Creative Winner Olivia Foreman, Polk Centennial 4-H Int. Pillow Sew Off 1st Place Int. Decorative Food Centerpiece 1st Place Lisa Hawkins, Lake Wales Sr. FFA Cake Auction-Red Velvet Cake Winner Logan Jewellery, Kathleen Sr. FFA Trace Foreman, Polk Centennial 4-H Sr. Team Rabbit Judging 1st Place Sr. Decorative Food Centerpiece 1st Place McKenzie Hayes, Frostproof Middle/Sr. FFA Sr. Table Setting-Best Holiday/Celebration Winner Elizabeth Johnson, Home Grown 4-H Reed Fussell, Bartow Sr. FFA Dog Showmanship Int. Basic 1st Place Horticulture-Grape Ivy Tricolor Dog Obedience Int. Basic 1st Place Horticulture-Citrus Tree Tricolor Commercial Market Steer-5th Class 1st Place Brianna Heath, Darn 4-H Commercial Market Steer-Reserve Champion Int. Horse Quiz 1st Place Stephanie Keeble, Hog Wild 4-H Winner Int. Horse English Pleasure 1st Place Sr. Horse Hollow Log 1st Place Citrus Trees Tricolor Int. Horse English Equitation 1st Place Sr. Horse Poles 1st Place Ornamental Plants Tricolor Int. Horse Western Pleasure 1st Place Sr. Horse Barrels 1st Place Int. Western Horsemanship 1st Place Int. Horse Egg & Spoon 1st Place Selena Fussell, Lake Gibson Sr. FFA Allyson Keim, Hoof-n-Horn 4-H Market Hog Class Winner Chili Cook Off-Best Decorated Booth 1st Place 20
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Jr. Team Livestock 1st Place Madyson Keim, Lake Gibson Sr. FFA Jr. Team Livestock 1st Place Jasimine Khan, Crop and Carrot 4-H Jr. Western Horsemanship 1st Place Jr. Horse Key Hole 1st Place Kaitlyn King, Top Notch 4-H Market Hog Gain-In-Weight 1st Place Taylor King, Bartow Middle FFA Jr. Team Rabbit Judging 1st Place Andrew Kingham, Darn 4-H Sr. Horse Western Walk/Trot 1st Place Ellie Kingham, Darn 4-H Int. Horse Western Showmanship 1st Place Int. Horse English Walk/Trot Pleasure 1st Place Int. Horse Trail 1st Place Int. Horse Musical Flags 1st Place Jackson Kingham, Darn 4-H Sr. Horse Therapy 1st Place Ciara Kitner, Boot Scootin’ 4-H Home-Recycle Pallet Tricolor Jadyn Knox, Dreamcatchers 4-H Dog Show Int. Highpoint Winner Dog Showmanship Int. Advance 1st Place Dog Obedience Int. Beginner Novice A 1st Place Dog Rally Int. Novice B 1st Place Savannah Kopilchak, Westwood Middle FFA Int. Horse Poles 1st Place Int. Horse Barrels 1st Place Andy Kranitz Jr. Individual Horticulture 1st Place Courtney Lamoureaux, Bartow Sr. FFA Rabbit Show Best of Breed Horticulture-Citrus Tree Tricolor Angus Female-Reserve Champion Winner Citrus Trees Tricolor Samantha Lanier, Kathleen Sr. FFA Horticulture-Domino Spath Tricolor Ornamental Plants Tricolor Hannah Lee, Amigos 4-H Rabbit Show Best of Breed Katy Locke, Bartow Sr. FFA Horticulture-Sanseveria Tricolor Horticulture-Peach Tree Reserve Champion Peach Tree-Reserve Champion Winner Ornamental Plants Tricolor Kendall Locke, Lake Gibson Sr. FFA Sr. Market Steer Showmanship 1st Place Angus Female-Grand Champion Winner English Breed Female-Grand Champion Winner Sr. Team Livestock Highpoint Winner Kagen Long, Farm Fresh 4-H Open Show Market Steer-4th Class 1st Place WWW.INTHEFIELDMAGAZINE.COM
Open Show Market Steer-Grand Champion WinChampion Winner ner Polk City 4-H Brahman Breed Female Grand Champion Winner Katherine Long, Clovers on the Ridge Dog Showmanship Jr. Basic 1st Place Macey Merritt, Top Notch 4-H Dog Obedience Jr. Basic 1st Place Sr. Poultry and Egg Judging 1st Place Dog Rally Int. Basic 1st Place Kailey Mesmer, Green Swamp 4-H Julia Lovelady, George Jenkins FFA Rabbit Show Best of Breed Market Hog Class Winner Kailey Mesmer, Dreamcatchers 4-H Sam Lovett, Ft. Meade Middle/Sr. FFA Dog Records Test Jr. 1st Place Rabbit Show Best of Breed Kailey Mesmer, Green