Thursday, August 23, 2012

IFAS in the News

Good morning. Here is IFAS in the News for Thursday, Aug. 23

IFAS-Related...

New Plant Databases and models Could Lead to More Nutritious Foods http://phys.org/news/2012-08-databases-nutritious-foods.html

University of Florida Tests Tech for Spotting Pythons in the Everglades http://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2012/08/university-florida-tests-tech-spotting-pythons-invading-everglades/57585/?oref=ng-dropdown

HLB Management for Citrus: It's More Than Foliar Spray http://southeastagnet.com/2012/08/23/citrus-industry-enews-hlb-management-all-eyes-on-isaac/

Course Covers Freshwater Wetlands (St. Lucie County) http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2012/aug/22/course-covers-freshwater-wetlands/

Of Interest...

Tropical Storm Isaac Will Impact Florida and Convention http://www.boston.com/news/weather/weather_wisdom/2012/08/tropical_storm_isaac_will_impa.html

Number of West Nile Cases Has Soared
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/number-of-west-nile-cases-has-soared-cdc-says/2012/08/22/2df44dea-ec9e-11e1-a80b-9f898562d010_story.html

Despite Tech, Kids Still Die in Parked Cars http://news.discovery.com/human/kids-parked-cars-technology-120823.html

Drought Intensifies in Key Farming States http://www.seattlepi.com/business/article/Drought-intensifies-in-key-farming-states-3809651.php

Ahead of the Bell: U.S. New Home Sales
http://money.msn.com/business-news/article.aspx?feed=AP&date=20120823&id=15479524

FDA Names Indiana Farm Tied to Salmonella in Melons http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h43F0dTuwsPRda4X1gZDOE6q0ouQ?docId=3769eb29ffe84f55a334aea338b66fda



Tom Nordlie
IFAS News
Bldg. 116, UF main campus
tnordlie@ufl.edu
(352) 273-3567

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