IFAS in the news, 1/30

Good morning! Here is today’s IFAS news – some of it prompted by IFAS Communications news releases:

 

This Old House – check out Dr. Lance Osborne (sporting his IFAS shirt) in scene 4:

http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/tv/ask-toh/video/0,,,00.html

Report: Cougars saved their cat cousins, the Florida panthers

http://www.news-press.com/article/20130128/NEWS01/301280035/Report-Cougars-saved-their-cat-cousins-Florida-panthers?gcheck=1

 

The Florida Panther Was Saved By Its Cougar Cousin From Texas, Report Says

http://wlrn.org/post/florida-panther-was-saved-its-cougar-cousin-texas-report-says

 

Apps also an aid in gardens

http://www2.highlandstoday.com/business/agri-leader/2013/jan/30/lrnewso1-apps-also-an-aid-in-gardens-ar-619652/

 

St. Lucie County Extension Office’s multi-county citrus agent Timothy Gaver recognized for service to citrus industry

http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2013/jan/29/st-lucie-county-extension-offices-multi-county-cit/

 

UF IFAS professors discover one-phase rice-growing technique

http://www.alligator.org/news/campus/article_3cf0d7f8-6a9f-11e2-a913-0019bb2963f4.html

Rice grown without paddies can feed drought-stricken communities, expert says

http://phys.org/news/2013-01-rice-grown-paddies-drought-stricken-expert.html

 

 

USDA Announces Winners of 2013 Agricultural Outlook Forum Student Diversity Program (graduate winner)

http://politicalnews.me/?id=20849&keys=STUDENTS-GRANTS-FORUM-AGRICULTURE

4th International Symposium on Tomato Diseases

http://www.thegrower.com/events/4th-International-Symposium-on-Tomato-Diseases-188847841.html?ref=841

Locals agree immigration reform needed

http://www2.highlandstoday.com/news/news/2013/jan/30/locals-agree-immigration-reform-needed-ar-619702/

 

News & Notes (St. Johns – under “landscape design”)

http://staugustine.com/living/community/2013-01-29/news-notes#.UQkbMmf-Ics

 

Ceremony honoring the Four Chaplains, urban farming seminar, book drive among events (Pinellas – 4^th item in string)

http://www.tampabay.com/news/briefs/ceremony-honoring-the-four-chaplains-urban-farming-seminar-book-drive/1272755

 

VIDEO: Cute Poem About 2013 Florida State Fair!  (Hillsborough – 4-H)

http://newtampa.patch.com/articles/vdeo-cute-poem-about-2013-florida-state-fair#video-13128907

 

 

 

 

Other news:

 

Transplant Recipient Describes New Arms as 'Amazing'

http://www.voanews.com/content/double-arm-transplant-recipient-amazing/1593466.html

 

Cats kill up to 3.7B birds annually

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/01/29/cats-wild-birds-mammals-study/1873871/