Swamp 4-H Nathan Maddox, Bartow Middle FFA Breeding Goat-Other Breeds Reserve Champion Commercial Heifer-European Influence-2-yr-old Reserve Champion Commercial Heifer Int. Showmanship 1st Place Chianina Bull-Grand Champion Winner Katlyn Mesmer, Lakeland Sr. FFA Continental Breed Male-Reserve Champion Rabbit Show Best of Breed Winner Int. Beef Breeding Showmanship1st Place Vanessa Miller, Lucky A’s 4-H Home-Wooden Shim Mirror Tricolor Lauren Marcewicz, Crop and Carrot 4-H Int. Horse Grooming and Conditioning 1st Place Horse-Mares 7 and Older 1st Place Andrea Moreno, Lake Gibson Sr. FFA Sr. Poultry and Egg Judging Team 1st Place Harley Marsh, Lake Gibson Sr. FFA Sr. Poultry and Egg Judging Team 1st Place Shelby Morle, Frostproof Middle/Sr. FFA Market Hog Class Winner Cody Martinez, Lake Wales Sr. FFA Sr. Team Livestock 1st Place Clayton Nall, Lake Gibson Sr. FFA Horticulture-Juniper Tricolor Ornamental Plants Tricolor Collin Mason, Winter Haven Adventurers Cake Auction-Black Magic Cake Winner Alyssa North, Clovers on the Ridge Dog Obedience Jr. Sub Novice B 1st Place Chase McCrimmon, Top Notch 4-H Dog Rally Jr. Novice A 1st Place Brahman Breed Male-Reserve Champion Winner Brahman Female-Reserve Champion Winner Brahman Bull-Grand Champion Winner Katelyn McCullough, Darn 4-H Jr. Horse Record Book 1st Place Jr. Horse Quiz 1st Place Jr. Horse English Showmanship 1st Place Jr. Horse English Pleasure 1st Place Jr. Horse English Equitation 1st Place Jr. Horse Hollow Log 1st Place Jr. Horse Musical Flags 1st Place Madison McDowell, Boot Scootin’ 4-H Rabbit Show Best of Breed Leanna McDuffie, Hoof-n-Horn 4-H Breeding Goat-Boer Reserve Champion Johnathan McGuire, Bartow Sr. FFA Horticulture-Citrus Tree Grand Champion Citrus Tree-Grand Champion Winner Todd McGuire, Bartow Sr. FFA Horticulture-Citrus Tree Reserve Champion Citrus Tree-Reserve Champion Winner Katrina McIntire, Lake Gibson Sr. FFA Sr. Poultry and Egg Judging Team 1st Place Kylee McMullen, Polk City 4-H Brahman Female-Grand Champion Winner Polk City 4-H Brahman Bull-Reserve
Hannah Ogburn, Lucky A’s 4-H Jr. Table Setting-Best Holiday/Celebration Winner Noah Ogburn, Lucky A’s 4-H Foods-Peanut Buttercup Cake Tricolor Varn Ogburn, Polk Centennial 4-H Foods-Italian Cream Cake Tricolor Savannah Oglesby, Be A Champ 4-H Hereford Female-Reserve Champion Winner Megan O’Leary, Lakeland Sr. FFA Hereford Female-Grand Champion Winner English Breed Female-Reserve Champion Winner Kelsey Orlando, Hoof-n-Horn 4-H Poultry-Female Bantam Champion Poultry Division Overall Grand Champion Poultry Jr. Showmanship 1st Place Poultry-Dozen Brown Eggs Best in Show Zuriel Orlando, Hoof-n-Horn 4-H Poultry Sr. Showmanship 1st Place Abigail Parmer, Bartow Middle FFA Jr. Rabbit Judging Highpoint Winner Abigail Parmer, Bartow Middle FFA continued on pg.26
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I’ll bet everyone that reads this column has a favorite home remedy handed down over the years. Medical science has come a long way, and has almost put the home remedies out of circulation.
my mouth with my shirt and asked the man next to me, “Would you please push the next floor for me?” Everybody got off when the doors opened.
I started doing a little research and found a lot of interesting remedies. Here’s one I’ll bet you never heard. Put a bar of soap at the end of your bed for leg cramps. I recall my grandmother saying it worked every time for her. My dad always said, “If you can’t fix it with a hammer, you have an electrical problem.”
If you want to get in on the fun, next time you’re on an elevator stand silent and motionless in the corner facing the wall.
