When the Hillsborough County School Board named a new high school near Plant City "Strawberry Crest," a lot of people whooped and hollered. ...more

March 22, 2009

Plant City High is firmly rooted in the community and proud of its agricultural history. ...more

March 20, 2009

For half of his young life, Jacob Burnette has been a 4-H Club member, following the lead of both older siblings. ...more

February 25, 2009

The organizers of the steer show at the Pasco County Fair approached this year's event with a little trepidation. ...more

February 21, 2009

The chute opened, and Bob Barthle's horse chased after the steer. ...more

February 20, 2009

Alan John isn't the kind of guy who wears pink. In his 29 years, in fact, the Dade City cowboy can't remember one time the color has been part of a day's wardrobe. ...more

February 20, 2009

Full darkness has just settled on Brooksville and the cold is gaining strength. ...more

February 14, 2009

A half year or more of hard work paid off Thursday night for more than 100 students in 4-H and Future Farmers of America clubs as they sold their livestock at the annual Junior Livestock Auction at the Highlands County Fair. ...more

January 31, 2009

AVON PARK — Volunteers, students and prison inmates are finishing up two new Avon Park Future Farmers of America barns at 1180 E. Winthrop St., which are now "90 percent complete," according to FFA Alumni Association members. The new structures would allow Avon Park high and middle school students to hold their pigs and cattle without having to borrow a spare acre from friends outside of the city. Even though all three high schools have agriculture students who raise farm animals for show at events such as the Highlands County Fair, Avon Park never had its own barn. Before August, when the students need to weigh in their animals for the next Highlands County Fair, they will have 24 hog and 12 cattle pens for those who don't have enough land to raise the livestock. FFA Alumni President Sally Perry said the cattle barn will have its first steers and heifers June 22, the day of the planned ribbon-cutting ceremony. ...more

June 8, 2008

It was love at first sight. A year ago, Spring Hill resident Megan Huckaby, 10, spotted a tiny, eight-week-old brown rabbit in the children's petting area of the Hernando County Fair and knew she had to buy him. ...more

April 11, 2008