UF/IFAS in the news, 7/26

Good morning! A bit quiet for a Friday. Here’s the week’s final UF/IFAS news roundup:

Study finds food price system in U.S. working 'pretty well'

http://phys.org/news/2013-07-food-price-pretty.html

Controlling Vegetable Diseases in the Home Garden (Gulf)

http://www.starfl.com/society/society-news/controlling-vegetable-diseases-in-the-home-garden-1.177357

UF Researcher Continues Efforts in Weed Control

http://southeastagnet.com/2013/07/25/uf-researcher-continues-efforts-in-weed-control/

Wet summer produces bumper crop of fireflies in Ontario

http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2013/07/25/wdr-fireflies-ontario-rain-wet-summer.html?cmp=rss

 

 

Other news:

 

Report: Ohio firearms group raises $12K for George Zimmerman

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/trayvon-martin/os-zimmerman-gun-money-20130726,0,2071929.story

 

Halliburton admits destroying Gulf spill evidence

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/07/25/halliburton-guilty-plea-destroying-evidence-deepwater-horizon/2588105/

Insecticides Spreading to Wildflowers Poisons Bees

http://news.discovery.com/earth/plants/parasite-pummels-pollen-poisoned-bees-130726.htm

Court records: Son of UPD deputy chief has avoided previous criminal charges

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20130725/ARTICLES/130729742/1139?Title=Court-records-Son-of-UPD-deputy-chief-has-avoided-previous-criminal-charges