Monday, July 25, 2011

IFAS in the news, 7/25

Good morning! Here is the week's first IFAS news installment, where we link to news stories that mention or affect IFAS:


Mini 'crop copter' could be godsend for citrus growers, farmers, says UF professor (Polk) http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-citrus-helicopter-disease-20110724,0,849678.story

Kids' bicycle nature tour planned for Aug. 2 (Escambia)
http://www.pnj.com/article/20110724/NEWS01/107240329/Kids-bicycle-nature-tour-planned-Aug-2

Proposed county budget would gut funding for agriculture (Miami-Dade) http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/07/22/2326762/proposed-county-budget-would-gut.html

Plants close to house are ailing (Miami-Dade) http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/07/24/2324311/plants-close-to-house-are-ailing.html

Gardening advice: Carolina jasmine a spring bloomer; look to other vines for blooms in summer (Duval) http://jacksonville.com/entertainment/home-and-garden/2011-07-25/story/gardening-advice-carolina-jasmine-spring-bloomer-look

Wisteria gone wild (Okaloosa)
http://www.nwfdailynews.com/articles/wisteria-42041-plant-rid.html

Hernando County events July 24-30 (under "Monday")
http://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/hernando-county-events-july-24-30/1182084

Local, food, science and health:

Bad Food? Tax It, and Subsidize Vegetables http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/24/opinion/sunday/24bittman.html

World's 50 most delicious foods
http://www.cnngo.com/explorations/eat/worlds-50-most-delicious-foods-067535

Sharp drop in U.S. chickenpox deaths with vaccine
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/25/us-deaths-with-vaccine-idUSTRE76O0YJ20110725

EPA triggers fierce backlash over attempt to force Florida to clean up waterways http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-water-pollution-rules-cost-20110724,0,3043495.story

Caution: Look out for leaping sturgeon
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20110724/ARTICLES/110729737?tc=cr

No comments:

Post a Comment

Tell us what you think! Please use common sense and good judgement. Comments will be moderated if necessary.