Business prospects are in danger of drying up for local sod farmers and the companies that purchase, deliver and install the turf. ...more

March 31, 2009

Perched on a hill above one of Hernando County's most scenic valleys, researchers work to answer cattle questions. ...more

February 27, 2009

The 140 full-time jobs and hundreds of construction jobs created in Highlands County to build a cellulose ethanol plant already are known, but now a big player is stepping up. ...more

February 20, 2009

Hillsborough County environmental authorities have filed a lawsuit to collect fines assessed against a Rocky Creek homeowner for building a dock and sea wall without proper permits. ...more

January 24, 2009

Hillsborough County environmental authorities have filed a lawsuit to collect fines assessed against a Rocky Creek homeowner for building a dock and seawall without proper permits. ...more

January 23, 2009

A Massachusetts-based company committed Thursday to building the country's first cellulosic ethanol plant in Highlands County. ...more

January 16, 2009

Verenium Corporation announced Thursday it will construct the world's first commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol plant in Highlands County, in cooperation with Lykes Brothers supplying the biomass. ...more

January 15, 2009

No, really it's true! Anyone thinking they saw a 2,000- pound Black Angus bull in their yard Friday morning probably weren't imagining it. ...more

July 26, 2008

The full moon happens today at 5:30 p.m., and with all daytime full moons, the effects during the daytime are as accentuated as the regular increased nighttime affects. If this moon phase occurred at 1 a.m., the nighttime feeding migration would be off the charts and the daytime feeding migration would be almost non-existent. ...more

June 17, 2008

There are lessons from childhood which have major value to this day. It has been quite a number of years since I took biology classes; however, I distinctly remember learning that plants - grasses, bushes, trees - clean the air and water. That's something which is of great benefit to the well being of our bodies. The more we create emissions, the more plants we need to help clean the air and water. ...more

June 2, 2008