Friday, August 20, 2010

IFAS in the news, 8/20

Here's your end-of-the-week IFAS news scan:

Experts Focus on Small Farm Food Safety in FL
http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2010/08/experts-focus-on-small-farm-food-safety-in-fl/

Travel news: Don't book that Cuban vacation just yet
http://www.eturbonews.com/17989/travel-news-dont-book-cuban-vacation-just-yet


Bed bugs know no income class, and they're moving into Southwest Florida homes
http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/aug/19/bed-bugs-know-no-income-class-and-theyre-moving-so/

Jackson County's 'Peanut Field Day'
http://www.wjhg.com/news/headlines/101127634.html


Make it green: Even non-xeric plants need little water
http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/aug/19/make-it-green-even-non-xeric-plants-need-little-wa/


Hometown Happenings 0820 (Hernando County)
http://www2.hernandotoday.com/content/2010/aug/20/hometown-happenings-0820/news/


Pasco County Extension Service events for September
http://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/pasco-county-extension-service-events-for-september/1116297


In the Garden (Pinellas County)
http://www.tbnweekly.com/editorial/outdoors/content_articles/081910_out-07.txt

Environment/health/local news:


Researchers say they saw 22-mile hydrocarbon plume in Gulf
http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/08/19/gulf.oil.plume/?hpt=T1

New images indicate moon may be shrinking
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/08/19/MNLH1F0CP2.DTL

Green Leafy Veggies May Cut Diabetes Risk
http://diabetes.webmd.com/news/20100819/green-leafy-veggies-may-cut-diabetes-risk

International gangs likely behind recent card skimmers (Gainesville)
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20100820/ARTICLES/8201006/1118?Title=International-gangs-likely-behind-recent-card-skimmers

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