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New disease may cost Florida’s avocado industry millions, UF experts warn

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida’s avocado industry, the nation’s second-largest, could lose millions of dollars if a new disease reaches the state’s southern tip, according to University of Florida experts.

Filed under Agriculture, Environment, Florida, Research on Monday, January 26, 2009.

Florida’s Master Gardener program hits milestone: 5 million volunteer hours served

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — While hitting its 30th anniversary mark this year, Florida’s Master Gardener program has another reason to party: Its volunteers recently reached a milestone, logging more than 5 million hours since the program began.

Filed under Agriculture, Environment, Florida, Research on Thursday, January 22, 2009.

Health concerns unite unions, environmentalists, UF author says

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Once as divided as oil and water, labor unions and environmental groups are burying their bitter differences to become natural allies about health concerns shared in workplaces and communities, says a University of Florida researcher and author of a new book.

Filed under Business, Environment, Research on Wednesday, January 21, 2009.

To climate-change worries, add one more: extended mercury threat

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Mercury pollution has already spurred public health officials to advise eating less fish, but it could become a more pressing concern in a warmer world.

Filed under Environment, Research, Sciences on Wednesday, January 7, 2009.