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Showing posts with label Florida. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Florida. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Southern Florida orange farmers turn to other tropical fruit trees to diversify crops

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U.S. grown mangoes may taste better. (Graphic by Adam Dixon, Offrange) Florida's famed orange production started in the 1830s, when farm...
Friday, May 10, 2013

Disease with no cure threatens Fla. citrus industry

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A tree infected with citrus greening. (Jason Henry, NYT) Florida's citrus industry could be wiped out if a cure isn't found f...
Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Florida tomato growers drop opposition to funding wage increases with money from tomato buyers

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The Florida Tomato Growers Exchange has dropped its opposition to passing along higher wages from grocery stores and restaurants to migrant ...
Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Cookes expand newspaper holdings from Fla. Keys by buying 13 Cox papers in North Carolina

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In a testament to the relative health of the community newspaper business, Cox Enterprises Inc. will sell three daily and 10 weekly newspap...
Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Bill to stop use of mountaintop-removal coal in North Carolina is withdrawn after hearing, protest

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The proposed Appalachian Mountains Preservation Act , introduced in the last two sessions of the North Carolina legislature, got a committee...
Wednesday, June 04, 2008

Rural tourism shows off agriculture, natural beauty

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Summer is nearly upon us, making the air ripe for tourism, but what will drive tourists to your rural community? Tourism has the potential t...
Saturday, May 24, 2008

Another fast-food chain agrees to pay tomato pickers more, but growers' group still opposed

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Florida tomato pickers could see their pay nearly double following an agreement between their organization and Miami-based Burger King , the...
Saturday, February 16, 2008

Parched Georgia wants to tap into Tennessee River by correcting error in states' boundary

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Georgia, withering from drought, wants to correct a 190-year-old mistake and move its border with Tennessee a mile north so it can freely dr...
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Tuesday, January 29, 2008

McCain wins rural Florida; Obama's campaign touts his own rural strength, a milestone of recognition

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As Arizona Sen. John McCain rode a strong rural vote in Florida to become the Republican front-runner for president, Democrats looked ahead ...
Monday, January 07, 2008

Amateur breeding, slow economy, expensive hay, lack of slaughterhouses mean neglect for horses

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"Across the U.S., the number of horses whose owners won't or can't properly care for them is mushrooming," Paulo Prada rep...
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Monday, December 24, 2007

Florida tomato workers who got help from Yum! and McDonald's get back of hand from Burger KIng

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"A group of farmers who persuaded McDonald’s and Taco Bell to have their tomato suppliers pay their pickers more have seen their effor...
Thursday, October 25, 2007

GateHouse Media purchases 14 dailies, three non-dailies from Morris Publishing Group

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A deal between two community newspaper chains will make 17 newspapers in eight states change hands. GateHouse Media Inc. announced late Tue...

Rural school enrollment up 15 percent last year, with a 55 percent jump in minority students

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Enrollment in rural schools is up 15 percent since last year, and minority enrollment is up 55 percent, says the latest report from the Rur...
Tuesday, October 02, 2007

Fla. paper founded to advocate better growth management wins battle with election agency

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A Florida Panhandle newspaper founded to advocate better management of growth in rural, coastal Wakulla County, and published occasionally, ...