Tuesday, January 3, 2012

IFAS in the news, 1/3

Good morning! Here is today's IFAS-related news:

Brrrr! Winter chill rolls into South Florida (Miami-Dade) http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/01/02/2570452/temperatues-to-dip-into-the-40s.html

Florida Medical Entomology offers nature stewardship class (Indian River/FMEL) http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2012/jan/02/florida-medical-entomology-offers-nature-stewardsh/

Greenscape Alliance: Quite a few options for walkable groundcovers (Collier) http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2012/jan/03/greenscape-alliance-quite-a-few-options-for/

'Cottage food' law splits small-time growers (Columbia) http://www.gainesville.com/article/20111231/ARTICLES/111239924/1182?p=1&tc=pg

Southwest Florida growers prep for possible freeze (Hendry) http://www.news-press.com/article/20120103/NEWS01/301030024/0/NEWS0107/Southwest-Florida-growers-prep-possible-freeze?odyssey=nav|head


UF/health/ag news:

UF aims to give students more of an international education http://www.gainesville.com/article/20120102/ARTICLES/120109936/-1/news?Title=UF-aims-to-give-students-more-of-an-international-education

How Hard Would It Be for Avian Flu to Spread?
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/03/health/an-explanation-of-how-avian-flu-spreads.html

Anti-obesity ads featuring overweight kids spark controversy in Georgia http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/anti-obesity-ads-featuring-overweight-kids-spark-controversy-georgia-article-1.1000142?localLinksEnabled=false

Organic Agriculture May Be Outgrowing Its Ideals
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/31/science/earth/questions-about-organic-produce-and-sustainability.html?_r=1

Organic Tomatoes in January: Sucking Mexico Dry http://motherjones.com/tom-philpott/2012/01/organic-tomatoes-january-sucking-mexico-dry

Invasive black tiger shrimp a threat to Gulf shrimp http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/shrimp-threat010212/shrimp-threat010212/

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