Volusia County Farm Tour returns November 20 for its 45th anniversary

Volusia County residents will have a chance to visit local farms, horse ranches and a family apiary during the county’s annual Farm Tour.The 45th annual Volusia County Farm Tour will take place Friday, Nov. 20, and is free to attend.The tour, presented by UF/IFAS Extension Volusia County and the Volusia County Farm Bureau, will feature seven local agricultural operations.Participants can choose between two tracks. The first includes stops at The Magnolia Company Farm and Nursery in Pierson and Vo-LaSalle Farms in DeLeon Springs.The second track includes Bar J Performance Horses in Daytona Beach, Innovation Arabians in Port Orange and S S Apiaries in New Smyrna Beach.Both routes will end at Feral Ranch in Lake Helen from 1 to 2:30 p.m., where visitors can see animals including Scottish Highland and miniature cattle, goats, miniature donkeys, emus, pigs and poultry.The final stop will also include a UF/IFAS Extension open house, food trucks and cake celebrating the tour’s 45th anniversar