Florida News

Florida garden books at library
Bradenton Herald,  United States - 2 hours ago
This easy-to-use book highlights each of the 10 major plant categories (including annuals, citrus, lawns, perennials, shrubs, etc.) using a monthly format. ...

Food-to-fuel is wasteful; try a better alternative
Palm Beach Post,  United States - 3 hours ago
If science can refine production techniques, the waste from farm fields and neighborhoods - citrus peels, sugar cane stalks, tree cuttings - could provide ...
Editorial: Hoping for Mahoney to come through on bio-fuels to fire ... Vero Beach Press-Journal (subscription)
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North-south road in western Indian River might be decades off
Vero Beach Press-Journal (subscription), FL - 5 hours ago
That road was going to be used as part of the tri-county route when it was discussed in the mid-1990s. At that time, the route was known as the Citrus ...

Valley farmers watching moth controversy closely
Trading Markets (press release), CA - 11 hours ago
He said Florida's citrus industry was significantly reduced in large part due to insect pests, dropping it in 2006 to second place behind California for the ...

Toddler dies; mom's boyfriend charged with abuse
Ocala.com, FL - 14 hours ago
Gianni Spagnolo, 34, was arrested late Thursday night by Citrus County sheriff's deputies and charged with aggravated child abuse with great bodily harm. ...

Business: Agriculture
Tampabay.com, FL - 16 hours ago
For Larry Rooks, president of the Florida Cattlemen's Association and a Citrus County cattle rancher himself, the Chinsegut Hill station is essential to the ...

New growth laws would slacken regulation for biotech, citrus ...
Orlando Sentinel, FL - 22 hours ago
TALLAHASSEE - State legislators are pushing a rewrite of Florida's growth laws that would let biotechnology projects such as the Burnham Institute and ...
Bill would ban Florida cities from having land-use elections Tampabay.com
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Consider new grass on Florida lawns
The News-Press, FL - Apr 25, 2008
We suspect citrus rats but we have also seen an occasional raccoon in the neighborhood. A: It is unlikely to be birds as birds tend to feed during daylight ...

Man accused of abusing infant
Tampa Bay's 10, FL - Apr 25, 2008
Beverly Hills, Florida -- The Citrus County Sheriff's Office arrested a 34-year-old man Thursday and charged him with abusing a 1-year-old baby. ...

Tragedy Illustrates How Bad Things Can Happen To Good People
InjuryBoard.com, FL - Apr 25, 2008
The local Citrus County newspaper's report on the accident does provide some clues as to what may have happened: According to a preliminary Florida Highway ...