Before writing this article I went around town and asked a few of my friends what some of their home remedies were. The first stop was Michael Cameron’s office. He said, “Avoid cutting yourself when slicing tomatoes by getting someone else to hold the tomato for you.” Ferris Waller’s favorite was, “Avoid an argument with your wife about lifting the toilet seat by using the sink.” Jim Scott said his favorite was, “You need only two tools in life-WD-40 and duct tape. If it doesn’t move and should, use the WD-40. If it shouldn’t move and does, use the duct tape.” And Bob Fulks said, “If you have a bad cough, take a large dose of laxative; then you’ll be afraid to cough.” They say if you have a sore throat wrap your dirty socks around your neck. Another one for a sore throat is to gargle whisky and warm water. Many people prefer to forego the water. To avoid the mess when your toilet backs up, use the yard. Then there is one highly unlikely cure for lockjaw. You are supposed to take tea with ground up insects and other bugs, with cockroaches for preference, and then drink it. A rather painful “cure” for stuttering was to take the shank of a freshly slaughtered calf and hit the stutterer in the mouth with it. One primitive culture’s answer to a snake bite was to immediately rip a live chicken in half and place one side of the carcass against the wound. If you have a wart rub it with a piece of red meat and then bury the meat at full moon. By new moon, two weeks later, the wart is supposed to have gone away. Enough of the remedies! Did you hear the story of an old woman riding in an elevator in a very lavish downtown building in New York, when a young and beautiful woman smelling of expensive perfume, gets into the elevator. She turns to the old woman and says arrogantly, “Romance” by Ralph Lauren, $150 an ounce!” On the next floor another young and beautiful woman gets on the elevator and also very arrogantly turns to the old woman saying, “Channel No. 5, $200 an ounce!” About two floors later, the woman has reached her destination and is about to get off the elevator. Before she leaves, she looks both beautiful women in the eye, then bends over and farts and says…….. “Broccoli 49 cents a pound!” Have you ever noticed how quiet it gets when you get on an elevator? No one seems to have much to say. I try to liven things up. One time while on an elevator in Tampa I whispered loudly into my cell phone, “So Doc, exactly HOW contagious are we talking? Really? My goodness, that is serious. I am in an elevator. Of course there are other people on board. Do what? OK, Thanks Doc, Bye! I covered 22
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I have a friend in Atlanta that is always pulling practical jokes on the elevator. He got a lot of laughs when he arrived at his floor, and quickly grunted and strained to yank open the doors, then acted embarrassed when they opened by themselves. He went a little to far and got arrested when he boarded an elevator with a cooler with “human head” written on the side of it. Did you hear the story a few years back about a very large, old, building that was being torn down in Chicago to make room for a new skyscraper? Due to its proximity to other buildings it could not be imploded and had to be dismantled floor by floor. While working on the 49th floor, two construction workers found a skeleton in a small closet behind the elevator shaft. They decided that they should call the police. When the police arrived they directed them to the closet and showed them the skeleton fully clothed and standing upright. They said, “This could be Jimmy Hoffa or somebody really important.” Two days went by and the construction workers couldn’t stand it any more, they had to know who they had found. They called the police and said, “We are the two guys who found the skeleton in the closet and we want to know if it was Jimmy Hoffa or somebody important.” The police said, “It’s not Jimmy Hoffa, but it was somebody kind of important.” “Well, who was it?” “The 1956 Blonde National Hide-and-Seek Champion.” Oh, here’s a good one! A good samaritan was walking home late one night when he came upon this drunk on the sidewalk. Wanting to help, he asked the drunk, “Do you live here?” “Yep.” “Would you like me to help you upstairs?” “Yep.” When they got up on the second floor, the good person asked “Is this your floor?” “Yep.” Then the good samaritan got to thinking that maybe he didn’t want to face the man’s irate and tired wife because she may think he was the one who got the man drunk. So, he opened the first door he came to and shoved him through it then went back downstairs. However, when he went back outside, there was another drunk. So he asked that drunk “Do you live here?” “Yep.” “Would you like me to help you upstairs?” “Yep.” So he did and put him in the same door with the first drunk. Then went back downstairs. Where, to his surprise, there was another drunk. So he started over to him. But before he got to him, the drunk staggered over to a policeman and cried “Please officer, protect me from this man. He’s been doing nothing all night long but taking me upstairs and throwing me down the elevator shaft!” WWW.INTHEFIELDMAGAZINE.COM
