Bulls will be bucking and cowboys will be holding on for dear life Saturday evening at the annual Bullistic bull riding event at Firemen's Field. ...more

April 2, 2009

When the newly christened business and economic development standing committee sits down to meet Tuesday, member Jim Adkins won't be there. ...more

March 13, 2009

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

PLANT CITY As area berry farmers begin to prepare the fields for a new season, their state trade group has completed its nationwide search for a new leader. ...more

August 1, 2008

Roy Parke, probably the most recognized face among Florida strawberry growers and unofficially the "Strawberry King," died this morning. ...more

June 5, 2008

PLANT CITY Roy Parke, a longtime grower and the unofficial "Strawberry King," died this morning. He was 86. ...more

June 5, 2008

Regulators characterized it as the potential loss of a "nominal amount" of wetlands, but environmental advocates said allowing farmers to dredge or fill small ponds or marshes without replacing them whittles away at Hillsborough County's long-standing wetlands protections. ...more

January 21, 2008

The fate of frog ponds in Hillsborough County took center stage Thursday when the Environmental Protection Commission agreed to give farmers greater leeway in dredging and filling small wetlands after more than two hours of debate. ...more

January 18, 2008

This Thanksgiving Day, as we gather with family and friends to count our blessings, let's give thanks for the bounty we enjoy and not just on this holiday, but every day. ...more

November 18, 2007