IFAS in the News, 2/11

Good morning. Here is IFAS in the News for Friday, Feb. 11, 2011.

 

IFAS-Related…

 

Orange Crop Numbers Gloomy

http://www.newschief.com/article/20110210/NEWS/102105159/1021/news01?p=1&tc=pg

 

Folic Acid May Not Prevent Preterm Births, But Take it Anyway

http://www.myhealthnewsdaily.com/folate-doesnt-prevent-premature-birth-1154/

 

Entomology Team Discovers Beetle That Destroys Invasive Weeds in Florida

http://www.alligator.org/news/campus/article_bdd271d6-34d9-11e0-80df-001cc4c03286.html

 

Grants Awarded for Projects That Generally Improve Production of Nursery Plants (11^th item)

http://mobile.westernfarmerstockman.com/main.aspx?ascxid=cmsNewsStory&rmid=0&rascxid=&args=&rargs=9&dt=634330078509656000&lid=a8yebu2d9qxnz7lo&adms=634330078508096000X217c5a317d&cmsSid=46262&cmsScid=9

 

Check with Officials Before Using Reclaimed Water on Edible Crops

http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2011/feb/10/no-headline---tc_fea_home_bailey_ccb/

 

What's Available at Saturday, Feb. 12 Sopchoppy Harvest Grower's Market

http://www.wakulla.com/Announcements/Community/What%27s_Available_at_Saturday,_Feb._12_Sopchoppy_Harvest_Grower%27s_Market_2011021111499/

 

Hometown Happenings 0211 (Hernando County; under Education)

http://www2.hernandotoday.com/content/2011/feb/11/hometown-happenings-0211/news/

 

 

Of Interest…

 

Einstein Was Right - Honey Bee Collapse Threatens Global Food Security

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/ambroseevans_pritchard/8306970/Einstein-was-right-honey-bee-collapse-threatens-global-food-security.html#

 

Accuracy of Point-of-Care Glucometer Found Wanting

http://www.anesthesiologynews.com/ViewArticle.aspx?d=Technology&d_id=8&i=February%2B2011&i_id=702&a_id=16606

 

University of Florida Study Shows Thousands of Women Get Unnecessary Surgical Breast Biopsies

http://www.news-press.com/article/20110210/HEALTH/110210032/University-Florida-study-shows-thousands-women-get-unnecessary-surgical-breast-biopsies?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Home

 

20 Things You Didn't Know About... Taste

http://discovermagazine.com/2010/dec/20-things-you-didn.t-know-about-taste

 

Revisited Human-Worm Relationships Shed Light on Brain Evolution

http://www.sciencecentric.com/news/11021014-revisited-human-worm-relationships-shed-light-on-brain-evolution.html

 

 

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Robert H. Wells

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