WATER CONCERNS ...
FISHING REGULATIONS ...
FWC Commission trap fisheries update
FWC approved several draft changes to recreational & commercial trap fisheries rules
MILESTONE ...
Angus genetic evaluation reaches milestone
Angus Genetics, Inc. collects 500,000 genotypes, marking historic milestone
LEADERSHIP ...
New director of UF/IFAS SW research center
Kelly Morgan named Director of UF/IFAS Southwest Florida Research and Education Center
DAIRY POLICY ...
USDA appoints members to national milk board
10 members appointed to fill vacancies on Nat'l Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Board
AG POLICY ...
Officials urge restructure of fees for FL ports
U.S. Senators want to restructure how APHIS charges importers to fumigate produce
AWARDS PRESENTED ...
Florida Guides Association presents awards
FWC biologist John Hunt and FWC officer Michael Bibeau earn awards
THE BUZZ ...
New Honey Bee Lab will support beekeeping
June will mark the completion of a new honey bee headquarters on the UF campus
MOSQUITO RESEARCH ...
Mosquitos can transmit new chikungunya virus
Yellow fever & Asian tiger mosquitoes can transmit a new strain of chikungunya virus
PEST MANAGEMENT ...