IFAS in the News

Hello, here is IFAS in the News for Monday, July 9.

IFAS-related...

Smithsonian Marks Creation of Land-Grant Colleges http://online.wsj.com/article/APc4bc7b8282854fbab47850c32d551b22.html

Smithsonian Folklife Festival
http://english.ruvr.ru/2012_07_08/80512464/

Florida Farmer Conference Will Teach About Running a Successful Small Operation http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/blogs/money-sense/sfl-florida-farmer-conference-20120706,0,395323.story?track=rss

Garden Q & A: Fringed Bluestar Plants Conspicuous Only When Blooming http://jacksonville.com/entertainment/home-and-garden/2012-07-09/story/garden-q-fringed-bluestar-plants-conspicuous-only

Garden Q & A: Ways to Control Aphids Without Resorting to Insecticides http://jacksonville.com/entertainment/home-and-garden/2012-07-07/story/garden-qa-ways-control-aphids-without-resorting

Leaffooted Bugs Are Common on Tomatoes
http://www.nwfdailynews.com/articles/nymphs-50862-bugs-leaffooted.html

Garden Help: Too Much Water Can Be a Problem for Your Yard http://jacksonville.com/entertainment/home-and-garden/2012-07-07/story/garden-help-too-much-water-can-be-problem-your-yard

Get Growing: It's Family Gardening Month, With Free Workshops http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2012/jul/06/get-growing-its-family-gardening-month-with-free/

July in the Garden
http://www.news-journalonline.com/lifestyle/home-and-garden/2012/07/07/july-in-the-garden-1.html

Gardening: The Return of the Mosquito
http://www.ocala.com/article/20120707/COLUMNISTS/120709866

Food: Use Pasteurized Eggs for a Facial
http://www2.tbo.com/lifestyles/flavor/2012/jul/08/banewso5-use-pasteurized-eggs-for-a-facial-ar-425410/

Martin County Master Gardeners Present "Taste of the Tropics"
http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2012/jul/07/martin-county-master-gardeners-present-taste-of/

Keith Fuller: Learn How to Propagate Plants http://staugustine.com/living/garden/2012-07-06/keith-fuller-learn-how-propagate-plants

Grass Doesn't Thrive in Shade
http://www.news-press.com/article/20120707/COLUMNISTS20/307070001/1013/lifestyles

How to Grow Ylang-Ylang Tree From Seed
http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/07/07/2883679/how-to-grow-ylang-ylang-tree-from.html


Of Interest...

Obama to Push Middle-Class Tax Cuts
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303343404577516313033019898.html

Heat Blamed for at Least 46 Deaths; Relief on the Way http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505263_162-57468388/heat-blamed-for-at-least-46-deaths-relief-on-the-way/

Parents Face Anxious Wait Over Cambodia's Mystery illness http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/09/world/asia/cambodia-mystery-illness-sidner/index.html

Scientists Refute "New Life" Claim
http://www.news24.com/SciTech/News/Scientists-refute-new-life-claim-20120709

Has "Organic" Been Oversized?
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/08/business/organic-food-purists-worry-about-big-companies-influence.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all

Farm Parody of "Sexy and I Know It" Goes Viral
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20120706/WIRE/120709738/1082?Title=Farm-parody-of-Sexy-and-I-Know-It-goes-viral-


Tom Nordlie
IFAS News
Bldg. 116, UF main campus
tnordlie@ufl.edu
(352) 273-3567