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Florida Strawberry Festival March 8, 2016 11:48 am

PHOTO GALLERY: Farm Credit Strawberry Salute Breakfast

By Emily Topper

  • Florida Strawberry Festival Queen Haley Riley with First Maid Morgan Gaudens, Court members Alex Aponte, Ashtyn Steele and Ashlyn Yarbrough and Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam.

  • Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam was the keynote speaker.

  • Sandee Sytsma and John Poppell.

  • Charlie Harmon and Reed Peslee.

  • Debbie Simpson and Gayle Yanes.

  • Jack Rechcigl and Sonia Tighe.

  • Homer Hunnicutt and David Stanford.

  • Ron Wetherington.

  • Florida Strawberry Festival Queen Haley Riley introduced her court. This year, all festival court members have ties to agriculture and FFA.

  • Florida Strawberry Festival President Dan Walden.

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The biggest names in Florida agriculture were together in one room at the Farm Credit Strawberry Salute Breakfast on Monday, March 7. 

The event, featuring Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam, celebrated Farm Credit’s 100th year of business, as well as the strawberry season and Florida Strawberry Festival. The Florida Strawberry Festival Queen and Court made an appearance, as well as local strawberry growers, FFA officers and Farm Credit representatives. 

Contact Emily Topper at etopper@plantcityobserver.com.

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