The blueberries give it a kicl. ...more

August 3, 2009

It has to be a very tasty carrot to lure me over the Sunshine Skyway. Call it bridge jitters. ...more

January 21, 2009

It has to be a very tasty carrot to lure me over the Sunshine Skyway. Call it bridge jitters. ...more

January 21, 2009

For the second time this season, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has lowered its orange crop estimate for Florida. ...more

January 13, 2009

For the second time this season, the U.S. Department of Agriculture lowered its orange crop estimate for Florida. The agency expects Florida growers to harvest 162 million boxes of oranges during the 2008-09 season, down from its original forecast of 166 million boxes. The season runs from October through June. One box weighs about 90 pounds. ...more

January 12, 2009

It's time to pay our respects to that bright-red, heart-shaped orb that delights: the strawberry. ...more

February 22, 2008

Drew Burchenal and his dad, Bill, have been hunched over a conveyor for days, inspecting the fresh, hand-picked citrus from their 220-acre citrus farm in Odessa. ...more

December 19, 2007

In a time when family-owned businesses are dying off, a handful of citrus growers have found a way to thrive doing things the old fashioned way. ...more

December 17, 2007

In a time when family-owned businesses are dying off, a handful of citrus growers have found a way to thrive doing things the old fashioned way. ...more

December 17, 2007

MELBOURNE (AP) – Just as Florida's fruit shippers are entering their busy period, they've been saddled with some additional scrutiny — full-time government inspectors in the packinghouses, checking citrus for signs of canker blemishes. It's not that the U.S. Department of Agriculture inspectors are unwanted, but ... "I know they're just doing their job," said Jim Harvey, an owner of Harvey's Groves in Rockledge — one of Brevard County's major fruit shippers. "But it certainly is inconvenient." ...more

December 2, 2007