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Farm Tour Highlights North Escambia Agriculture
March 29, 2014
Participants in the 2014 Escambia County Farm Tour learned one very important lesson Friday — rain is important to farming.
Local governmental officials and community leaders were scheduled to tour several agricultural locations in North Escambia and get an up close and personal look at a variety of farming activities. But heavy rains forced them to spend most of their time on their tour buses.
Tour participants were able to get out at their first stop, the Florida Forest Service in Molino to take a look at firefighting equipment. Other scheduled stops that were either skipped or where attendees stayed on their buses due to rain included a visit with the Matt Carter family of Bryneville, the 2013 Escambia County Farm Family; a look at modern corn planting on the McElhaney Farm on Dortch Road; a lesson in forestry from Kent Sherill of Sherill Timber at a location on Nokomis Road; and a look at precision agriculture at Walker Farms on North Highway 99.
Pictured: Participants in the 2014 Escambia Count Farm Tour learned about firefighter equipment at the Florida Forest Service in Molino Friday morning. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
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Mother Nature had other plans. So sorry they didn’t really get to see how important agriculture is to everyone. Once in your life you need a doctor, a lawyer and everyday, three times a day, you need a farmer!