Farming can be hazardous to your health, government sources say, especially if you are younger than 16 or older than 65. While most accidents involve machinery, sometimes animals, chemicals, electricity, and other environmental hazards are to blame.

Bill Braswell uses wind machines to reduce water consumption in blueberry fields. Emery Smith II uses weather stations to avoid unnecessary irrigation in citrus groves. In Polk County, farmers and ranchers are demonstrating that they are agriculturalists and environmentalists; they take their role seriously. Farmers and ranchers are excellent stewards of the land. Their livelihood depends on the land, says Larry Black, Polk County Farm Bureau President.