TOWN 'N COUNTRY - The recent opening of an Aldi grocery store on Hillsborough Avenue means another option when shopping for the Thanksgiving feast. ...more

November 26, 2008 |

Food retailers are wrongfully blaming the ethanol industry for jacking up the cost of a Thanksgiving Day feast, the Renewable Fuels Association said Tuesday. ...more

November 26, 2008 |

Food retailers are wrongfully blaming the ethanol industry for jacking up the cost of a Thanksgiving Day feast, the Renewable Fuels Association said today. ...more

November 25, 2008 |

Families are pinching their pennies this holiday season, and many will be looking for the best bargains for their Thanksgiving Day feasts. ...more

November 19, 2008 |

PLANT CITY Karen Berry, publisher of a Plant City-based magazine, has been named the Florida Farm Bureau's Ag Journalist of the Year. ...more

September 19, 2008 |

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August 4, 2008 |

If farmers have to pay more to process, package and ship that milk, it is going to cost more for those cart-pushing customers at the local grocery store. ...more

February 6, 2008 |

The American Farm Bureau Federation must be grocery shopping on another planet because it estimates you can feed Thanksgiving dinner to a family of 10 for $42.26. ...more

November 22, 2007 |

DAYTONA BEACH – Being economically viable while sustaining the environment is possible and Butler Oaks Farm and Buck Island Ranch are shining examples. Butler Oaks in Lorida and Buck Island near Lake Placid were two of four agricultural operations in the state recognized Friday for their leadership in promoting progressive environmental practices during the Florida Farm Bureau Federation's annual meeting. Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles H. Bronson presented the 2007 Commissioner's Agricultural-Environmental Leadership Awards at the Daytona Beach Hilton. Nominations for the awards were received earlier this year by a screening committee composed of scientific and technical experts with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, which selected the finalists. ...more

October 14, 2007 |

PLANT CITY - The Florida Farm Bureau Federation has named Tampa Tribune reporter Jan Hollingsworth 2007 Newsperson of the Year for outstanding coverage of agricultural issues. The award was presented Thursday in Daytona Beach at the organization's annual meeting. ...more

October 12, 2007 |