The opening general session and trade show may not open until later today, but that doesn’t mean cattlemen and women from across the county haven’t already put their ‘Boots on the Bay.’ The 2013 Cattle Industry Pre-Convention Agricultural Tour, sponsored by SFP, took place earlier this week in the sunny state of Florida.

Participants on the tour visited the Florida Cattlemen’s Museum Exhibit and Cracker Country, along with Barthle Brothers Ranch, a diversified cattle operation. Next, they stopped at Crystal Springs at Two Rivers Ranch, a environmental education sanctuary. Taking advantage of the warm weather they also got to make a stop at Wishnatski Strawberry Farms in Plant City, Fl. And maybe the most coveted stop of the tour was the Keel and Curley Winery, where blueberry wine is the specialty.

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You can find photos from the event here:Cattle Industry Convention & NCBA Trade Show Photo Album