IFAS in the news, 1/20

Good morning. Here is today's IFAS news:

Major gift bolsters UF pest management research http://news.ufl.edu/2011/01/19/pest-management-gift/

Bacteria pose big threat to citrus
http://www.tallahassee.com/article/A9/20110120/BUSINESS/101200306/1003/business

Fern growers get a grip on freeze damage http://www.news-journalonline.com/news/local/west-volusia/2011/01/20/fern-growers-get-a-grip-on-freeze-damage.html

Abandoned Citrus Groves Produce Problems In Fla.
http://www.gpb.org/news/2011/01/19/abandoned-citrus-groves-produce-problems-in-fla

Whitebread is fair favorite, but lots of work for Aycock http://www.polkcountydemocrat.com/articles/2011/01/19/life/doc4d36290f54929290614335.txt

UF College of Agriculture Has Good Interns Anxious to Work!
http://southeastagnet.com/2011/01/19/uf-college-of-agriculture-has-good-interns-anxious-to-work/

How do you catch an alligator? Find out at Davie event http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/fl-catching-gators-20110118,0,25326.story

UF/local news:

Stacks of skeletons pile up at old museum
http://www.alligator.org/news/campus/article_bbaf63a8-2450-11e0-829c-001cc4c03286.html

Oil spill commission co-chairs to present findings at Bob Graham Center
http://news.ufl.edu/2011/01/19/oil-spill/

UF walking program expands to include online tracker
http://news.ufl.edu/2011/01/19/walk-gator/

Bill introduced to allow permitted guns on campus
http://www.ocala.com/article/20110119/ARTICLES/110119665/-1/NEWS?p=1&tc=pg

Libraries make plea to preserve crucial state funding
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20110119/ARTICLES/110119361/1169?Title=Libraries-make-plea-to-preserve-crucial-state-funding

ARS Newslink

ARS News Service
USDA Agricultural Research Service
January 7, 2011

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A new foe for the imported fire ant:
ARS scientists are releasing the fifth species of phorid fly to control fire ant populations-and this latest recruit specifically targets tiny fire ant workers that belong to multiple-queen colonies, which are particularly problematic because they usually house two to three times the number of worker ants. (1/4) http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2011/110104.htm

Let the sunshine in:
Exposing sliced carrots to UV-B, one of the three kinds of ultraviolet light in sunshine, can boost the antioxidant activity of the colorful veggie as much as three-fold, according to results of new studies by ARS food technologists. (1/5) http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2011/110105.htm

Bad news for grasshoppers:
An ARS entomologist and his federal and university colleagues are testing the power of a variety of beneficial fungi as biological controls against grasshoppers and Mormon crickets, voracious pests that can eat the equivalent of their body weight daily in vegetation, leaving less grass for livestock, and also attack crops such as wheat and alfalfa. (1/6) http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2011/110106.htm

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Entomology and Nematology newsletter - January 2011

Entomology and Nematology newsletter - January 2011

The January 2011 issue of the UF/IFAS entomology and nematology newsletter is now available at http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/news.

This month's news includes:

Faculty, Student and Alumni news and awards Publications galore!
UF Library assistance for entomologists and nematologists Summer research for undergraduates - paid even!
Spring 2011 entomology seminars
Meetings and presentations
Protect U.S. Project training
Grants
Outreach activities
Systematic entomologist position available Weird Science!
Insect cartoons
and more...

--

Thomas R. Fasulo
extension entomologist
University of Florida

See http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/fasulo/pests/
for a listing of WWW sites on arthropods and other topics.

"I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did.
I said I didn't know." - Mark Twain

Annie's Project in Manatee

Annie’s Project 
Risk Management Education for Farm Women

 

 

 

Facilitators:        Christa Kirby, Manatee County Extension Interim Director and Livestock Agent

Samantha Kennedy, Family and Consumer Sciences Agent

Crystal Snodgrass, Vegetable Agent

 

Sponsor:              Manatee County Extension Service

University of Florida Extension/IFAS
Manatee County (941) 722-4524

 

Location:             Manatee County Extension Service

1303 17^th Street W

Palmetto, FL 34221

 

When:                  Weekly sessions on Tuesday evenings from 6-9pm. Sessions will begin on February 15 and end on

March 22.

