Tourism & Agriculture Day My favorite stop of our Ag and Tourism Day was the dairy farm. There, I saw the inner workings of the dairy industry and all of the work behind the products I consume. The people there use both technology and people in an efficient balance that I found quite fascinating. With only a few men, they could care for up to 2,600 cows, tending to all of their basic needs, and keeping them comfortable. I was impressed and grateful for the work that they do t

Tourism & Agriculture Day This field trip took the students of the Mason G. Smoak Foundation Youth Leadership Highlands class all around Avon Park and Sebring visiting many businesses including the Sebring Raceway, Maxwell’s, The Jacaranda Hotel, a dairy farm, and Sun N lakes Golf Course. Many things were learned throughout this trip ranging from how fast a race car goes to how farmers milk their cows for mass production. It's interesting to see all of the little things that

Tourism & Agriculture Day On our Agriculture and Tourism Day, our Leadership Highlands team went to a variety of different places. Each stop taught us a little more about the agriculture and tourism field in our own county. Our first stop was the Sebring Racetrack. There we observed an Indy car get prepped before its next big race. It’s amazing to think that racers come from all around the world to race and practice in Sebring, Florida of all places. We also learned about the

Leadership day in January was filled with five stops, each containing valuable learning experiences. The first stop along our journey was Sebring International Raceway. We were greeted by Wayne Estes who was our guide. He shared with us not only specifics about race cars, but also the incredible history of the Sebring Raceway which is one of the oldest tracks in the United States with the first race running in 1950. The track includes a piece of the Sebring Regional Airpo