UF/IFAS in the news, 2/3

Good morning! Your post-Super Bowl, UF/IFAS news roundup:

Assessing Financial Literacy Education

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mary-johnson/financial-literacy_b_4695896.html

A tastier tomato

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20140201/GMAG/140129526/-1/news300?Title=A-tastier-tomato

Can workshops on household water use impact consumer behavior?

http://esciencenews.com/articles/2014/02/03/can.workshops.household.water.use.impact.consumer.behavior

Muscadine grapes a favorite Florida crop (Marion/Alachua)

http://www.ocala.com/article/20140201/COLUMNISTS/140129602#gsc.tab=0

Algorithm predicts citrus yields

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-02-03/citrus-algorithm-predicts-yields/5233444

From tires to turf

 

http://www.alachuatoday.com/news-featured/latest/3385-from-tires-to-turf

2014 FLORIDA CITRUS SHOW DRAWS HUNDREDS SEEKING ANSWERS IN GREENING FIGHT

http://www.agrimarketing.com/s/86954

Tomato Diseases On The Rise In Absence Of Methyl Bromide

http://www.growingproduce.com/florida-ag-expo/tomato-diseases-on-the-rise-in-absence-of-methyl-bromide/

The best time to prune and fertilize your plants (Lake)

http://www.dailycommercial.com/life/article_16cf93f5-5217-5548-9d3e-3887db37e57e.html

Five things you should know for today (Alachua – first item)

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20140203/ARTICLES/140209966/-1/opinion?Title=Five-things-you-should-know-for-today#gsc.tab=0

How to Grow Tomatoes February 15th ….. (Jackson)

http://fosterfollynews.com/2014/02/03/how-to-grow-tomatoes-february-15th/

Summer Fun at 4-H Camp Timpoochee ….. (Holmes)

http://fosterfollynews.com/2014/02/01/summer-fun-at-4-h-camp-timpoochee/

Tax refunds can have many uses (Flagler)

http://www.news-journalonline.com/article/20140201/NEWS0402/140209980#gsc.tab=0

Tips for propagating papayas in home gardens (Miami-Dade)

http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/02/01/3903111/tips-for-propagating-papayas-in.html

 

Keith Fuller: Tea roses need to be pruned (St. Johns)

http://staugustine.com/living/garden/2014-02-01/tea-roses-need-be-pruned

 

UF/IFAS to host Hydroponics short course (Columbia)

http://www.wtxl.com/news/uf-ifas-to-host-hydroponics-short-course/article_6c140a5e-8af2-11e3-937b-0017a43b2370.html

 

Other news:

Farm Bill Cuts Food Stamps, But Won’t Hit Florida Too Hard

http://news.wgcu.org/post/farm-bill-cuts-food-stamps-wont-hit-florida-too-hard

Online college classes click in Florida

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/education/fl-broward-college-online-20140130,0,1635078.story

Seahawks beat Broncos 43-8 in Super Bowl

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20140202/WIRE/140209942/1139?Title=Seahawks-beat-Broncos-43-8-in-Super-Bowl-#gsc.tab=0