A 21-year-old Asian male elephant is adapting to a temporary home in Tennessee after federal authorities confiscated him over the weekend from a Balm-based circus. ...more

November 11, 2008

A 21-year-old Asian male elephant is adapting today to a temporary home in Tennessee after federal authorities confiscated him over the weekend from a Balm-based circus. ...more

November 10, 2008

HOHENWALD, Tenn. — Officials at the Elephant Sanctuary say an underweight elephant confiscated by the USDA is on his way to Tennessee. ...more

November 8, 2008

How to tweak your grocery buying habits for better health. ...more

November 6, 2008

Lester Cypher of New Port Richey, chief executive officer of the Volunteer Way Food Bank, says don't judge people who get free food from the food bank by the cars they drive. ...more

November 5, 2008

Citrus grower Bob Stallings is used to battling citrus disease and skyrocketing production costs. ...more

October 13, 2008

The U.S. Department of Agriculture expects Florida's orange crop to be slightly lower than last year. ...more

October 10, 2008

State agriculture inspectors will check an Orlando dairy this week that was the source of milk that left blackish stains inside containers. ...more

October 8, 2008

Expect a smaller orange crop this season from Florida growers, who are facing skyrocketing fertilizer prices and lower orange juice sales. The U.S. Department of Agriculture will release its first citrus crop forecast for the year Friday, but here's an estimate. ...more

October 8, 2008

Expect a smaller orange crop from Florida growers this season. Facing skyrocketing fertilizer prices, a souring economy and lower orange juice sales, Florida growers, by some estimates, will produce an estimated 155 million boxes of citrus during the 2008-09 season. That's 9 percent less than last season, when the industry picked 170 million boxes of Florida citrus. ...more

October 7, 2008