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        <DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt>Line 28) Hardee County Farm Bureau participated in</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) Hardee County Farm Bureau held a speech</DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt>
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        <DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt>contest. The topic students were asked to speak</DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt>
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        <DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt>on was how does Farm Bureau help connect youth to</DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt>
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        <DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt>agriculture. The speech contest helps students with</DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt>
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