POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Polk State College is launching a new initiative aimed at getting more students into the agriculture industry. It starts next spring, but students are already signing up.

What You Need To Know • Agripolk is an initiative aimed at creating a pathway for students interested in the agricultural industry • The initiative offers gen-ed courses that will easily transfer to the University of Florida • The courses begin in spring 2026, and sign-ups are already happening

Penny Watson has been fishing since she was a little girl, and while it brings her peace, it also gives her a strong desire to protect the waters.

“It is a beautiful place there, but it’s also kind of sad because the seagrass is goop and it shouldn’t be like that,” she said.

Watson hopes to help change

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