UF/IFAS in the news, 10/23

Good morning! Lots of UF/IFAS news today:

 

New 4-H agent aims to increase participation by high-school students (Lake)

http://goo.gl/CrVSlI

 

STEM/agriculture program for school kids included fun element (Marion)

http://www.ocala.com/article/20141022/ARTICLES/141029881?Title=STEM-agriculture-program-for-school-kids-included-fun-element

 

Retail Prices Up: OJ Sales End Season on Sour Note

http://www.theledger.com/article/20141022/NEWSCHIEF/141029783/1178?Title=Retail-Prices-Up-OJ-Sales-End-Season-on-Sour-Note

 

Urban farming is on the menu at Pinellas County Extension

http://clearwatergazette.com/cg/news/urban-farming-is-on-the-menu-at-pinellas-county-extension-20141023/

 

Charitable IFAS garage sale a success

http://www.alligator.org/news/campus/article_4fa5902a-5a6f-11e4-b20c-477a1c3ef9a4.html

 

Brevard County fair delivers on traditional event trappings

http://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/2014/10/22/brevard-county-fair-delivers-traditional-event-trappings/17725287/

 

Fuzzy balls invade Central Florida; what are they?

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-strange-fuzzy-balls-oak-trees-20141022-story.html

 

Get ahead before ‘fall back’ (Clay)

http://www.claytodayonline.com/ee/claytoday/en/component/fullstory/20141023_016_art_0/get-ahead-before-fall-back

Holiday craft fair coming to Milton (Santa Rosa)

http://www.pnj.com/story/news/2014/10/22/holiday-craft-fair-coming-milton/17735799/

Learn About Snakes In Polk County At This Educational Seminar (snake pic)

http://dailyridge.com/lake-wales/2014/10/22/learn-about-snakes-in-polk-county-at-this-educational-seminar/

Nasty surprises might be lurking in temporary pastures

http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/Nasty-surprises-might-be-lurking-in-temporary-pastures-280045582.html

 

 

Other news:

Rutgers professor develops ‘superfood’ lettuce

http://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/local/2014/10/17/rutgers-professor-develops-superfood-lettuce/17373179/

 

Blackwater Guards Found Guilty in 2007 Iraq Killings

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/23/us/blackwater-verdict.html?_r=0

 

University of Florida Releases Full Report on Treon Harris Accusations

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/23/sports/ncaafootball/university-of-florida-releases-full-report-on-treon-harris-accusations.html

 

Alachua County has first confirmed case of enterovirus D-68

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20141022/ARTICLES/141029888?tc=cr