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Love in Unlikely Places By Melissa Nichols If you were to go back ten years in time and tell Kenny Raney III that he was going to marry Leigh Ann Barthle, he probably would have bet you money that would never happen, and Leigh Ann would have wagered the same. From two complete opposite sides of the Polk County they had very little in common, or so they thought. Kenny Raney III is the son of Kenny and Susan, he grew up on a cattle ranch in Polk City. His dad has been a livestock auctioneer most of Kenny’s life. Kenny grew up riding horses, participating in the local rodeo circuits and working cows. Leigh Ann, daughter of Patrick and Julie, grew up on a hog farm in the middle of a citrus grove. Leigh Ann was a year behind Kenny in school, but ended up competing against him in many FFA and Polk County Youth Fair competitions. In her 7th grade year, Leigh Ann competed in the whip popping contest at the Polk County Youth Fair, if she hadn’t caught the eye of Kenny before, she definitely did that night. In the annual whip popping contest, everyone knew that Kenny was the hardest one to beat. After months of practicing, Leigh Ann a year younger than Kenny, won the intermediate whip popping contest, and she whipped him! Truth be told, I think that is the moment Kenny knew she was the one for him, even if he didn’t admit it for many years to come. Years later, they had both graduated and ran into each other again, well actually until Kenny decided he was going to call her and ask her out on a date. That was the night that everything changed, neither of them have looked back. Kenny and Leigh Ann are the feature article this month, with a love that started at our very own county agriculture event, the Polk County Youth Fair. Kenny raised steers, Leigh Ann market hogs until her 11th grade year (the year after she won Reserve Champion Hog) but both participated in the beef breed competition. Kenny would show Brahman influenced cattle from his dad’s ranch and Leigh Ann Registered Brangus. Kenny and Leigh Ann recall they both had to work for whatever animals they showed, they had to break them, groom them, and feed them. Leigh Ann was known to be quite the showman with 24
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swine and beef breed. How could anyone not fall in love with a little girl who had no fear to walk into the ring with a big old Brangus bull. That is my first memory of Leigh Ann thinking how could she have no fear, she weighed no more than 100 lbs. soaking wet and was not afraid to show anything you put in front of her. The only link they shared was the love of participating in the Polk County Youth Fair and cattle. Leigh Ann had never been around horses, let alone been an avid rider. Kenny spent more time on a horse than he can even estimate. He said, “When you grow up with your dad as a livestock auctioneer, you learned to ride horses at a young age. We were always working cows and working with the horses, it’s just what we did.” So when the two started dating Leigh Ann knew she was going to learn to ride. She recalls the first time they went riding and said the entire time Kenny had to remind her to “loosen the reins.” You see when you show cattle you never let a cow have any slack, you keep a tight lead on them and show them you are in control. Kenny has done a great job helping Leigh Ann refine her riding skills, so well that she now competes with him on his ranch rodeo team. Kenny won the ranch rodeo in 2011. In 2015 Kenny won the working cow dog at the Florida Ranch Rodeo Finals. Both Kenny and Leigh Ann have a deep love for their cow dogs. Leigh Ann is the girl on the ranch rodeo team, she does the branding, the women’s sorting and the doctoring of the cattle. Kenny and Leigh Ann are part of the JMC Ranch Rodeo Team. JMC Ranch is managed by Mack Padgett for the Polk County Ranch Rodeo. In the state ranch rodeo circuit they ride with Raney Cattle Co. When Kenny isn’t working as a ranch manager for Grimes Cattle Co. in North Lakeland (formerly Fox Branch Cattle Co.) you can usually find him off somewhere with a his livestock trailer, horse and cow dogs getting ready to hold up some cattle. Kenny enjoys the fact that he is able to do what he loves for a living, he is a cowboy and that WWW.INTHEFIELDMAGAZINE.COM
is what he does. He rotates the cattle onto different pastures, manages the herd, bales hay, does tractor work and keeps up with all the needs of the cattle from nutritional needs to worming and pest management. Kenny loves that he can utilize his cow dogs and horses in his daily job and that he is miles in the woods with nothing but wildlife, flatwoods and cattle. He took the job as ranch manager last year after spending the last few years working as a day cowboy and learning more about the industry. Grimes Cattle Company prides itself on keeping the land in its natural state which fits Kenny perfectly. Kenny said he loves his job and above all he is “keeping it real” and if you know Kenny, you know what he means. Leigh Ann has made quite a career for herself at Publix Corporate. She works in the real estate department as a Regional Property Manager. Leigh Ann has been at Publix for six and a half years and truly loves what she does, but she also loves when she comes home to their couple of acres of land full of cow dogs, ranch horses and cattle. Between the two of them they have about 10 head of cattle, still a few of Leigh Ann’s Registered Brangus cows and Kenny’s commercial Brahman influenced cattle. Together they plan to grow their herd of commercial Brahman influenced cattle and hope to one day be able to produce show quality cattle and sell the calves to exhibitors so they can show them at the Polk County Youth Fair just like Kenny and Leigh Ann did. After four plus years of dating, the two were married on January 30, 2016 and their wedding will probably be talked about for many years to come, with cattle producers from around the county and décor that fit them perfectly, they were married at S bar S Ranch. Many of their wedding gifts included calves from cattle producers and everyone brought their brands (cattle branding irons) to burn into a sawed piece of wood to hang on the wall of their home. Kenny and Leigh Ann started the branding of the wood with their very own brand as a married couple, “a loose rein.” With over 300 people from all walks of life joined by a common love of agriculture, Kenny and Leigh Ann present, the two were joined together to start their lives as Mr. & Mrs. Kenny Raney III. With a wedding party that consisted of many of the friends they made at the youth fair, or through working cattle, Kenny and Leigh truly had every cowboy and cowgirls dream of a wedding. They have proven that true love happens and sometimes it happens in unlikely places.
