LAKE HATCHINEHA — Longtime Floridians will recall that in decades past, before Central Florida became a tourist mecca peppered with housing developments from the Atlantic to the Gulf, venturing ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

LIMESTONE — Driving through his family’s 8,000-acre ranch in southern Hardee County, David M. “Lefty” Durando points to where he expects bobwhite quail to be flourishing in the spring after the winter ...

The hired hands are milling around the barn in the gray light of dawn, getting ready for another day in the saddle, when Jennings Overstreet pulls up. In this rustic corner of Osceola County, miles ...

Blackbeard’s Ranch in southwestern Florida is hardly classic cattle-rustling terrain. Rumbling across his land in a swamp buggy, Jim Strickland steers past alligators and maneuvers through a dense mix ...

As 1,000 people move to Florida every day, it’s more important than ever that lawmakers focus on ways to protect water, native wildlife and natural landscape. Agricultural lands supply wide, open ...

An ultra-large ranch in southwest Florida’s DeSoto county that blends recreation, natural beauty and income potential has hit the market for $26.3 million. The 4,047-acre property, known as BR Ranch, ...

Odessa, Florida -- When Brenda and Frank Crum purchased a vast plot of land within a half-mile radius just north of Tampa, Florida, they suddenly had a 147-acre challenge on their hands: What to do ...

A Central Florida ranch has been voted as the top destination for glamping nationwide, according to USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards. Westgate River Ranch Resort, located about 90 minutes ...

The owner of a 13,924-acre ranch in northern Florida listed the land and more than 3,200 head of cattle for sale with a $55 million asking price. Together with timber-rich land and a herd of cattle, ...