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Archive for December, 2007

    FCS-2282/FY1007 Developing Intergenerational Relationships

    December 21st, 2007
    Topic(s):Relationships

    FCS-2282, a 6-page fact sheet by Lynda Spence and Heidi Liss Radunovich, speaks to the importance of children developing intergenerational relationships with older adults. Such relationships can have great benefits for both groups. Includes suggestions for activities for children and elders to do together and an extensive reading list. Published by the UF Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, November 2007. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FY1007

    FCS-8781/FY723 Decoding Food Labels: Tools for People with Food Allergies

    December 21st, 2007
    Topic(s):Food Safety

    Revised! FCS-8781, a 12-page fact sheet by Amy Simonne and Elizabeth Gollub, is a valuable resource for anyone dealing with food allergies or food intolerances. It covers egg, milk, wheat, soy, nut, and seafood allergies, as well as food additive intolerances, and lists different names these ingredients may appear under on food labels and foods they may be hidden in. Revised to include information on fish and shellfish allergies and to update links. Published by the UF Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, November 2007. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FY723

    ENY-057/NG046 Root-Knot Nematode Resistance in Peanut

    December 21st, 2007
    Topic(s):Crops

    ENY-057, a 4-page illustrated fact sheet by Jim Rich and Barry Tillman, describes root-knot disease, its symptoms, and progress of the development of cultivars resistant to root-knot nematode, grower options, and promising near-term research. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, November 2006.  http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/NG046

    FE705/FE705 Florida's Property Tax Reform: Proposed Constitutional Changes

    December 20th, 2007
    Topic(s):House & Home, Money Matters

    FE705, a 6-page fact sheet by Rodney L. Clouser, is part of the Florida’s Property Tax Reform series. It discusses the four core components of the proposed constitutional amendment that will be voted on by Florida residences on January 29, 2008: exemption of tangible personal property, doubling the homestead tax exemption, portability of Save Our Homes differential statewide, and a ten percent cap on the increase in assessments of non-homestead property. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, December 2007.  http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FE705

    FE704/FE704 Florida Property Tax Reform: Statutory Changes

    December 20th, 2007
    Topic(s):Families & Consumers

    FE706, a 9-page fact-sheet by Rodney L. Clouser and W. David Mulkey, is part of the Florida’s Property Tax Reform series. It provides a brief summary of statutory changes made during the June 2007 special legislative session, how they vary in different fiscal years, other statutory changes, and impacts statewide and for individual property owners. Includes references and tables showing reduction levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2009, and county government rollback calculations. Published by UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, December 2007. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FE704

    CIR 1224 Handbook of Agricultural Laws

    December 14th, 2007
    Topic(s):Agriculture

    Revised! Circular 1224, a handbook broken into 8 parts, by Michael T. Olexa, Ian Alperstein, and Joseph Fischer, provides an accurate, current, and authoritative summary of the principal Florida laws that directly or indirectly relate to agriculture. It provides a basic overview of the many rights and responsibilities that farmers and farm land owners have under Florida laws. It includes the following publications:

    • Table of Contents
    • General Agriculture-Related Laws
    • Animal Husbandry
    • Crops and Products
    • Related Non-Crop or Product Agricultural Topics
    • Environmental and Conservation Regulations
    • Taxation and Property Rights Related to Agricultural Lands
    • Index

    Published by UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, December 2007.

    http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FE113 

    AN-082/AN082 Feeding Food Wastes to Livestock

    December 14th, 2007
    Topic(s):Livestock

    Revised! AN-082, a 2-page fact sheet by Robert Myer and Holly Johnson, discusses the use of wasted food from the food service industry and grocery stores as animal feed, Florida and federal regulations governing its use for swine and cattle. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Animal Sciences, April 2007.

     http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/AN082

    AN-171/AN183 Nursing Calf Deworming

    December 14th, 2007
    Topic(s):Livestock

    AN-171, a 4-page fact-sheet by Jeffrey N. Carter and Matthew J. Hersom, suggests that deworming nursing calves at branding may be profitable and describes the results of a study conducted at three locations in Florida. Includes references and tables of performance results. Published by  UF Department of Animal Sciences, August 2007.

    http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/AN183

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