Friday, July 16, 2010

FW: IFAS in the news, 7/16

Good morning. Here's the news:

Fertilizer ban effort fails (Hillsborough County)
http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/jul/16/na-fertilizer-ban-effort-fails/

Bank bill cleans up crisis
http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20100716/BUSINESS/7160323/1006/NEWS01/Bank+bill+cleans+up+crisis

The 12 Dirtiest Fruits & Vegetables
http://health.msn.com/nutrition/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100261286

Gardening Clay: Make sure chinch bugs are what's killing lawn (Clay County)
http://jacksonville.com/community/clay/2010-07-15/story/gardening-clay-make-sure-chinch-bugs-are-whats-killing-lawn

UF's oil spill task force meets for first time (campus)
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20100715/ARTICLES/100719700/1109/sports?p=1&tc=pg

Diversify deliciously with Florida's many fruit trees (Naples)
http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/jul/15/diversify-deliciously-floridas-many-fruit-trees/

Make It Green: Get back to the garden, but with a short list of chemicals (Naples)
http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/jul/15/make-it-green-get-back-garden-short-list-chemicals/

Large tomato supplies depressing prices (southeast U.S.)
http://southeastfarmpress.com/vegetables-tobacco/large-tomato-supplies-depressing-prices-0715/

Hometown Happenings 0715-16 (Hernando County)
http://www2.hernandotoday.com/content/2010/jul/15/150600/hometown-happenings-0715/news/

Local news briefs (Polk County)
http://www.newschief.com/article/20100715/NEWS/7155001/1021/news01?Title=Local-news-briefs


UF/health/science related:

Suspected case of dengue fever found in Miami Beach
http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2010-07-15/news/fl-dengue-fever-south-florida-20100715_1_dengue-fever-mosquito-borne-disease-miami-dade-health-department

The Creativity Crisis
For the first time, research shows that American creativity is declining. What went wrong-and how we can fix it.
http://www.newsweek.com/2010/07/10/the-creativity-crisis.html

Lab tests cast doubt on olive oil's virginity
http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jul/15/business/la-fi-olive-oil-20100715

Shands makes U.S. News rankings in eight specialties
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20100715/ARTICLES/100719705/1002

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