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        <DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt>Line 28) Hardee County Farm Bureau participated in</DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt>
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        <DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt>well as traditional commodities. Students</DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt>
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        <DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt>Line 29) Hardee County Farm Bureau supports FFA and</DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt>
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        <DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt>4-H. Over the years we have sponsored the fair and</DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt>
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        <DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt>Line 30) In April, Hardee County Farm Bureau held</DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt>
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        <DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt>speak on was how does Farm Bureau help connect</DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt>
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        <DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt>youth to agriculture. The speech contest helps</DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt>
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