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2016 Polk County Youth Fair Champions
Jr. Team Rabbit Judging 1st Place Anna Parmer, Top Notch 4-H Jr. Poultry and Egg Judging 1st Place Lindsey Payne, George Jenkins FFA Market Hog Class Winner Hope Peavey, Clovers on the Ridge Dog Showmanship Sr. Advanced 1st Place Dog Obedience Sr. Open 1st Place Dog Rally Sr. Excellent 1st Place Ciara Perdue, Frostproof Middle/Sr. FFA Commercial Heifer Herdsman Team Winner
Commercial Heifer-Brahman Influence-Yearling Grand Champion Miranda Rodden, Sea Stars 4-H Sr. Rabbit Showmanship 1st Place Amy Powell, Bartow HS FFA Education-The Lipizza Horse Tricolor Shad Rotton, Bullseye 4-H Commercial Heifer Jr. Showmanship 1st Place Emma Putnam, Polk Centennial 4-H Int. Table Setting-Judge’s Choice Winner Brianna Rowell, Ft. Meade Middle/Sr. FFA Jacob Raines, Frostproof Middle/Sr. FFA Horticulture-Mexican Heather Tricolor Commercial Heifer Herdsman Team Winner Foods-Cupcake Queen Tricolor Home-Hunting Wreath Tricolor Gift Basket-Spa Day Tricolor Taylor Raulerson Cake Auction-Georgia PecanCake Winner Archery-Jr. Sighted Compound 1st Place Ornamental Plants Tricolor
Macie Ray, Hoof-n-Horn 4-H Harley Ruskin, New Horizons 4-H Chili Cook Off-Best Decorated Booth 1st Place Home-Quilt Tricolor Int. Scrap Off 1st Place Cake Auction-Red Velvet Cake Winner Riley Phillips, Southern Variety 4-H Macie Ray, Hoof-n-Horn 4-H Jr. Horse Judging 1st Place Sr. Individual Livestock 1st Place Gracie Russell, Top Notch 4-H Jr. Horse Speed Showmanship 1st Place Market Hog Class Winner Jr. Horse Western Pleasure 1st Place Market Hog Grand Champion Jr. Horse Costume 1st Place Hannah Reeder, All Stars 4-H Cake Auction-Meme’s Italian Cream Cake Winner Dog Show Best in Show Dog Showmanship Sr. Novice 1st Place Kara Rutledge, Farm Fresh 4-H Dog Agility Sr. Novice 1st Place Clothing—Apron Tricolor Sr. Novice B 1st Place Anna Plair, Frostproof Middle/Sr. FFA Commercial Heifer Herdsman Team Winner Codie Sailor, Lake Wales Sr. FFA Kassidy Rewis, Bartow Sr. FFA Commercial Heifer-Brahman Influence-Yearling Foods-Decorated Cake Tricolor Reserve Champion Cassidy Polston, Polk City 4-H Commercial Heifer-Brahman Influence-2-yr-Old Brangus Female-Grand Champion Winner Reserve Champion Brangus Bull-Grand Champion Winner Caleb Richardson, Kathleen Middle FFA Sr. Team Livestock 1st Place Brahman Breed Female-Reserve Champion WinRabbit Show Best of Show ner Rabbit Show Best of Breed Brahman Breed Male-Grand Champion Winner Yoali Sanchez-Jimenez, Dundee Ridge Academy Sr. Beef Breeding Showmanship 1st Place FFA Shelby Ritchie, Lake Gibson Sr. FFA Purebred Beef-Club/Chapter Herdsman Award Horticulture-Ornamentals Grand Champion Winner Kaitlyn Porter, George Jenkins FFA Horticulture-Marigolds Tricolor Sr. Market Hog Herdsman Winner Horticulture-Dish Garden Tricolor Ornamental Plant-Grand Champion Winner Ty Sasser, Country Ridge 4-H Ornamental Plants Tricolor Market Hog Class Winner Delanie Potteiger, Top Dog 4-H Market Hog Reserve Grand Champion Dog Obedience Int. Beginner Novice B 1st Place Dog Agility Int. Sub Novice A 1st Place Kiersten Robbins, Bartow Sr. FFA Foods-Orange Supreme Cake Tricolor Tiffany Schneider, Auburndale Sr. FFA Foods-Hummingbird Cake Tricolor Simmental Female-Grand Champion Winner Elliot Potteiger, Top Dog 4-H Cake Auction-Humming Bird Cake Winner Dog Show Jr. Highpoint Winner Dog Showmanship Jr. Novice 1st Place Alexis Schreiber, Dundee Ridge Academy FFA Dog Obedience Jr. Sub Novice A 1st Place Lexie Rodden, Sea Stars 4-H Purebred Beef-Club/Chapter Herdsman Award Top Dog 4-H Dog Agility Jr. Sub Novice Int. Rabbit Judging 1st Place Winner A 1st Place Magen Rodden, Sea Stars 4-H Elexis Schreiber, Dundee Ridge Academy FFA Fayth Potter, Hog Wild 4-H Sr. Rabbit Judging 1st Place Zebu Female-Grand Champion Winner Shelby Peterson, Haines City Sr. FFA Zebu Bull-Reserve Champion Winner
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Cassidy Sharp, Southern Variety 4-H Archery-Int. Instinctive Compound 1st Place Hereford Bull-Grand Champion Winner Hereford Bull-Reserve Champion Winner
Mollie Tew, Hoof-n-Horn 4-H Horticulture-Bedding Plant Tomatoes Tricolor Horticulture-Blueberry Bush Reserve Champion Chili Cook Off-Best Decorated Booth 1st Place Sr. Individual Horticulture 1st Place Premier Horticulture Winner Blueberry-Reserve Champion Winner Ornamental Plants Tricolor
