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Farm Tour Shows Importance Of North Escambia Agriculture
April 22, 2010
The 2010 Escambia County Farm Tour took to the roads of North Escambia Wednesday as well over 100 county, city and state leaders joined leaders from the agricultural community on a tour of agricultural locations across the area.
Participants started the day at the Escambia County Extension Service and a garden tour presented by the Master Gardner groups.
Then they headed north to Molino and the Pine Ridge Farm and Cunningham Farm on Highway 97. At the Cunningham Farm, the Angus females in the cattle herd mostly originate from a registered herd started by James E. Cunningham and his two sons Jimmy and Jacky Cunningham in the 1960’s.
At the Pine Ridge Farm, Mick and Jane Breault began their cattle operation in 1980 raising Registered Polled Herefords. In 2000, they started a Black Baldie breeding program, and they joined forces with the Cunningham Farm in 2006.
The group visited Andrews Sod Farm and Strawberries on Tungoil Road in Walnut Hill. There, they learned about commercial vegetable production and sampled fresh from the vine strawberries.
At “The Tank” on Lemon Road in Walnut Hill, participants learned the science of purging catfish in a 32-foot wide indoor pool that can hold up to 20,000 catfish at a time. (For a previous NorthEscambia.com story about The Tank, click here.)
Farm Tour participants also learned about timber production at RMS on Mason Road and visited Mike’s Ag Air and Irrigation in Davisville to learn about aerial spraying and irrigation systems.
For more photos from the 2010 Escambia County Farm Tour, click here.
Pictured top and bottom: Escambia County Farm Tour Participants at The Tank in Walnut Hill. Pictured inset: Benny Barnes of Century samples strawberries at Andrews Sod Farm in Walnut Hill. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
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It was.
Mmmmmm…..the fish looks delicious!!!