Tuesday, July 20, 2010

IFAS in the News

Good morning. Here is IFAS in the News for Tuesday, July 20, 2010

 

IFAS-Related…

 

Grasshopper Infestation Gives Local Farmers Anxiety

http://www2.hernandotoday.com/content/2010/jul/16/162216/grasshopper-infestation-gives-local-farmers-anxiet/news/

 

Finny Pets Are Just the Ticket for Homes and Offices

http://dailygleaner.canadaeast.com/balance/article/1137651

 

Garden Help: Check Trees in Your Yard to Make Sure They’re Storm-Ready

http://jacksonville.com/entertainment/home-and-garden/2010-07-16/story/check-trees-your-yard-be-sure-theyre-storm-ready

 

Garden Q&A: Trumpet Vine Is a Good Choice to Cover a Wall

http://jacksonville.com/entertainment/home-and-garden/2010-07-18/story/trumpet-vine-good-choice-cover-wall

 

Garden Q&A: Coriander Is the Seed of the Cilantro Plant

http://jacksonville.com/entertainment/home-and-garden/2010-07-16/story/coriander-seed-cilantro-plant

 

Minnesota’s Only Bedbug Detecting Dog Goes to Work

http://www.i-newswire.com/minnesota-s-only-bed-bug-detecting/49275

 

Gardening: High-Tech Ways to Keep Your Lawn Green

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/lifestyle/49923747-80/irrigation-sensor-watering-controller.html.csp

 

Of Interest…

 

BP: Oil Seepage “Not a Threat to Capped Well”

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/jul/20/bp-oil-spill-seepage-well

 

Afghanistan Aims for Full Security Handover by 2014

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/07/20/afghanistan.conference/?hpt=T2#fbid=WR1yBc6BZu4

 

U.S. Won’t Bow to Chinese Concerns on Yellow Sea Exercises

http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/US-Wont-Bow-to-Chinese-Concerns-on-Yellow-Sea-Exercises-98816504.html

 

USDA Employee Resigns Over Statements About White Farmer

http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/07/20/agriculture.employee.naacp/?iref=polticker

 

Oakland Could Go to Pot in a Big Way With Four Proposed Factory Farms

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-big-pot-20100720,0,3128251.story?track=rss

 

Germs Eyed to Make Foods Safer

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/61270/title/Germs_eyed_to_make_foods_safer

 

UF Looks Into Allegation Maurkice Pouncey Accepted Cash

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20100720/ARTICLES/7201003/1007/NEWS

 

Tom Nordlie

Science Communications Coordinator

Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

 

Direct Line 352-273-3567

 

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