UF/IFAS in the news, 9/3

Good morning! Here is some UF/IFAS-related news you may have missed as well as today’s news:

Nature Vs. GMO: Sides Face Off Over Genetically Modified Food

http://www.theledger.com/article/20130902/NEWS/130909887/1410?Title=Nature-Vs-GMO-Sides-Face-Off-Over-Genetically-Modified-Food-

University of Florida’s Wild Game Processing Seminar

http://goodhunt.blogs.theledger.com/12861/university-of-floridas-wild-game-processing-seminar/

Lionfish topic for Whitney lecture (St. Johns)

http://staugustine.com/living/community/2013-09-02/lionfish-topic-whitney-lecture#.UiXOZD_75nU

Gardening resources you can count on (Marion)

http://www.ocala.com/article/20130831/COLUMNISTS/130829630/-1/news300?Title=Gardening-resources-you-can-count-on

On The Agenda (Polk, third item)

http://www.theledger.com/article/20130831/NEWS/130839854/1178?Title=On-The-Agenda

Datil Pepper cook-off Oct. 5 (St. Johns)

http://staugustine.com/living/sunday-life/2013-08-31/datil-pepper-cook-oct-5#.UiXPND_75nU

 

Guest opinion: Lee County has opportunity to balance its budget

http://www.northfortmyersneighbor.com/page/content.detail/id/519582/Guest-opinion--Lee-County-has-opportunity-to-balance-its-budget.html?nav=5127

An argument to keep Extension funded (Lee, guest column)

http://www.news-press.com/article/20130831/OPINION/308310009/An-argument-keep-Extension-funded

Water conservation program gets one-year reprieve in Tampa Bay area

http://www.tampabay.com/news/localgovernment/water-conservation-program-gets-one-year-reprieve-in-tampa-bay-area/2139663

Carlton Proctor: 4-H plan stays the course (Escambia)

http://www.pnj.com/article/20130901/NEWS01/309010033/Carlton-Proctor-4-H-plan-stays-the-course

Garden Q&A: What to do when ambrosia beetles strike

http://jacksonville.com/entertainment/home-and-garden/2013-08-31/story/garden-qa-what-do-when-ambrosia-beetles-strike

Squirrels scatter pine-cone debris (Volusia)

http://www.news-journalonline.com/article/20130829/COLUMNS/130829479/1065?p=1&tc=pg

Fishing: State may end 5-year law on venting devices

http://www.news-press.com/article/20130903/ENT13/309030021/Fishing-State-may-end-5-year-law-venting-devices

Health Department: Expect more mosquitoes after rainy summer

http://www.alligator.org/news/local/article_1132388e-1461-11e3-a6d4-0019bb2963f4.html

 

 

Other news:

 

Sharks Absent, Swimmer, 64, Strokes From Cuba to Florida

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/03/sports/nyad-completes-cuba-to-florida-swim.html?_r=0

 

SF College employees' salaries jump with 5 percent raise

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20130902/ARTICLES/130909979/1182?Title=SF-College-employees-salaries-jump-with-5-percent-raise