Phillip Shaske, Polk City 4-H Poultry-Female Large Fowl Champion Poultry Int. Showmanship 1st Place Int. Poultry and Egg Judging 1st Place Horticulture-Blueberry Bush Grand Champion Int. Individual Horticulture 1st Place Blueberry-Grand Champion Winner Rebekah Sikes, New Horizons 4-H Home-Holiday Home Floral Tricolor Gift Basket-A Little Bit of Coffee Basket Tricolor Sr. Table Setting-Judge’s Choice Winner Allison Smeal, Frostproof Middle/Sr. FFA Commercial Heifer-Brahman Influence-3-yr-old Reserve Champion Commercial Heifer Herdsman Team Winner Ellie Smith, Lucky A’s 4-H Jr. Table Setting-Judge’s Choice Winner Erin Smith, Bartow Sr. FFA Market Hog Class Winner
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Leslie White, Bartow Sr. FFA Sarah True, Frostproof Middle/Sr. FFA Sr. Table Setting-Best Informal Outdoor Winner Cake Auction-Aunt Martha’s Carrot Cake Winner Cake Auction-Artesian Cream Cake Winner Sr. Illustrated Talk 1st Place Emily Turner, Lake Wales Sr. FFA Sr. Horse Key Hole 1st Place Sr. Storytelling 1st Place
Brooklyn Wilks, Tenoroc Sr. FFA Sr. Horse Speed Showmanship 1st Place Sr. Horse Musical Flags 1st Place
Georgianna Smith, Clovers on the Ridge Dog Obedience Sr. Sub Novice B 1st Place
Cadence VanHook, Polk Centennial 4-H Kaleb Williams, Haines City Sr. FFA Jr. Table Setting-Best Informal Indoor Winner Commercial Heifer-Brahman Influence-3-yr-old Grand Champion Commercial Heifer-Overall Brahman Grand Kyndall Sowell, Top Notch 4-H Champion Jr. Market Hog Herdsman Winner Nicholas Wagner, New Horizons 4-H Brangus Female-Reserve Champion Winner Poultry-Turkey Champion Katheryn Springfield, Frostproof Middle/Sr. FFA Steffany Williams, Southern Variety 4-H Angus Bull-Grand Champion Winner Josiah Waldman, Bullseye 4-H Breeding Goat Int. Showmanship 1st Place Archery-Int. Sighted Long 1st Place English Breed Male-Grand Champion Winner Int. Whip Popping 1st Place Hannah Willis, Bartow Sr. FFA Market Hog Class Winner Mariah Waldman, Bullseye 4-H Austin Spurlock Archery-Jr. Instinctive Long 1st Place Archery-Sr. Sighted Compound 1st Place Jr. Whip Popping 1st Place Jacob Willis, Bartow Middle FFA Jr. Team Rabbit Judging 1st Place Emmajames Stanton, Top Dog 4-H Ryan Waldman, Bullseye 4-H Dog Agility Jr. Basic Archery-Sr. Sighted Long 1st Place Caleb Wilson, Boot Scootin’ 4-H 1st Place Bullseye 4-H Sr. Whip Popping 1st Place Jr. Swine Record Book Winner Dog Rally Jr. Basic 1st Place Alexis Wilt, Home Grown 4-H Kelsey Steller, George Jenkins FFA Theresa Walker, Lake Gibson Sr. FFA Jr. Pillow Sew Off 1st Place Open Show Market Steer-1st Class 1st Place Market Hog Class Winner Tanner Wooten, Bartow Sr. FFA Dillan Stripling, Dundee Ridge Academy FFA Tristen Walling, George Jenkins FFA Horticulture-Peach Tree Grand Champion Int. Market Hog Herdsman Winner Maine Anjou Female-Grand Champion Winner Maine Anjou Bull-Grand Champion Winner Peach Tree-Grand Champion Winner Continental Breed Female-Grand Champion Win Marissa Tarango, Ft. Meade Community 4-H ner Sr. Horse Judging 1st Place Haley Workman, Kathleen Sr. FFA Sr. Horse Western Showmanship 1st Place Rabbit Show Best of Breed Sr. Horse Western Pleasure 1st Place Megan Walters, Winter Haven Christian FFA Sr. Western Horsemanship 1st Place Sr. Table Setting-Best Informal Indoor Winner Sr. Horse Trail 1st Place Alex Yelvington, Kathleen Sr. FFA Sr. Rabbit Judging 1st Place Sr. Team Horticulture 1st Place Cake Auction-Chocolate Peanut Butter Winner Kathleen Wann, All Stars 4-H Dog Showmanship Sr. Open 1st Place Alex Young, Ft. Meade Community 4-H Dog Obedience Sr. Beginner Novice A 1st Place Horticulture-Bedding Plant Nasturtium Tricolor Robert Tate, Pure Country 4-H Dog Agility Sr. Sub Novice B 1st Place Ornamental Plants Tricolor Int. Horse Costume 1st Place Home-Very Hungry Caterpillar Tricolor Cassie Jo Waters, Bartow Middle FFA Charlee Young, Southern Variety 4-H Jr. Team Rabbit Judging 1st Place Jr. Horse Western Walk/Trot 1st Place Marisa Taylor, Home Grown 4-H Sr. Pillow Sew Off 1st Place WWW.INTHEFIELDMAGAZINE.COM
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Triplets!!!
