UF/IFAS in the news, 11/21

Good morning! Here’s your Thursday UF/IFAS news roundup:

Editorial: Beyond polar bears

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20131121/OPINION01/131129980/1076/opinion?Title=Editorial-Beyond-polar-bears

 

Of Special Note (11/20/13 – Lee – sixth item in string)

 

http://www.lehighacrescitizen.com/page/content.detail/id/529277/Of-Special-Note--11-20-13-.html?nav=5109

Amid national beef shortage, Florida cattle industry looks strong

http://www.ocala.com/article/20131120/ARTICLES/131129973/1001/NEWS01?p=1&tc=pg

Mistakes are easy to make when preparing your plants for winter (Hillsborough)

http://tampabaycurrent.com/2013/11/21/mistakes-are-easy-to-make-when-preparing-your-plants-for-winter/

City slickers, country folks can mingle at Volusia Farm Tour

http://www.news-journalonline.com/article/20131121/NEWS09/131129941

Vegetables big in Southwest Florida

http://www.marcoislandflorida.com/article/20131121/BUSINESS/311210042/Vegetables-big-Southwest-Florida

Extension Office gives tips on storing hay …..(Washington/Holmes)

http://fosterfollynews.com/2013/11/20/extension-office-gives-tips-on-storing-hay/

 

 

UF, other news:

Marshall Criser III confirmed as chancellor of Florida's state university system

http://www.tampabay.com/news/education/college/marshall-criser-iii-confirmed-as-chancellor-of-floridas-state-university/2153437

Eating nuts 'may prolong life'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25026705

Bill Nye rules, lines drool: Tickets gone

http://www.alligator.org/news/campus/article_e8ba6844-526e-11e3-83db-0019bb2963f4.html

Replacing soil in yards near Koppers begins

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20131120/ARTICLES/131129939?tc=cr

Vestpakz hitting Walmart shelves 14 years after 11-year-old invented it

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20131120/ARTICLES/131129952?p=1&tc=pg