UF/IFAS in the news, 4/15

Good morning! Today’s UF/IFAS news:

 

Wait on the Right Weather to Plant Bahiagrass (Washington)

http://goo.gl/eT90TH

 

Panhandle Ag Team Hosts Florida Forage Workers Training

http://goo.gl/zETXvZ

 

Polk County Calendar of Medical Events (last item, page 1)

http://www.theledger.com/article/20140414/NEWS/140419550/1326?Title=Polk-County-Calendar-of-Medical-Events

 

Police, community and calendar briefs for April 15, 2014 (Marion - last item, page 4)

http://www.ocala.com/article/20140414/ARTICLES/140419836/1402/NEWS?Title=Police-community-and-calendar-briefs-for-April-15-2014

Mexican drought, drug cartels cause lime prices to rise (Hendry)

http://www.news-press.com/story/money/2014/04/15/mexican-drought-drug-cartels-cause-lime-prices-rise/7721235/

Gopher tortoises active and threatened, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reports (WEC student)

http://www.alligator.org/news/local/article_453a1994-c456-11e3-97fb-001a4bcf887a.html

 

Leon County hosting invasive plant seminar

http://www.fsunews.com/article/20140414/NEWS/140414014/Leon-County-hosting-invasive-plant-seminar-

 

 

Other news:

 

10 Courses With a Twist

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/13/education/edlife/10-courses-with-a-twist.html?ref=us&_r=0

Cost, rules stop some farmers from going organic

http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2014-04-13/health/os-cfb-cover-organic-farming-20140403_1_uncle-matt-organic-farming-jenni-williams

On Sale Today Only: Future Tool for American Farmers

http://goo.gl/l05i3h

 

UF urged to appreciate student employees this week

http://news.ufl.edu/2014/04/14/uf-urged-to-appreciate-student-employees-this-week/

Journalists awarded Pulitzer for Snowden reports

http://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2014/04/15/7722985/