IFAS in the News

Good morning. Here is IFAS in the News for Monday, Dec. 17.

IFAS-Related...

Charlotte County Project Works for Scallop Restoration http://www.news-press.com/article/20121217/ENT13/312170024/1075/Charlotte-County-project-works-scallop-restoration?odyssey=nav%7Chead

Tips for Avoiding Fake Grouper
http://www.news-journalonline.com/article/20121215/NEWS0402/312139952/1064?Title=Tips-for-avoiding-fake-grouper

Snakes on a Plain...Python Hunt Announced http://www.tallahassee.com/article/20121214/OUTDOORS/312140029/Snakes-plain-python-hunt-announced

Orlando Sentinel Family Fund: Food Bank's Cooking Program Provides Tasty Alternative http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-12-15/entertainment/os-family-fund-second-harvest-food-bank-20121215_1_tasty-alternative-food-items-second-harvest-food-bank

Achievers column (two UF/IFAS faculty members named AAAS Fellows) http://www.gainesville.com/article/20121216/ARTICLES/121219690/-1/entertainment?Title=SF-College-student-crowned-Miss-Florida-U-S-International

In the Know: Is a New Bug Infesting Palm Trees in Collier County?
http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2012/dec/16/in-the-know-is-a-new-bug-infesting-palm-trees-in/

Amaryllis Bulbs Require Careful Placement http://www2.tbo.com/lifestyles/life/2012/dec/16/banewso7-amaryllis-bulbs-require-careful-placement-ar-582636/

Garden Q&A: White Spots on Sago Palm Are Scale Insects -- and They Can Kill the Plant http://jacksonville.com/entertainment/home-and-garden/2012-12-15/story/garden-qa-white-spots-sago-palm-are-scale-insects-and

Just One Bamboo Plant Can Make a Big Impact in Landscape
http://www.ocala.com/article/20121215/COLUMNISTS/121219867

Budding Christmas Cactus in Holiday Spirit http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-12-15/features/os-plant-doctor-tom-maccubbin-1215-20121215_1_gardeners-plant-banana-plants-sooty-mold


Of Interest...

Obama at Newtown Vigil: US 'Will Have to Change"
http://news.msn.com/us/obama-at-newtown-vigil-us-will-have-to-change

Doyle Conner, Longtime Florida Ag Commissioner, Dies at 83 http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/12/16/3145075/doyle-conner-longtime-state-ag.html

Massive New Surveillance Program Uncovered by Wall Street Journal http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2012/12/13/national_counterterrorism_center_s_massive_new_surveillance_program_uncovered.html?google_editors_picks=true

Keep Thimerosal in Vaccines: Pediatricians
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/17/us-thimerosal-vaccines-pediatricians-idUSBRE8BG05C20121217

Why Brown Is the New Green
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323981504578179511085429422.html

A Historic Vote on a Catch Limit for Menhaden http://articles.dailypress.com/2012-12-15/news/dp-nws-menhaden-vote-folo-20121215_1_menhaden-omega-protein-limit

Water District Will Retain Most of Its Conservation Lands in Alachua County http://www.gainesville.com/article/20121215/ARTICLES/121219731/-1/entertainment?Title=Water-district-will-retain-most-of-its-conservation-lands-in-Alachua-County

Tom Nordlie
IFAS News
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tnordlie@ufl.edu
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