UF/IFAS in the news, 3/5

Good morning! Today’s UF/IFAS news:

 

Tropical trees after the freeze: Palms present a problem (Okaloosa)

http://www.thedestinlog.com/news/tropical-trees-after-the-freeze-palms-present-a-problem-1.286017

 

HLB and Citrus Root Health Addressed                                                          

http://southeastagnet.com/2014/03/04/hlb-and-citrus-root-health-addressed/

 

Master Gardeners recognize Peggy Sargeant (Martin)

http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2014/mar/04/master-gardeners-recognize-peggy-sargeant-36267/

 

Gardening fest is expecting 10,000 people this weekend (Marion)

 

http://www.ocala.com/article/20140304/ARTICLES/140309875/1001/NEWS01?Title=Gardening-fest-is-expecting-10-000-people-this-weekend

 

Youth Fair kicks off Friday at fairgrounds (Alachua)

 

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20140304/ARTICLES/140309873

 

Researchers identify flavor compounds in strawberries

http://phys.org/news/2014-03-flavor-compounds-strawberries.html

 

Hernando youth have strong showing at 4-H rifle competition

http://hernandotoday.com/he/list/news/hernando-youth-have-strong-showing-at-4-h-rifle-competition-20140304/

 

Florida Sea Grant Announces Three Aylesworth Scholarship Recipients

http://www.thefishingwire.com/story/312913

 

University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researchers demonstrate improved appeal of sterile flies that save crops

http://www.seedquest.com/news.php?type=news&id_article=46068&id_region=&id_category=&id_crop=

 

Your community in brief (Lake – bottom of first page)

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/lake/os-lk-community-notes-030514-20140305,0,1165718.story

 

 

 

Other news:

 

 

$3.5 million in St. Augustine artifacts donated to UF

 

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20140305/ARTICLES/140309871/-1/tos?Title=-3-5-million-in-St-Augustine-artifacts-donated-to-UF

Sorry, Yogi: Yosemite outsmarts its food-stealing bears

http://www.foxnews.com/science/2014/03/04/yosemite-outsmarts-its-food-stealing-bears/

 

Healthy school lunch standards don’t waste vegetables

https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2014/03/04/study-healthy-school-lunch-standards-don-waste-fruit-and-vegetables/1K6KKX7b3s4qiqdNMmTKaJ/story.html

 

Florida governor calls for end to university tuition increases

http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2014-03-04/story/florida-governor-calls-end-university-tuition-increases

 

Universities Cutting Back On Full-Time Staff, Report Says

http://fcir.org/2014/03/04/universities-cutting-back-on-full-time-staff-report-says-florida-university/

 

Motive for UF stabbing incident remains a mystery

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20140304/ARTICLES/140309874?tc=cr

 

Gators surge past Gamecocks behind Frazier's hot hand

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20140304/ARTICLES/140309861?tc=cr