Monday, October 17, 2011

IFAS in the news, 10/17

Good morning! Here is today's IFAS news:

Bee workshop scheduled (Escambia)
http://www.northescambia.com/?p=71230

Chickens, goats and bees may be Waldo's newest residents (Alachua)
http://www.alachuacountytoday.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1852:chickens-goats-and-bees-may-be-waldos-newest-residents&catid=102:local&Itemid=426

Fall leaves help control weeds (Okaloosa) http://www.nwfdailynews.com/articles/mulch-44423-help-soil.html

Tackling plant disease problems (Marion)
http://www.ocala.com/article/20111015/COLUMNISTS/111019908

Garden Q & A: Zinnias need full sun and space to fend off fungus (Duval) http://jacksonville.com/entertainment/home-and-garden/2011-10-17/story/garden-q-zinnias-need-full-sun-and-space-fend-fungus

Morningside Library hosting 'Vegetable Gardening for the Homeowner' on Oct. 22 (St. Lucie) http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2011/oct/17/morningside-library-hosting-vegetable-gardening-fo/

Annoying whiteflies expanding their Keys reach (Monroe) http://www.keysnet.com/2011/10/15/387597/annoying-whiteflies-expanding.html

Time to add bulbs to your landscape (Pinellas)
http://www.tampabay.com/features/homeandgarden/time-to-add-bulbs-to-your-landscape/1196978

Garden Q&A: Don't pour old pesticides into storm drains (Duval) http://jacksonville.com/entertainment/home-and-garden/2011-10-15/story/garden-qa-don-t-pour-old-pesticides-storm-drains

Home and garden events for the week of Oct. 15 (Volusia) http://www.news-journalonline.com/lifestyle/home-and-garden/2011/10/15/home-and-garden-events-for-the-week-of-oct-15.html

Stone crab season starts with reports of below-average catches (Collier) http://www.marconews.com/news/2011/oct/15/stone-crab-season-starts-reports-small-returns/

Researchers study bacteria that slows coral-destroying disease http://www.alligator.org/news/campus/article_69c3300a-f872-11e0-a170-001cc4c03286.html


Local/science news:

South Korean Scientist Clones Coyote
http://www.myfoxny.com/dpps/news/south-korean-scientist-clones-coyote-dpgonc-20111017-fc_15512573

Climate change means smaller animals
http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Energy-Resources/2011/10/17/Climate-change-means-smaller-animals/UPI-85701318851595/

Editorial: PECO shrinks
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20111016/OPINION01/111019677/-1/entertainment?Title=Editorial-PECO-shrinks

Occupy Gainesville gains momentum, international attention
http://www.alligator.org/news/local/article_f696dd9e-f875-11e0-a5e4-001cc4c03286.html

Anthroplogy among popular majors in UF college
http://chalkboard.blogs.gainesville.com/2011/10/anthroplogy-among-popular-majors-in-uf-college/

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