IFAS in the News, 10/26

Good afternoon! Here is IFAS in the News for Friday, Oct. 26.

 

IFAS-Related...

 

BP Cancels Ethanol Plant With UF Ties

http://www.captivacurrent.com/page/content.detail/id/520500/Gardeners-welcome-entomologist.html?nav=5051 

 

UF/IFAS Researchers Help Test New Way to Probe Remote Ecosystems With Satellite Imagery

http://growingfl.com/features/2012/10/ufifas-researcher-helps-test-new-way-probe-remote-ecosystems-satellite-imagery-feature/?utm_source=Growing+Florida&utm_campaign=eea0187143-growingfl-daily_newsletter&utm_medium=email 

 

Scientists Team to Study Integrated Pollination

http://www.thegrower.com/news/regions/great-lakes/Scientists-team-to-study-integrated-pollination--175444701.html 

 

Wymes Named County Farm Family of Year (Gulf County)

http://www.starfl.com/news/local-news/wymes-named-county-farm-family-of-year-1.36649 

 

Report Says More Land Being Used for Citrus

http://www.theledger.com/article/20121025/NEWS/121029553?Title=Report-Says-More-Land-Being-Used-for-Citrus- 

 

Gardeners Welcome Entomologist (Lee County)

http://www.captivacurrent.com/page/content.detail/id/520500/Gardeners-welcome-entomologist.html?nav=5051 

 

USDA Grants to Train, Support Next Generation of Farmers

http://www.hawaii247.com/2012/10/26/usda-grants-to-train-support-next-generation-of-farmers/ 

 

Alico Announces Hiring of Director of Plant Breeding and Research

http://www.nasdaq.com/article/alico-announces-hiring-of-director-of-plant-breeding--research-20121025-01925#.UIqaU2lxtvk 

 

Call to Arms (Collier County)

http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2012/oct/26/call-to-arms-arm-yourself-with-good-information/ 

 

 

Of Interest...

 

East Coast Readies for "Frankenstorm" Monster

http://online.wsj.com/article/AP8c2a28140ac1496a80a12b67aee638b5.html 

 

Meningitis Outbreak Spreads to 18 States With South Carolina Case

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/25/us-usa-health-meningitis-idUSBRE89M08V20121025 

 

College Tuition Should Vary by Degree, Florida State Task Force Says

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/25/state-proposal-vary-cost_n_2014802.html?utm_hp_ref=college&ir=College 

 

Finding Feasts on Florida's Farms

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/features/food/fl-food-fieldtofeast-102512-20121026-11,0,3420271.story 

 

You're Wasting Money, Moms: Organic Is Not More Nutritious, Says AAP

http://blogs.babble.com/strollerderby/2012/10/25/youre-wasting-money-moms-organic-is-not-better-says-aap/ 

 

Large Tree Falls Across West University Thursday Afternoon

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20121025/ARTICLES/121029737/1002/news?Title=Large-tree-falls-across-W-University-Thursday-afternoon 

 

Top 5 Goofs in Florida-Georgia History

http://espn.go.com/blog/colleges/florida/post?id=10494 

 

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