Polk County and State of Florida Collaborate to Preserve Nearly 375 Acres of Agricultural Land

Oct 06, 2026

Polk County and the State of Florida have collaborated to permanently preserve 375-acres of working Florida agricultural land through the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ (FDACS) Rural and Family Lands Protection Program.

Rural protection easements prevent development and allow for agricultural operations such as farming and ranching to continue to contribute to the local economy.

“The Rural and Family Lands Protection Program is key in protecting the water, wilderness and working landscapes in Polk County,” said Tabitha Biehl, director of Polk County Parks and Natural Resources. “Because of this program and participating landowners, this landscape will remain as a working agricultural operation, while providing green space and habitat for wildlife.”

Source : polkfl.gov

Video: Learning to Wrench From Dad the Hard Way

Harvest is a week out and the farm picked this week to fall apart. The truck needs a battery, the barn curtain's got a problem, and the corn and beans are telling us we're out of time to get it all fixed.

So it's a full day of wrenching. Tork supervises while I get the truck back running, then we're out at the hog barn where one rusted up part has the whole curtain system hung up. Ladder work, cable work, and a little dad-and-son disagreement about the right way to do it. We close it out walking the fields, shelling beans and checking corn, because whether everything's fixed or not, harvest starts when harvest starts.

Chapters: 00:00 Everything breaks the week before harvest 01:00 Tork supervises while I fix the truck 12:30 Out to the barn to find the curtain problem 14:30 One rusty part hung up the whole curtain 20:00 Running the curtain cable from the ladder 24:00 Walking the beans and corn before harvest 26:30 Wrapping up

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