Tuesday, September 4, 2012

IFAS in the news, 9/4

Good morning! Hope everyone had a great holiday. Here is today's IFAS news roundup:

Genetically modified pet fish worries Florida environmentalists http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/genetically-modified-pet-fish-worries-florida-environmentalists/2012/08/31/71e909fc-ac19-11e1-9369-05cf05b03c2e_story.html

Cover crops may hold back tomato spotted wilt virus
http://southeastfarmpress.com/peanuts/cover-crops-may-hold-back-tomato-spotted-wilt-virus?page=1

Schaus Swallowtail: a Loss and a Lesson in Conservation http://www.greenerideal.com/science/0903-schauss-swallowtail/

LEDs Are Key To NASA's Future Space Farming Plans http://planetsave.com/2012/09/03/leds-are-key-to-nasas-future-space-farming-plans/

Panther Program In LaBelle
http://swflorida.blogspot.com/2012/09/panther-program-in-labelle.html

What's blooming in the Bette S. Walker Discovery Garden? (Hillsborough) http://www2.tbo.com/lifestyles/life/2012/sep/02/banewso7-whats-blooming-in-the-bette-s-walker-disc-ar-480070/

Burrowing animal is probably armadillo (Hillsborough) http://www2.tbo.com/lifestyles/life/2012/sep/02/banewso7-burrowing-animal-is-probably-armadillo-ar-480056/

September gardening can be rewarding (Okaloosa) http://www.nwfdailynews.com/articles/jobs-52041-september-enjoyable.html

Learn cracker cooking (St. Johns)
http://staugustine.com/living/2012-09-02/learn-cracker-cooking#.UEX2MyLuggE

News & Notes: Sept. 4, 2012 (St. Johns -- first item) http://staugustine.com/living/community/2012-09-03/news-notes#.UEX2dyLuggE

Vegetables for the fall garden (Marion)
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20120901/COLUMNISTS/120839977/-1/news?Title=Vegetables-for-the-fall-garden

Search Under Way for Florida's Top Youth Volunteers of 2013 (4-H)
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/search-under-way-for-floridas-top-youth-volunteers-of-2013-2012-09-04



UF and other news:

Knowing no boundaries (Marion -- opinion) http://www.ocala.com/article/20120902/OPINION/120839922?p=1&tc=pg

Farm Use of Antibiotics Defies Scrutiny
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/04/health/use-of-antibiotics-in-animals-raised-for-food-defies-scrutiny.html?pagewanted=all

Organics: 'same nutrition, less pesticides'
http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2012/09/04/3581865.htm

GRU wants to become UF's energy provider
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20120902/ARTICLES/120909953

Ex-Researcher Looks to Boost Citrus in Egypt
http://www.theledger.com/article/20120903/NEWS/120909816/1001/BUSINESS?Title=Ex-Researcher-Looks-to-Boost-Citrus-in-Egypt-

Grapes fresh from your local vineyard
http://www.alachuatoday.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2659:grapes-fresh-from-your-local-vineyard&catid=102:local&Itemid=426

Turlington Dancer banned from UF
http://www.alligator.org/news/campus/article_0e309900-f64e-11e1-9623-0019bb2963f4.html

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