IFAS News
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences – University of Florida
Archive for November, 2001
Afternoon Gardening
November 19, 2001
Topic(s): Uncategorized
Source:
Tara Piasio
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State Revenue Downturn Forces UF/IFAS Closures And Relocations
November 16, 2001
Topic(s): Uncategorized
GAINESVILLE, Fla.—When the Florida Legislature and Governor Jeb Bush produce an official revised state budget based on Florida’s severe state revenue shortfall, several units of the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) will be forced into closure and/or relocation, downsizing and consolidation.
UF/IFAS has started the process of alerting those faculty and staff affected and agricultural and natural resource industry leaders of the impending cuts, which come as a direct result of specific legislative reductions to the UF/IFAS research and extension budget. (more…)
Insect Protein May Prevent Fruits And Vegetables From Turning Brown
November 16, 2001
Topic(s): Uncategorized
Source:
Maurice R. Marshall mrma@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu, (352) 392-1978 ext. 405
Rosa Rolle rosa.rolle@fao.org
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A small protein derived from the common housefly may offer Third World countries a cheap way to preserve cut fruits and vegetables, said a University of Florida food science researcher.
Marty Marshall, a professor with UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, said some developing nations cannot afford preservatives commonly used in the United States, and that millions of dollars of edible produce is discarded each year because of brown discoloration. (more…)
UF Hoof Care Program Gives Prompt Relief To Suffering Animals
November 15, 2001
Topic(s): Uncategorized
By:
Chuck Woods (352) 392-1773 x 281Source(s):
Jan Shearer jks@mail.ifas.ufl.edu, (352) 392-4700, ext. 4112
John Gilliland (863) 763-4673
Tommy Rollins (352) 463-1430
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — To improve animal welfare in the dairy industry, a University of Florida veterinarian has started the nation’s first training program to prevent lameness and other crippling foot disorders that cause more than $800 million in losses each year.
“Lameness has become the most costly clinical disease in the dairy cattle industry, particularly on large-scale farms where prolonged standing on concrete floors has aggravated the problem,” said Jan Shearer, professor with UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. (more…)
Large-Scale Attacks On Food Supply Unlikely To Succeed
November 14, 2001
Topic(s): Uncategorized
Source(s):
Doug Archer dlar@mail.ifas.ufl.edu, (352) 392-1991, x-210
Adam Putnam ask.adam@mail.house.gov (202) 225-1252
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Terrorists who intend to kill or seriously harm large numbers of people by attacking the U.S. food supply are unlikely to be successful, say experts with the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.
“News reports have raised fears about terrorists attacking the nation’s food supply, but when you examine the list of known biological and chemical agents, not many would be successful at harming people on a large scale,” said Doug Archer, UF food science professor and former deputy director for the federal Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. (more…)
UF Releases New Virus-Resistant, High-Yield Peanut
November 13, 2001
Topic(s): Uncategorized
By:
Tom Nordlie (352) 392-1773 x 277Source(s):
Dan Gorbet dgorbet@mail.ifas.ufl.edu, (850) 482-9904
Tom Stadsklev seed@digitalexp.com, (850) 594-4721
Rex Wilson rwilson@gpc.admworld.com, (229) 567-3311
MARIANNA, Fla. — To help Southeastern peanut producers battle devastating tomato spotted wilt virus, the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences has released a new high-yield peanut with better disease resistance than previous varieties.
“The virus has been the most significant peanut disease in the U.S. Southeast for several years,” said Dan Gorbet, professor of agronomy and head of UF’s peanut breeding program in Marianna. “Currently, there are no chemical controls for it, so resistant peanut varieties and good management techniques are the only weapons we have.” (more…)
Olexa Receives National Teaching Excellence Award
November 11, 2001
Topic(s): Uncategorized
By:
Chuck Woods (352) 392-1773 x 281Source(s):
Michael Olexa olexa@fred.ifas.ufl.edu, (352) 392-1881, ext. 327
Cheryl Fields (NASULGC) cfields@nasulgc.org, (202) 478-6073
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Michael T. Olexa, professor with the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS), received the Food and Agriculture Sciences Excellence in College and University Teaching Award in Washington, D.C., Nov. 11.
The award, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC), is one of two honors given each year at the annual meeting of NASULGC. It includes a $5,000 stipend to be used by the recipient for improving teaching at their university. (more…)
Farm-City Days
November 9, 2001
Topic(s): Uncategorized
Source:
Tara Piasio
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