News For June 2003

• Ag Progress Days Dates And Activities Announced
  Monday June 30, 2003

  UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Ag Progress Days, Pennsylvania's largest outdoor agricultural exposition, will return for its annual three-day run, Aug. 19-21. Sponsored by Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, the event is held at the Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center at Rock Springs, nine miles southwest of State College on Pa. Route 45.

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• Penn State Energy Expert Advises "Look For The Energy Star"
  Monday June 30, 2003

  UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- If you look for the Energy Star when you shop for appliances and equipment for your farm and home, advises an energy expert in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, you can reduce your energy expenses.

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• Cooperative Extension Gears Up To Assist In Homeland Security
  Monday June 30, 2003

  UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- When the plum pox virus was found for the first time in North America in an Adams County peach orchard in 1999, Penn State Cooperative Extension collaborated with state and federal agencies to nip the outbreak in the bud before it decimated Pennsylvania's stone fruit industry.

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• Penn State Beef Sale Set For Nov. 7 At Beef-Sheep Center
  Monday June 16, 2003

  UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Renewing a time-honored tradition, Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences this fall will hold a beef cattle sale. The first sale at Penn State since 1990, the event will be an educational experience for students, a fund-raiser and an opportunity to share Penn State genetics with other beef producers.

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• Report Explores Link Between Cattle Disease And Human Health
  Monday June 09, 2003

  UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The possible relationship between a serious cattle disease and a similar human illness suggests the need for more focused research to establish any links, according to a new report from the National Research Council.

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• Dairy Farmers Should Plan Now To Relieve Heat Stress On Cows
  Monday June 09, 2003

  UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Dairy farmers shouldn't let the cool spring fool them -- summer heat will be here soon. They should plan now, according to an expert in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, to provide their cows with relief from heat stress.

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• Penn State Entomologist Wins Award
  Monday June 09, 2003

  UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Consuelo De Moraes, assistant professor of entomology in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, will receive a personal research grant from the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation.

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• Fly Control Information Available On Hotline
  Monday June 09, 2003

  UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Poultry producers and their neighbors will be able to get timely fly control information through a toll-free hotline (800-PENN-IPM) offered by the Pennsylvania Pest Management Program.

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• "Fundamentals Of Food Science" Short Course Offered At PSU
  Monday June 09, 2003

  UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The "Fundamentals of Food Science" short course will be offered by Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, Sept. 22-26 at The Atherton Hotel in State College, Pa.

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• Johnson To Head Penn State's Southeast Ag Research Center
  Monday June 09, 2003

  UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- David Johnson, field biologist with BASF Corporation, has been named scientist-in-charge at Penn State's Southeast Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Landisville, Pa.

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• Landscape Industry Grant Supports Research On Ornamentals
  Monday June 09, 2003

  UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A $20,000 gift from the Pennsylvania Landscape and Nursery Association will fund ornamental horticulture research in Penn State's department of horticulture. The gift -- the third and final installment of a $60,000 research grant -- was presented to Penn State at the Pennsylvania Landscape and Nursery Conference, held recently at University Park.

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• Penn State Pest Management Information Available At Retailers
  Monday June 09, 2003

  UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Having trouble deciding how to manage garden and landscape pests? Penn State Cooperative Extension is helping consumers understand their pest management options by providing free information in many convenient locations.

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• Teachers Go To School To Learn Ipm
  Monday June 09, 2003

  UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The three Rs and the ABCs long have been staples of the public school curriculum. Now, Pennsylvania students are required to learn their IPM. For teachers, this means switching roles and going back to school.

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• Penn State Study Links Land Use And Nearby Property Values
  Thursday June 05, 2003

  UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Agriculture and other land uses that provide open space increase the value of houses located within a quarter-mile radius, while landfills and large-scale animal operations lower the value of nearby houses, according to a new study by researchers in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.

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