IFAS in the News, 11/15

Good morning! Here is IFAS in the News for Tuesday, Nov. 15.

IFAS-Related…

Palm Beach County Leads U.S. in Home-Grown Food Sales
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/money/palm-beach-county-leads-the-u-s-in-1968722.html

Destructive Hogs Make Pigs of Themselves in St. Lucie County
http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/region_st_lucie_county/hogs-more-destructive-than-snowbirds

Vine-Ripe Tasti-Lee Tomato Creates a Buzz Among Consumers
http://www.thegrower.com/news/regions/florida/Vine-ripe-Tasti-lee-tomato-creates-a-buzz-among-consumers-133839413.html

Town Officials Told There Is No Way to Eradicate Whitefly (Palm Beach County)
http://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/town-officials-told-there-is-no-way-to-1968759.html

Cotton Makes a Comeback (Columbia County)
http://www.lakecityreporter.com/articles/2011/11/14/news/doc4ec12a058d0ee034804501.txt

Local Girls Win at North Florida Fair (Leon County)
http://suwanneedemocrat.com/suwannee/x869149679/Local-girls-win-at-North-Florida-Fair

Of Interest…

New York Police Remove Occupy Wall Street Protesters
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-11-15/u-s-mayors-crack-down-on-occupy-wall-street.html

Black Friday Backlash: Have Retailers Gone Too Far With T-Day Openings?http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-black-friday-backlash-have-retailers-gone-too-far-with-tday-openings-20111115,0,1805314.story

Florida Universities Turn to Market-Rate Tuition to Make Money
http://www.news-press.com/article/20111114/NEWS0104/111114035/Florida-universities-turn-market-rate-tuition-make-money?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CHome

Move Toward New University
http://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/showstory.php?Story_id=534932

 

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