UF/IFAS in the news, 10/24

Good morning! Today’s UF/IFAS news roundup:

Radiation from Fukushima disaster not an issue for Florida tuna fans (FSG)

http://www.tampabay.com/things-to-do/food/dining/radioactive-japanese-tuna-no-concern-for-floridians-experts-say/2148743

Florida’s Agriculture Industry Continues To Grow

http://www.wuft.org/news/2013/10/23/floridas-agriculture-industry-continues-to-grow/

 

Weed garden isn't an oxymoron (Highlands)

http://highlandstoday.com/weed-garden-isnt-an-oxymoron-20131023/

Grab a free sapling at Southwest Florida garden show (Collier)

http://www.news-press.com/article/20131024/ENT13/310240015/Grab-free-sapling-Southwest-Florida-garden-show

Library shows easy ways to grow vegetables (St. Lucie)

http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2013/oct/23/library-shows-easy-says-to-grow-vegetables-33663/

UF/IFAS Irrigation Apps

http://precisionpays.com/2013/10/ufifas-irrigation-apps/

Certification for agricultural pesticide applicators Nov. 6 (St. Lucie)

http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2013/oct/23/certification-for-agricultural-pesticide-applicato/

Watershed workshop set for Oct. 31 (Santa Rosa)

http://www.pnj.com/article/20131024/NEWS01/310240013/Watershed-workshop-set-for-Oct-31

 

 

UF, region and other news:

Get up close and personal at Florida Bat Festival

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20131024/ENT/131029849

UF professors firm on support of flipped classrooms

http://www.alligator.org/news/campus/article_7e04316e-3c67-11e3-bddf-0019bb2963f4.html

UF students looking online for love

http://www.alligator.org/news/campus/article_6e1e73f2-3c6e-11e3-af7b-0019bb2963f4.html

Scott praises Gainesville's job-creating success

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20131023/ARTICLES/131029802/1139?Title=Scott-praises-Gainesville-s-job-creating-success

After 55 years, family is selling picturesque Blue Springs

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20131023/ARTICLES/131029793?tc=cr

Police try to put brakes on speedy sandwich deliverers

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20131023/ARTICLES/131029804?tc=cr

City seeks 20-year permit to withdraw 30 million gallons a day from aquifer

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20131023/ARTICLES/131029800/1182?Title=City-seeks-20-year-permit-to-withdraw-30-million-gallons-a-day-from-aquifer