IFAS in the news, 11/22

Hello out there! Here is the first IFAS news scan of this holiday week:

Manatee County Extension Service Offers Classes and Nature Tours for December
http://www.thebradentontimes.com/news/2010/11/22/manatee_county/manatee_county_extension_service_offers_classes_and_nature_tours_for_december/

Tropicalia wild file: Southeastern lubber grasshopper
http://www.news-press.com/article/20101121/LIFESTYLES/11210318/1013/lifestyles/Tropicalia-wild-file--Southeastern-lubber-grasshopper

Soil testing may be waste of money
http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/11/21/1928464/soil-testing-may-be-waste-of-money.html

Micro-irrigation: Small Thinking for Smart Landscaping
http://www.thebradentontimes.com/news/2010/11/21/recreation/micro_irrigation_small_thinking_for_smart_landscaping/

Holiday conservation celebration (Pinellas County)
http://www.tbnweekly.com/pinellas_county/content_articles/112110_pco-05.txt

Farm-city breakfast attracts big crowd (Columbia County)
http://www.lakecityreporter.com/articles/2010/11/20/news/doc4ce75f3db1c22171154235.txt

UF/science/area news:

International spud: US farmers look overseas for growth as sweet potatoes catch on in Europe
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-us-food-and-farm-sweet-potatoes,0,3160883.story

Study links lower carbon emissions to recession
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/environment/2010-11-22-carbon22_ST_N.htm

For college cheaters, a Bright Futures loophole
http://www.tampabay.com/news/education/college/for-college-cheaters-a-bright-futures-loophole/1135662

Could This Kill Cancer?
http://www.newsweek.com/2010/11/21/why-scientists-are-searching-for-cures-underwater.html

In rural counties, scourge of meth takes a toll
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20101121/ARTICLES/101129913/-1/entertainment?Title=Rural-counties-hit-by-scourge-of-meth