UF/IFAS in the News

UF/IFAS-Related...

Tasti-Lee Is Finalist for Best Vegetable Product http://www.thepacker.com/fruit-vegetable-news/marketing-profiles/Tasti-Lee-is-finalist-for-best-vegetable-product-206663081.html

Florida Researcher Surveys Citrus Growers About Fruit Drop http://www.thegrower.com/news/Florida-researchers--206610561.html

Research on Love Bugs
http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/research-on-love-bugs

Farming on Mars: NASA Ponders Food Supply for 2030s Mission http://www.space.com/21028-mars-farming-nasa-missions.html

Recent Deluge Proves "Devastating" for Some First Coast Farmers http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2013-05-08/story/recent-deluge-proves-devastating-some-first-coast-farmers

March Freeze, Recent Rains Shrink Local Potato Crop http://www.news-journalonline.com/article/20130508/NEWS/305089983?Title=March-freeze-recent-rains-shrink-local-potato-crop

Extension Connection: Reflect on Water Conservation May 19-25
http://www.crestviewbulletin.com/lifestyle/extension-connection-reflect-on-water-conservation-may-19-25-1.139660

Flagler Extension Program Delves into Hydroponic Gardening http://www.news-journalonline.com/article/20130508/NEWS0402/305079995/1064?Title=Flagler-Extension-program-delves-into-hydroponic-gardening

Avoid "Feather Duster" Chop Job When Pruning Palms http://www.claytodayonline.com/ee/claytoday/en/component/fullstory/20130509_002_art_2/avoid-feather-duster-chop-job-when-pruning-palms

Of Interest...

UF Unveils Florida's Most Powerful Supercomputer http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/2013/05/08/university-of-florida-unveils.html

China Criticizes Japan's Protest Over Question of Okinawa Sovereignty http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/09/us-china-japan-protests-idUSBRE9480FA20130509?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&rpc=71&google_editors_picks=true

Greater Wax Moth "Can Sense" Highest Recorded Frequency
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-22448868

Baxter's Alzheimer's Disease Drug Fails in Late-Stage Trial
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/07/us-baxter-study-alzheimers-idUSBRE9460E020130507

"Ring of Fire" Solar Eclipse Today: How to Watch Live http://www.foxnews.com/science/2013/05/09/ring-fire-solar-eclipse-today-how-to-watch-live/

Wrigley Stops Production and Sales of Alert Caffeinated Gum One Month After Debut http://www.latinospost.com/articles/18670/20130509/wrigley-stops-production-sales-alert-caffeinated-gum-one-month-debut.htm

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