FW: UF/IFAS in the news, 4/22

Good morning! Today’s UF/IFAS news roundup:

 

Forced To Put Its Nets Away, One Fla. Town Clams Up — Literally (NPR)

http://capeandislands.org/post/forced-put-its-nets-away-one-fla-town-clams-literally

Yes! We have no bananas? It could actually happen http://www.cnbc.com/id/101585189

Orchids: caring for a popular exotic (Santa Rosa)

http://www.srpressgazette.com/community/lifestyle/orchids-caring-for-a-popular-exotic-1.308560

 

Two Flood Insurance workshops offered, April 23 (Escambia/Santa Rosa)

http://ricksblog.biz/tag/university-of-florida-institute-of-food-and-agricultural-sciences-extension/

 

Week Ahead for April 21 to April 25, 2014 (first item under ‘Thursday’ header)

http://www.thefloridacurrent.com/article.cfm?id=37292277

4H livestock team wins state event, heads to nationals (Marion)

http://applause.blogs.ocala.com/15466/4h-livestock-team-wins-state-event/

 

Get to the bottom of BMPs for bees

http://www.growingproduce.com/citrus/get-to-the-bottom-of-bmps-for-bees/

 

Other news:

 

Report: Organic Industry Achieved 25 Years of Fast Growth Through Fear and Deception

http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2014/04/report-fast-growing-organics-industry-is-intentionally-deceptive/#.U1ZVd_ldW-g

 

How Americans Die

http://www.bloomberg.com/dataview/2014-04-17/how-americans-die.html

NOAH TURNS INTENSITY INTO DPOY LANDSLIDE

http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2014/04/21/noah-turns-intensity-into-dpoy-landslide/