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Kids across Florida got a reading lesson on the importance of Agriculture. The brainchild of Ag Commissioner Adam Putnam, volunteers read in classrooms and the state Capitol. Putnam says the idea is to connect the farm to the city, where most kids live.

“It’s in rural counties and urban alike, and creating the connect between dairy cattle and milk, or between citrus groves and orange juice and kind of establishing the point that is is an important part of Florida’s past, present, and future” says Putnam.

The reading touched briefly on the financial importance of Agriculture, which is second only to tourism in its impact on Florida’s economy.”