The 10th annual Ag-Venture provides third-graders with the sights, sounds, touches, tastes and smells of agriculture in Highlands County. ...more

November 4, 2009

Agriculture remains the number one industry in Highlands County. Even though the county is gaining more residents, more homes, more public buildings, more restaurants and more traffic, the work of cultivating the land, caring for animals and protecting lakes and woods is still the heart of our local economy. ...more

October 29, 2009

Presidential candidate Barack Obama's Plant City stop this afternoon turned out to be at the popular tourist destination, Parkesdale Farm Market. He was accompanied by John Dicks, a Democratic congressional candidate and former mayor of Plant City. ...more

August 1, 2008