Florida FFA Convention a Big Draw

Randall Weiseman July 3, 2014 Aquaculture, Cattle, Citrus, Energy, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Seeds, Specialty Crops

Gary Cooper

The annual Florida FFA State Convention has been taking place this week as folks from across the state have been in attendance. One of those is Southeast AgNet’s Gary Cooper as he files this report.

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More information on this week’s convention is available on the Florida FFA website.

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