UF/IFAS in the news, 5/12

Good morning! Here is the first UF/IFAS news roundup of the week:

 

Lovebugs: Fact and fiction (Marion/Alachua)

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20140510/COLUMNISTS/140509662/-1/magazine?Title=Lovebugs-Fact-and-fiction

 

Extension office cuts ribbon (Bay)

http://www.newsherald.com/news/government/extension-office-cuts-ribbon-1.317589

 

Panhandle Blueberry Yield Outlook Still Positive

http://growingfl.com/news/2014/05/panhandle-blueberry-yield-outlook-still-positive/?utm_source=Growing+Florida&utm_campaign=717c1fb61e-growingfl-daily_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_a00cf5c16f-717c1fb61e-296612469

 

Crop Planting Resumed this Week

http://growingfl.com/news/2014/05/crop-planting-resumed-week/?utm_source=Growing+Florida&utm_campaign=717c1fb61e-growingfl-daily_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_a00cf5c16f-717c1fb61e-296612469

 

Researchers rush for citrus greening cure (Sarasota)

http://www.wtsp.com/story/news/local/sarasotacounty/2014/05/09/researchers-rush-for-citrus-greening-cure/8927823/

 

As their markets change, so do Northeast Florida farmers' crops

http://staugustine.com/news/2014-05-12/their-markets-change-so-do-northeast-florida-farmers-crops#.U3C3s_ldW-h

How to grow blueberries, and other summer garden answers (Lake)

http://www.dailycommercial.com/life/article_ce287f6d-03de-58ac-abbd-12d470ff676a.html

 

Become a master gardener (St. Johns)

http://staugustine.com/living/garden/2014-05-10/become-master-gardener#.U3C8SPldW-g

 

Garden column: Mole crickets are digging into area landscapes (Duval)

http://members.jacksonville.com/entertainment/home-and-garden/2014-05-09/story/garden-column-mole-crickets-are-digging-area

Free workshop on vegetable growing June 14 (Palm Beach)

http://gotowncrier.com/2014/05/free-workshop-on-vegetable-growing-june-14/

 

 

 

Other news:

 

Controversy erupts over use of non-organics in organic agriculture

http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2014/05/controversy-erupts-over-synthetics-in-organic-agriculture/#.U3Czq_ldW-g

 

One Year Since its Introduction, PEDv Virus has Killed Millions of Piglets

http://growingfl.com/news/2014/05/one-year-its-introduction-pedv-virus-has-killed-millions-piglets/?utm_source=Growing+Florida&utm_campaign=717c1fb61e-growingfl-daily_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_a00cf5c16f-717c1fb61e-296612469

Charlotte's Web medical marijuana bill creates opportunities for handful of growers

http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2014-05-09/news/os-medical-marijuana-growers-monopoly-20140509_1_central-florida-medical-marijuana-florida-nursery

 

UF president search continues

http://www.ocala.com/article/20140510/ARTICLES/140519985?Title=UF-president-search-continues