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WHO'S a good business model? It's YOU! Yes it is! You're SUCH a good business model! Yes you are!

Locked-down Americans are pampering their pets like never before, and Chewy is reaping the benefits

New Business

Despite Rough Start, Secret Gardens Winery Going Strong

FROM THE GROUND UP

Umatilla’s Treadwell Farms Harvests First Hemp Crop

America Needs YOU to Track Covid-19

The government struggled to publish high-quality data on the virus, so the unofficial Covid Tracking Project stepped up

Worth a Thousand Words

Lake Wales Photographer Adam Strang Bass Captures Images of Old Florida

A Covid Boost for Flu Fighters

Developers of influenza vaccines are benefiting from the focus on the coronavirus

Renaissance Man

Brad Phares: The Businessman, the Artist, the Cowboy

Nurturing Young Minds

Polk County Farm Bureau Recognizes Ag Teacher and Ag Program of the Year

New Blueberry Variety Honors UF Alumnus Alto Straughn

WHEN PATRICIO MUÑOZ developed the University of Florida’s newest blueberry variety, he wanted to name the fruit in honor of Alto Straughn, a longtime strong supporter of UF’s blueberry breeding program.

FFA Member Spotlight: Allison Jackson

YOU CAN FIND HER at Auburndale High School, following alongside Mrs. Shaske or Mr. McCracken or walking her heifer, Clara, or market hog, Woodrow (notice the Lonesome Dove references).

Citrus Advisory System Alerts Growers So They Can Stem Post-bloom Fruit Drop

BEEP. BEEP. BEEP. That’s the sound of the alert, telling a citrus grower it’s time to spray fungicide to help prevent fruit from falling off the tree. When the brand-new fruit fall off the trees, post-bloom fruit drop (PFD), as it’s called, can cause major losses for citrus growers.

Alternative Treatment

Acupuncture Can Help Variety of Ailments in Horses, Dogs

THE LONG HAULERS

The human and economic costs of Covid-19 will linger long after a vaccine has arrived

Tweeter in Chief No More

Donald Trump may find himself treated like an ordinary twitizen and without the special privileges provided to world leaders

The Airline Flying Above the Storm

While others are retrenching, IndiGo is spending big to expand in a post-Covid world

Let the Battle Begin

Next-gen game consoles are faster, but you may want to wait for more titles

In Zelle We Trust

In Venezuela, money transfer services are enabling what may be the world’s first digital dollarization

Green Cars Won on Election Day, Too

A Biden administration could jump-start aid for the industry’s transition to electric vehicles

Democracy Needs A Good Bureaucracy

President-elect Biden must repair the harm done to the U.S. government under Trump and begin to build a modern, expert-led civil service

Dealing With Trump's Trade Legacy

The Biden administration will not be content simply to restore the old order

Protecting Our Elderly

Psychologist Explains Dynamic of Suicide Among Seniors and Lists Precautions Doctors and Family Can Take

The Cutting Edge

Dr. Haq Brings His Expertise in Robotic Cardiothoracic Surgery to Bostick Heart Center

On the pulse

Our Healthcare Specialists Are Working Harder Than Ever! Don’t Miss Out on All the Exciting Awards and Recognition

Workboat capsizes during Louisiana oil spill exercise, killing two

A workboat that capsized and sank during a boom deployment exercise on the Lower Mississippi River, killing both people on board, turned broadside to the current moments before it rolled over.

Sixty-three injured in fire aboard Navy ship; vessel's fate unknown

USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) sustained extensive damage from an onboard fire that started while it was tied up in San Diego, and Navy officials say it is too soon to know if the amphibious assault ship will return to service.

NTSB cites lack of ‘decision point' in Atchafalaya bridge strike

Edna T. Gattle and the spud barge Terral 2 approached the Union Pacific Railway Bridge over the Atchafalaya River when the towboat’s captain requested the swing bridge open.

World War II tow down the Hudson takes New York by storm S

Stone scows don’t draw much attention, and the principal activity of the New York State (NYS) Marine Highway Transportation Co. is moving stone.

Weeks flagship dredge builds its name on Jersey shore

Magdalen vacuuming sand from a borrow site off the coast of Surf City, N.J

Marquette blames captain, pilot after crane barge hits bridge

Kristin Alexis approached the west span of the Sunshine Bridge near St. James, La., pushing the crane barge Mr. Ervin.

Six months into outbreak, cruise lines still repatriating crews by ship

Though the COVID-19 pan-demic brought passenger travel to a halt for all major ocean-going cruise lines, many ships were still sailing an estimated 15,000 to 20,000 crewmembers to their home countries in July, according to the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA).