Current News Releases

• Lancaster Student Named Penn State Ag Sciences Outstanding Senior
  Tuesday May 13, 2008

  UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Diane Nicole Harris of Lancaster will receive the Outstanding Senior Award from Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences at the college's commencement ceremony at 9 a.m., May 17 in Eisenhower Auditorium on the University Park campus.

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• Only The Nose Knows: Penn State Odor Lab Sniffs Out Ag Problems
  Tuesday May 13, 2008

  UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - A member of the odor-assessment team bends over the machine, positions his nose in the cup and signals the operator seated at a computer terminal a few feet away that he is ready. With a couple of keystrokes, she directs the device - an olfactometer about the size of an ATM machine in a convenience store - to release a carefully calibrated puff of air and odor.

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• Penn State Extension Helps Residents Navigate Gas-Leasing Maze
  Monday May 05, 2008

  UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- For the past few years, Penn State Cooperative Extension has offered workshops and information to help landowners navigate the legal and practical issues of leasing their land for natural gas exploration and extraction. But as Tom Murphy looked out over a standing-room-only crowd of about 1,500 at Tunkhannock High School recently -- all of whom came to learn about the potential pitfalls and profits of natural-gas leasing -- he marveled.

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• Methuselah Of The Insect World To Emerge In Parts Of Pennsylvania
  Friday May 02, 2008

  UNIVERSITY PARK, PA. -- One of the world's most mysterious insects is about to invade the skies over forest lands in central and eastern Pennsylvania, but an expert in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences says it's not a cause for alarm.

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• Pa. Farmers Buck National Trend, Will Plant More Corn In 2008
  Wednesday April 30, 2008

  UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Farmers across the country are expected to plant 8 percent fewer acres in corn this year than last, but Pennsylvania farmers will plant 1 percent more corn than last year, according to a crops expert in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.

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• Free Publications Help Consumers Deal With Economic Hardship
  Friday April 25, 2008

  UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- With incomes dropping, lay-offs rising and home foreclosures everywhere signaling a struggling economy, an extension consumer finance specialist in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences offers tips for dealing with financial difficulty.

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• Statewide Conference To Focus On Agricultural Nutrient Balance
  Friday April 25, 2008

  UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Developing new and innovative approaches to managing farm nutrient run-off and protecting water quality is the goal of an upcoming working conference sponsored by Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences.

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• As Prices Rise, Find Ways To Trim Your Grocery Bill
  Monday April 21, 2008

  UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The rising cost of gas, diesel fuel and other forms of energy can affect the price of many other things that we purchase, from milk and bread to coffee and sugar. It can be a real challenge to keep family food costs manageable in today's economy, according to a foods expert in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.

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• Heinemann Receives 2008 Excellence In Academic Advising Award
  Monday April 21, 2008

  UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Paul Heinemann, professor of agricultural and biological engineering in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, has been named the recipient of the college's 2008 Excellence in Academic Advising Award.

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• Penn State To Host First International Hydropedology Conference
  Friday April 18, 2008

  UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Environmental researchers from around the world are expected to gather for the first International Conference on Hydropedology, July 28-31 at the Life Sciences Building on Penn State’s University Park campus.

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