FFA students from throughout Plant City joined others from throughout the state Aug. 30, for a special concert by rising country music star Easton Corbin Aug. 30, at the Florida State Fairgrounds.
Students from Durant, Plant City and Strawberry Crest high schools, Simmons Career Center, and Marshall, Tomlin and Turkey Creek middle schools were among the 800 students in the audience. Corbin, a former FFA student himself, performed as part of the “Year of the Farmer” initiative, which has contributed $1 million to the FFA.
Corbin is a native of Gilchrist County and attended the University of Florida, where he earned an agribusiness degree.