Three Times a Lady
By Leslie Buchanon
While triplets are uncommon in humans, they are an even more uncommon occurrence in beef cattle. Dairy cattle have been well known for having twins and even triplets, with Holsteins and Brown Swiss being the most common breed. The Iowa Beef Center at Iowa State University estimates the odds of beef cows giving birth to triplets are 1 in 105,000, while the odds are 1 in 3,500 in Brown Swiss. These odds significantly increase in beef cows to 1 in 700,000 when the three calves are the same sex. These odds become astronomical when the mother gives birth to all three calves in an unassisted delivery, and all of the calves survive. When Shaun Long purchased a bred cow at a sale around the first part of December 2015, he had no idea the surprise that would soon arrive. On December 31, 2015 the same bred cow he purchased at the sale gave birth to triplet calves. The fact that this cow gave birth to triplets is quite amazing, but what makes this story even more fascinating is the fact that all three calves are heifers and are thriving. After purchasing the cow Shaun put her out to pasture at one of his leases. A few weeks later it was very evident she would soon calve. He decided to take the Red Simmental baldy cow to his longtime friend and partner Mike Freeman’s house so Mike could keep an eye on her in case she needed assistance during the birthing process. On New Year’s Eve Mike noticed the cow was nowhere to be seen. He began searching for her in the cypress head on his property and found her. Mike saw 28
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one white face and felt relieved, he then saw another face and was pretty shocked. That’s when he saw yet another white face. The mama cow had given birth to all three calves on her own, cleaned them, and they were all alive and doing well. Mike estimates the calves weighed around 50 pounds each at birth. The three calves are of equal size, with no runt among them. The Red Simmental cow had been bred with a Hereford bull, which was quite evident by looking at the calves. Mike brought the cow and her calves to a field closer to the barn on his property. As luck would have it, Mike had a Jersey cow who had calved in July and he was in the process of weaning her calf. He decided to turn the Jersey cow in with the mama cow and her triplets. The Jersey cow took to the calves and began helping the cow feed them. Who is the determining factor in multiple births in cattle—the sire or the dam? According to the Iowa Beef Center, while many heritability traits come from the sire, it is the dam who is responsible for multiple births, which would explain why many twin births consist of a bull and a heifer. When a heifer is born twin to a bull calf she is known as a “freemartin” and is not recommended as replacement stock. According to Donald Stotts of Oklahoma State University, “Freemartinism is recognized as one of the most severe forms of sexual abnormality among cattle. This condition causes infertility in female cattle born as a twin to a male.” Research indicates there is a 90% chance the heifer will be sterile. Freemartinism occurs when a heifer fetus and a bull fetus share the same uterWWW.INTHEFIELDMAGAZINE.COM
us and placental membranes with the dam. Blood and antigens are exchanged which carry characteristics unique to each gender. When these antigens are mixed among the fetus’ they cause each calf to develop characteristics of the other gender. While the bull’s fertility is rarely affected, the heifer will genetically be female with many characteristics of the bull. There is no way to cure or prevent freemartinism, however it can be diagnosed through an external and internal examination of the reproductive system or a blood test. Mike says the triplet heifers born on his property will be raised to weaning age, weaned, exhibited at livestock shows, and used as replacement stock at lease pastures him and Shaun share. While most cattlemen are concerned about multiple births due to the stress on the cow and calf, this cow is destined to remain part of the herd. Although the survival rate of triplet calves is very rare, these three ladies have defied the odds and continued to flourish.
