Love it, hate it or laugh at it — at least it's inexpensive. ...more

May 29, 2008

The announcement that researchers at Florida's agriculture department have come up with new possible insect repellants is welcome news for Floridians, who suffer some of the worst biting bug issues in the nation. ...more

May 28, 2008

Global warming is already affecting the nation's forests, water resources, farmland and wildlife and will have serious negative consequences during the next 25 to 50 years, according to a report issued Tuesday by the federal government. ...more

May 28, 2008

Florida researchers have identified seven possibilities for the next generation of mosquito repellant, some of which may work several times longer than the current standard-bearer, DEET. ...more

May 27, 2008

Married farmers with joint incomes of up to $1.5 million a year could still qualify for crop subsidies under a five-year, $300 billion farm bill compromise that would boost the Agriculture Department's food and farm programs. ...more

May 9, 2008

The two-year drought gripping nearly all of Florida has extracted a toll in the hundreds of millions of dollars from the state's agriculture industry and people could begin seeing a pinch in the produce aisle next month. ...more

February 19, 2008

An additional trooper should have been patrolling the highways in Polk County when 70 vehicles collided last month on Interstate 4, the Florida Highway Patrol said Wednesday. ...more

February 7, 2008

A state investigation has cleared wildlife officials who last month lost control of a prescribed burn that may have contributed to a 70-vehicle pileup on Interstate 4 in Polk County. ...more

February 6, 2008

TALLAHASSEE - A state investigation has cleared wildlife officials who last month lost control of a prescribed burn that contributed to a 70-vehicle pileup on Interstate 4 in Polk County. ...more

February 5, 2008

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services said a brand of cheese made in Miami may be contaminated with E. coli bacteria. Officials say the naturally aged white cheese made by Santa Rosa Cheese could have a type of E. coli bacteria, though not the more dangerous strain. ...more

January 17, 2008