IFAS in the News, 8/27

Good morning. Here is IFAS in the News for Monday, Aug. 27

IFAS-Related…

The Buzz: Fly Control, Florida Style
http://www.news-journalonline.com/lifestyle/home-and-garden/2012/08/25/the-buzz-fly-control-florida-style.html

Farmers, Researchers Exchange Info at Peanut Day
http://www2.jcfloridan.com/news/2012/aug/24/farmers-researchers-exchange-info-peanut-day-ar-4400949/

Local Woman Working to Fulfill A-Maze-Ing Dream
http://www.news-journalonline.com/news/local/flagler/2012/08/25/local-woman-working-to-fulfill-a-maze-ing-dream.html

LSU Scientist Honored for Wetlands Work (additional item on Ramesh Reddy)
http://theadvocate.com/news/3711343-123/lsu-scientist-honored-for-wetlands

State Nursery Association Honors Lakeland Gardener
http://www.newschief.com/article/20120826/NEWS/208265009

Garden Q&A: When Is It Time to Put Amaryllis Plants in the Ground?
http://m.jacksonville.com/entertainment/home-and-garden/2012-08-25/story/garden-qa-when-it-time-put-amaryllis-plants-ground

Garden Q&A: Heat, Humidity Not Always Friends of Eggplant
http://jacksonville.com/entertainment/home-and-garden/2012-08-24/story/garden-qa-heat-humidity-not-always-friends-eggplant

Fall: Florida’s Best Gardening Season Seminar (Okaloosa County)
http://www.nwfdailynews.com/articles/season-51896-fall-florida.html

Garden Column: Stink Bugs Are Pests on Many Edible and Ornamental Plants
http://jacksonville.com/entertainment/home-and-garden/2012-08-25/story/garden-column-stink-bugs-are-pests-many-edible-and

Keith Fuller: Learn Which Fruit Trees Grow Best Here
http://staugustine.com/living/garden/2012-08-24/keith-fuller-learn-which-fruit-trees-grow-best-here#.UDtjkY7weI4

Gardening: Sweet Acacia Good Florida Tree
http://www.news-press.com/article/20120825/LIFESTYLES/308250003/1075/Gardening-Sweet-acacia-good-Florida-tree?odyssey=nav%7Chead

Nun’s Orchid Blooms Irresistible to Many
http://www.ocala.com/article/20120825/COLUMNISTS/120829853

Sooty Mold Is Taking Toll on Lemon Tree
http://www2.tbo.com/lifestyles/home-and-garden/2012/aug/26/banewso4-sooty-mold-is-taking-toll-on-lemon-tree-ar-473337/

Microwave Frozen Meals Thoroughly to Be Safe
http://www2.tbo.com/lifestyles/flavor/2012/aug/26/banewso5-microwave-frozen-meals-thoroughly-to-be-s-ar-473346/

Local 4-H Starting Cooking Club (Jackson County)
http://www2.jcfloridan.com/news/2012/aug/25/3/local-4-h-starting-cooking-club-ar-4405768/

Escambia and Santa Rosa Extension to Host Master Naturalist Program
http://www.northescambia.com/2012/08/escambia-and-santa-rosa-extension-to-host-master-naturalist-program

Beads & Boos: Don’t Repeat Myths (Like the One About Florida Researchers Inventing Love Bugs)
http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/20120827/OPINION/208270317/Beads-Boos-Don-t-repeat-myths-like-one-about-Florida-researchers-inventing-lovebugs-?odyssey=nav%7Chead

In the Know: What’s That Butterfly? What Happened to Kirkland’s?
http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2012/aug/27/in-the-know-whats-that-butterfly-what-happened/

Yes, You Can: Pickling, Preserving Perfection Is Easy
http://www.pnj.com/article/20120822/LIFE/308220027/Yes-you-can-Pickling-preserving-perfection-easy?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|FRONTPAGE|p&nclick_check=1

Of Interest…

New Tropical Storm Warning as Isaac Approaches
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/storms/story/2012-08-27/tropical-storm-isaac-hurricane/57339172/1

West Nile Virus Infections on Track to Shatter Record
http://www.examiner.com/article/west-nile-virus-infections-on-track-to-shatter-record

Area Religious Leaders Again Call on Publix to Raise Tomato Pickers’ Pay
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20120824/ARTICLES/120829741

UF Faculty Want Next President to Have Experience, Credentials
http://chalkboard.blogs.gainesville.com/2012/08/uf-faculty-want-next-president-to-have-experience-credentials/

The Long, Sad History of the Empty Ballpark in Homestead, Florida
http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/24/the-long-sad-history-of-the-empty-ballpark-in-homestead-florida/

 

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