 

Website: From more information visit the Annie’s Project UF/IFAS website at: http://programs.ifas.ufl.edu/anniesproject/index.shtml

 

Session topics include:

·         Computer Record Keeping

·         Developing a Business Plan

·         Developing a Vision, Mission & Goals

·         Farm succession/Estate Planning

·         Insurance

·         Interpersonal Skills

·         Interpreting Financial Statements

·         Marketing

·         Women & Money

Registration

Ø  Please see attached registration form to be mailed or faxed.

Ø  $35.00 per person registration fee– Includes materials and a catered meal for the first session.

 

Ø  Check payable to Manatee County Friends of Extension

 

Ø  Mail:

          Manatee County Extension Service

     Attn: Jennifer Glassburn
     1303 17^th Street W
     Palmetto, FL 34221

Ø  Fax: (941) 721-6608         Attn: Jennifer Glassburn

Ø  E-mail: jeglass@ufl.edu

Ø  This program is limited to 20 attendees

 

 

Crystal

 

 

Crystal A. Snodgrass

University of Florida

Manatee County Extension Service

1303 17th Street West

Palmetto, FL  34221

941-722-4524

FAX: 941-721-6608

 

2nd Annual Science, Management and Education eXchange

Tampa Bay Watershed Forest Working Group

2nd Annual Science, Management and Education eXchange Increasing Capacity for Collaboration

1st Call for Presentations, Posters and Displays

The Tampa Bay Watershed Forest Working Group is holding its 2nd Annual Science, Management and Education eXchange and is interested in presentations, posters and displays that demonstrate ongoing or recently completed research, management or policy work that addresses urban tree, woodland and forest conservation within the Tampa Bay Watershed.

Work can be associated with any bio-physical, social, economic or policy aspect of sustainable forest conservation.
Examples might include: education - school K-12, adult, undergraduate and graduate studies; community organization - conservation and restoration projects, activities and programs; professional management - planning, restoration, private landowner assistance and programs; cross discipline collaboration - urban design and green infrastructure, agro-forestry; policy - land use law, natural areas protection; public lands - management, restoration, acquisition; research - inventory, spatial analysis, ecological function and process; and human dimensions - social value, understanding, use of parks.

Date: March 15, 2011
Place: Hillsborough County Extension
5339 County Road 579
Seffner, Florida 33578

Information: 813-744-5519

(Please note our apologizes if you have received this email notification more than once ... we are endeavoring to clear up this computer based problem ... Rob)

Rob Northrop
Extension Forester
University of Florida/ Hillsborough Co. Extension
5339 County Road 579
Seffner, Florida 33584

813-744-5519 x106

Value the Individual - Enrich the Community - Restore the Forest

Jan. Newsletter

Please view the first edition of Chemically Speaking at:

http://pested.ifas.ufl.edu/newsletters/2011-01/index.htm

 

UF Agronomy Dept.

Pesticide Information Office

IFAS in the news, 1/19

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Subject: IFAS in the news, 1/19

Good morning! Here is today's IFAS news:

Updated IFAS Fertilizer Report Is Sound (Lakeland) http://www.theledger.com/article/20110119/COLUMNISTS/101195003/1002/sports?Title=Updated-IFAS-Fertilizer-Report-Is-Sound

Genome code to save citrus cracked (Sarasota) http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20110119/ARTICLE/101191037/2055/NEWS?Title=Genome-code-to-save-citrus-cracked

Mystery of citrus gene sequencing peeled back http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41138228/ns/technology_and_science-science/

UF Led Team Sequences First Citrus Genomes http://www.floridatrend.com/article.asp?aID=54427&mostread=true

New Findings Provide Cost, Benefit Data For Florida Citrus Industry http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1980985/new_findings_provide_cost_benefit_data_for_florida_citrus_industry/

Going out on a limb (Flagler)
http://www.news-journalonline.com/lifestyle/home-and-garden/2011/01/19/going-out-on-a-limb.html

Other news:

Now at Starbucks: Buy a Latte by Waving Your Phone http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/18/now-at-starbucks-buy-a-latte-by-waving-your-phone/

Roche Skin-Cancer Drug Shows Promise
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704590704576091343919085666.html

UF Bookstore's $15 Microsoft Office sale caused waiting lines http://www.alligator.org/news/campus/article_27f3776e-2381-11e0-baed-001cc4c002e0.html