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Polk County Youth Fair By Melissa Nichols
The 69th Annual Polk County Youth Fair was one for the record books, with a record number of youth participating. The youth fair kicked off on January 23 and ran thru January 29. From the cake and family and consumer sciences division to horse, beef breed, market pig, the goat show, ranch hand and dog show, this youth fair was amazing. The weather was not the greatest and proved to be a problem when inches of rain fell the Friday before the fair started and again the Thursday of the purebred beef show and steer show. This was also the day the dog show was scheduled; it went from being very wet, to freezing cold. Just as the youth in agriculture have already learned they have to overcome obstacles in their way and the weather proved to just be an obstacle. Every exhibitor still participated in the events scheduled even if it meant coming into the show ring soaked. The first event was Saturday with the horse show, it was cold and very windy but just as true horseman do, the exhibitors kept going. The next event to draw a huge crowd was Sunday with the hog show. This year the Polk County Youth Fair had 308 hogs make weight. Although the number of market hogs was down, the quality was definitely up. In the end the Judge, Mr. Ed Sapp, selected the Grand Champion market swine raised by Gracie Russell and Reserve was Ty Sasser. Monday proved to be an exciting day with the showmanship for swine judged by Brett Brandner. Mr. Brandner made the comment that we had some excellent potential showman especially the juniors. In the end he chose Madison Carlton, Shelby Eldridge and Dylan Webb to win their individual age classes of showmanship, each moved up in the sale order and got a belt buckle. Monday afternoon was also the goat tying which was fun for all participants, boys and girls alike. Monday night was the whip popping where the crowd was amazed by the whip popping skills of the participants from age 8-18. In the end the Waldman brothers and the youngest Waldman daughter won their divisions and Emory a very special little girl, won hers. Emory earned a standing ovation when she competed in whip popping
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Investing in the Future of Agriculture By Melissa Nichols
The 2016 Taste of Agriculture fundraiser dinner for the Polk County Youth Fair took place at Rockin’ H Ranch on January 16th this year. It was originally planned that the event would have a change of venue and that Marty and Angela Higgenbotham were passing the torch on after many years of hosting the event. With only six weeks to plan the event, Maria Wetherington, Angela Higgenbotham and Laura Slocum put together an event that was a huge success. There was an anonymous offer to match all live auction funds raised the night of the fundraiser up to $10,000. With that donation, the live auction raised $20,050, to keep the beloved county youth fair going. Items such as a stay in a cabin in Franklin, NC, a hunting trip out west, a dozen gourmet cookies, a cow skull, a golf bag, and much more were auctioned off. The organizers also had various items from around the county that were given away via a ticket drawing. Local performer Justin Grimes performed and entertained the crowd. The night started with an amazing performance of whip popping by the Waldman’s, who are well known for their well refined performance of whip popping. The invocation was delivered by Taeler Dupre, blessing the meal, the farmers/ranchers who grew/raised it and the volunteers and all present guests. It is always a fresh breath to be a part of an event that allows participants to pray publicly as a group. Next up as everyone was eating we had four speakers that represented various chapters from around the county including Mary Frances Davis, current Polk County Federation President Lakeland High FFA, Bailey Buchanon current Polk County Cattlemen’s Sweetheart, Lake Gibson FFA Graduate, Taeler Dupre former Polk County Federation President and current UF Agriculture major, and Shelby Carlton Kathleen Senior FFA Officer. They spoke about how their involvement in the PCYF has helped form them into who they are today, how it has helped them learn to save money and develop a budget, how it has helped them understand the value of hard work, and how each of them have used the money they have earned to help them, such as assisting them with a college education. One of the speakers closed by saying “when you invest in the Polk County Youth Fair, you are truly investing in the future of agriculture.”
was definitely five star. After the speakers, Marty took the mic and began to speak of his experiences over the years. For those who have never attended an auction at the PCYF, each and every year Higgenbotham Auctioneers volunteers their times and resources to organize and run the live auctions. This take a huge amount of dedication on their behalf to spend 20 plus hours auctioning off plants, cakes, pigs and steers the week of the youth fair. The success of the market exhibitors weighs heavily on their dedication. After the live items were disbursed Marty asked people to raise their hands and offer to donate $500 without them bidding on anything, just to support the cause. It was amazing how many people raised their hands in support of the fair, including J.C. Martin who is currently running for County Commissioner. J.C. said he was deeply impressed with what the fair does for the youth and felt led to help. This type of generosity is exactly what makes the Polk County Youth Fair absolutely one of a kind. In the end the event raised a lot of money, supporters of the youth fair such as Mosiac, Kelley Buick GMC, Bartow Ford, Lake Wales Dodge Chrysler, Duke Energy, Work Comp Partners and many others came together to support the cause they believe in, helping the youth in agriculture. The event is already in the plans for next year, once again at the Higgenbotham’s ranch. Stay tuned for the date! It will be a big fundraiser to celebrate the fairs’ 70th year!!
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th i W s y a l C ’ n i t s Bu dd Sheriff Grady Ju Each year, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office organizes several events to raise money for Polk Sheriff’s Charities, a non-profit organization created to assist family members of agency members who have lost their lives in the line of duty, and which also helped fund the Polk County Sheriff’s Office Law Enforcement Memorial. The memorial, which was dedicated on January 18, 2011, honors those members of the Polk County Sheriff’s Office who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our safety and freedom. On March 12, 2016, Polk Sheriff’s Charities, Inc. will be holding its 8th Annual “Bustin’ Clays with Sheriff Grady Judd” fundraising event at Tenoroc Sporting Clays in Lakeland. Last year’s event attracted over 360 shooters, and over 500 people were in attendance. Several sponsorship levels are available, with some levels including media recognition. We encourage you to sign up early so that we can properly recognize you in all our materials, including our brochures. Sponsors are also able to set up tables at the event and add items such as company literature to the gift bags given out at the event. Polk Sheriff’s Charities, Inc. will use 100% of all proceeds from this event to further their mission to support activities and charities that benefit the community associated with and identified through the
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