UF/IFAS in the news, 12/18

Good morning! Here is your mid-week UF/IFAS news roundup:

UF research shows coral reefs can be saved

http://news.ufl.edu/2013/12/17/coral-reefs-2/

'Citrus Greening' Bacteria Devastating World's Orange Crop

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/12/17/citrus-greening-bacteria-oranges_n_4457916.html?utm_hp_ref=canada-business

Picking the right tree and keeping it green (video)

http://www.ufl.edu/2013/12/10/picking-the-right-tree-and-keeping-it-green/

Expert debunks myths of poisonous holiday plants (video)

http://www.ufl.edu/2013/12/12/expertdebunksmythsof-poisonousholidayplants/

Oranges from UF farm given to food banks

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20131217/ARTICLES/131219668/1002/news?Title=Oranges-from-UF-farm-given-to-food-banks-

Florida peanut farmers, industry kick in for local food pantries (Escambia)

http://southeastfarmpress.com/peanuts/florida-peanut-farmers-industry-kick-local-food-pantries

Gadsden County Jail Inmates Learn Horticulture

 

http://www.wctv.tv/home/headlines/Gadsden-County-Jail-Inmates-Graduate--236321961.html

 

Watch out for pantry pests (Highlands)

 

http://highlandstoday.com/list/highlands-agri-leader-news/watch-out-for-pantry-pests-20131218/

Bear-human conflicts turn serious in Central Florida community

http://www.redding.com/news/2013/dec/18/bear-human-conflicts-turn-serious-central-florida/

Drones: They're not just for blowing up terrorists anymore

http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/blog/2013/12/drones-theyre-not-just-for-blowing.html

Extension Office hosts catchy, creative sea turtle slogan contest  (St. Lucie)

http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2013/dec/17/extension-office-hosts-catchy-creative-sea-turtle-/

First high-altitude device to detect health threats from the sky

http://www.dpaonthenet.net/article/68777/First-high-altitude-device-to-detect-health-threats-from-the-sky.aspx

Confusion Surrounds Added vs. Natural Sugar in Drinks

http://www.northdakotaagconnection.com/story-regional.php?tble=MN2013&ID=1214

 

 

UF and other news:

Can Genetically Modifying an Orange With a Spinach Gene Save Florida’s Crop?

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-12-17/can-genetically-modifying-an-orange-with-a-spinach-gene-save-floridas-crop

 

Bridging the 'digital divide': 90 Terwilliger fifth-graders provided iPads (Alachua)

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20131217/ARTICLES/131219659/1002/news01?p=1&tc=pg

 

Florida most expensive in nation for home insurance

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20131217/WIRE/131219645/1139?Title=Florida-most-expensive-in-nation-for-home-insurance

 

Higher rates kick in as biomass plant hits commercial operation (Alachua)

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20131218/ARTICLES/131219651?tc=cr