In 1836, a brave band of Texas settlers held off foreign invaders for two weeks at the Battle of the Alamo in a display of courage and ferocity that would set the tone for future denizens of the Lone Star State.

Gary Wishnatzki

Strawberry season may have wrapped up early at Plant City, FL-based Wish Farms, but there is still much life lef

Since Georgia and Alabama suffered staggering crop losses last spring due to a lack of labor, Florida growers have been holding their collective breath about who may show up to harvest Sunshine State fruits and vegetables this spring.

Rumor and anecdote have suggested that laborers might be reluctant to pass through the border states of Georgia and Alabama, which both enacted tough anti-immigrant legislation in 2011, to return to work in Florida.

For four years, from the time the Asian citrus psyllid, a vector for the devastating citrus disease huanlonogbing, was first detected in California, pest-control experts have been saying that it was only a matter of time before the disease would show up in the state as well.

Pompano Beach, FL-based Southern Specialties first got its start in a small space on the Pompano State Farmers Market over two decades ago, said Charlie Eagle, vice president of business development.