PLANT CITY The following is a list of winners of the Florida Strawberry Festival swine show. Eighty Hillsborough County students in grades 3-12, participated in the show. All student participants were required to have a minimum 2.5 grade point average and their entry must have weighed at least 200 pounds. The participants were judged on showmanship, exhibition skill and their industry knowledge by a panel of industry leaders. ...more

April 1, 2009

PLANT CITY Here is a list of the winners from the Florida Strawberry Festival lamb jumping contest and lamb show. Hillsborough County students were eligible to participate if they were at least 6 years old and members of FFA or a youth agricultural organization. ...more

April 1, 2009

Students from 4-H and FFA clubs across the area reaped some reward for the hard work they put into preparing for the annual Florida Strawberry Festival steer show and auction. ...more

March 18, 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 Pasco County Fair is just around the corner. The annual fair in Dade City runs from Feb. 16 to 22, and there are a lot of events on the schedule. But time is growing short for those who want to participate. ...more

January 29, 2009

Florida Strawberry Festival queen Lauren Der and her court members say they are becoming fast friends as they prepare to represent the festival, strawberry industry and the community. ...more

January 28, 2009

Florida Strawberry Festival queen Lauren Der and her court members say they are becoming fast friends as they prepare to represent the festival, strawberry industry and the community. ...more

January 22, 2009

An agriculture teacher, farm magazine publisher and others were honored today at an annual ceremony that salutes agriculture in the Plant City area. ...more

August 13, 2008

A couple of weeks ago, I did a column on gangs in the Hillsborough County schools affecting every middle and high school in the district. Last week was one on the growing use of medicine cabinet drugs by young people in a country addicted to prescription medicines. ...more

February 24, 2008

Meet: Sarah Joyce, 16, Land O' Lakes I have been in the agriculture program since my ninth-grade year and have been showing heifers at the Pasco County and Florida State fairs since then. I love being in this program, because I have a lot of fun, and it's also a great experience for someone who loves animals. ...more

February 10, 2008