When shoppers go to the grocery store and pick up three pounds of ground chuck or roast beef, they seldom think of the process leading up to the meat sitting in the refrigerated butcher aisle. ...more

October 29, 2009

Brooksville research facility experiments with cross-breeding cattle. ...more

October 28, 2009

A federal decision that took effect Thursday opened markets in five states and five U.S. territories to fresh Florida citrus, which was barred three years ago because of fears that shipments would spread canker. ...more

October 23, 2009

TAMPA A 33-year-old Tampa man has been sentenced to 21 months in federal prison for food stamp fraud, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. ...more

July 10, 2009

The latest estimate of Florida's orange crop rose by 2 million boxes since the May projection, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. ...more

June 17, 2009

An elephant seized from a Balm-based circus in November died Friday. Officials with The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee said Ned, a 21-year-old Asian male elephant, died peacefully with caregivers. ...more

May 19, 2009

A little beetle could cause big problems for Florida's multimillion-dollar avocado industry. ...more

May 10, 2009

The city has started running ads this week to hire an architect and engineer for the long-awaited fire station renovation. ...more

May 8, 2009

Water managers issued a fine of nearly $9,000 for unauthorized construction to the Polk County exotic-animal park owned by former Lowry Park Zoo President Lex Salisbury. ...more

April 29, 2009

Florida's overall orange crop estimate is down by about 400,000 boxes. ...more

April 9, 2009