UF/IFAS in the news, 1/21

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

Farmers say they hope freeze damage to vegetables is limited (Palm Beach)

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/weather/farmers-hope-freeze-damage-to-vegetables-is-limite/nctYz/

 

UF Extension update: Want to lose weight? Eat more (Suwannee)

http://www.suwanneedemocrat.com/suwannee/x1427967483/UF-Extension-update-Want-to-lose-weight-Eat-more

UF extension offices offering video course on beekeeping (Escambia)

http://www.pnj.com/article/20140119/NEWS01/301190023/UF-extensions-offices-offering-video-course-on-beekeeping

Expo lets you explore your inner farmer (Lake/Sumter)

http://www.dailycommercial.com/life/article_34f09c1b-e1cf-541f-97bf-283b9ecd0c8c.html

Tips for planting camellias in Florida (Alachua/Marion)

http://www.ocala.com/article/20140118/COLUMNISTS/140119769#gsc.tab=0

How Many Citrus Psyllid Sprays a Year?

http://southeastagnet.com/2014/01/20/how-many-citrus-psyllid-sprays-a-year/

This Spider Makes Fake Spiders. But Why?

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2014/01/more-decoy-spiders-philippines/

Calendar: Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014 (Santa Rosa, page 2)

http://www.pnj.com/article/20140121/ENTERTAINMENT/301210003/Escambia-and-Santa-Rosa-Calendar-Tuesday-Jan-21-2014

Arbor Day event includes planting tips, free saplings (Okaloosa)

http://www.crestviewbulletin.com/lifestyle/arbor-day-event-includes-planting-tips-free-saplings-1.265052

Southwest Florida farmers dodge weather bullet

http://www.news-press.com/article/20140119/WEATHER/140119001/Southwest-Florida-farmers-dodge-weather-bullet

Garden Q&A: Yes, daffodils can flourish here (Duval)

http://jacksonville.com/entertainment/home-and-garden/2014-01-19/story/garden-qa-yes-daffodils-can-flourish-here

 

Catch and release tools (Sea Grant)

http://www.visitflorida.com/en-us/articles/2014/insider-boating-fishing/catchandreleasetomalin012014.html

 

 

Other news:

You Don’t Have to Be Jewish to Love a Kosher Prison Meal

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/21/us/you-dont-have-to-be-jewish-to-love-a-kosher-prison-meal.html?_r=0

Oxfam: 85 Wealthiest People Own as Much as Half the World's Population

http://www.voanews.com/content/oxfam-85-wealthiest-people-own-as-much-as-half-the-worlds-population/1834307.html

Florida Legislature may back in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants

http://www.tampabay.com/news/education/college/florida-legislature-may-back-in-state-tuition-for-undocumented-immigrants/2161848

Marston study area renovations to begin in May

http://www.alligator.org/news/campus/article_f3bf4252-825f-11e3-af36-001a4bcf887a.html

SwampCon Rising brings fans from across US

http://www.alligator.org/news/campus/article_081262ee-825f-11e3-9d57-001a4bcf887a.html

New 911 app launches for UF campus

http://www.alligator.org/news/campus/article_33e13e76-825b-11e3-adc1-001a4bcf887a.html