IFAS in the News

Good morning. Here is IFAS in the News for Wednesday, Nov. 28.

IFAS-Related...

High Tunnels Yield Better Blueberries
http://www.futurity.org/science-technology/high-tunnels-yield-better-blueberries/

Boosting Local Agriculture
http://www2.tbo.com/business/business/2012/nov/28/ssopeno1-boosting-local-agriculture-ar-576618/

Drones Above
http://fortmyers.floridaweekly.com/news/2012-11-28/Top_News/DRONES_ABOVE.html

Banana Plague Decimates Crops, Threatens US Supermarket Supply http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/banana-plague-decimates-crops-threatens-us-supermarket-supply

Agriculture Vital to Hillsborough County Economy http://www2.tbo.com/business/business/2012/nov/28/ssopeno2-agriculture-vital-to-hillsborough-county-ar-576616/


Of Interest...

After Meeting With Susan Rice, Republican Senators Say They Aren't Reassured http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/after-meeting-with-susan-rice-republican-senators-say-they-arent-reassured/2012/11/27/64af3ce6-38b6-11e2-8a97-363b0f9a0ab3_story.html

Intrigue Over Mars Finding Fuels Rumours
http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/intrigue-over-mars-finding-fuels-rumours-298324

In Hawaii, a Coral Reef Infection Has Biologists Alarmed http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-hanalei-bay-20121127,0,4893429.story?track=lat-pick

Northern California to Be Lashed With Heavy Rains, Wind
http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2012/11/27/northern-california-rain-floods/1729813/

New Nuclear Engine Could Power Deep-Space Exploration http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/11/radioactive-stirling-engine-exploration/

Oceans Fail the Acid Test as Carbon Emissions Rise http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/geoffreylean/100191727/oceans-fail-the-acid-test-as-carbon-emissions-rise/

Floridians' Consumer Confidence Drops Post-Election
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20121127/ARTICLES/121129685

Tom Nordlie
IFAS News
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