UF/IFAS in the news, 10/29

Good morning. Today’s UF/IFAS news:

 

Florida wins $4.5 million in speciality block grants

http://highlandstoday.com/list/highlands-agri-leader-news/florida-wins-45-million-in-speciality-block-grants-20141029/

 

6 Factors To Evaluate The Nutrition In Your Forage Supply

http://beefmagazine.com/blog/6-factors-evaluate-nutrition-your-forage-supply

 

Teen Anti-Substance Abuse Program Proves Successful

http://www.newswise.com/articles/teen-anti-substance-abuse-program-proves-successful

 

UF/IFAS Extension in Lake County presents Saturday in the Garden class: ‘Plant This, Not That’

http://www.noodls.com/viewNoodl/25614782/lake-county-fl/ufifas-extension-in-lake-county-presents-saturday-in-the-ga

 

 

 

Other news:

 

Charlotte Co. rancher seeks to sell "free-range" feral pigs

http://www.abc-7.com/story/27026277/charlotte-co-rancher-seeks-to-sell-free-range-feral-pigs#.VFDTiPnF--h

 

Mapping U.S. Agriculture (blog)

http://blogs.usda.gov/2014/10/28/mapping-u-s-agriculture/

 

Government says salmonella controls DeCoster practiced in Maine were not followed in Iowa

http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2014/10/se-controls-decoster-used-in-maine-were-not-transferred-to-iowa/#.VFDXHvnF--g

Business Insider ranks UF 123rd in list of UF smartest colleges

http://www.alligator.org/news/campus/article_89d02710-5f15-11e4-9e38-ebbe1162e7b5.html

 

University Salaries: Who's the highest-paid employee at University of Florida?

http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/blog/morning-edition/2014/10/university-salaries-whos-the-highest-paid-employee.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bizj_southflorida+(South+Florida+Business+Journal)