News For March 2004
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Tuesday March 30, 2004More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Gardeners who have a passion for plants, creating inviting gardening spaces and thirst for gardening knowledge should attend the second annual Garden Forum conducted by Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences on May 22.
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Tuesday March 30, 2004More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- In 1929, Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences offered one of the first turfgrass education programs in the nation. Since then, the university's turfgrass science graduates have gone on to occupy some of the most prestigious jobs in the turfgrass industry.
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Thursday March 25, 2004More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- On May 6, 1862, two months before Congress passed the Morrill Act that established land-grant status and funding for selected colleges and universities across the country, the founders of Farmers High School of Pennsylvania changed the school's name to the Agricultural College of Pennsylvania. That move positioned the institution -- chartered in 1855 and situated on a 200-acre tract in Centre County that would later become Penn State's University Park campus -- to be the commonwealth's focal point for land-grant education.
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Monday March 22, 2004More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Nearly Two-thirds Of Pennsylvania Counties Soon Will Be "invaded" By One Of The World's Most Mysterious Insects. The Winged Creatures Undoubtedly Will Unnerve Some People With Their Reddish-orange Eyes And Eerie-sounding Song. But An Expert In Penn State's College Of Agricultural Sciences Says They're No Cause For Alarm.
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Monday March 22, 2004More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Nearly two-thirds of Pennsylvania counties soon will be "invaded" by one of the world's most mysterious insects. The winged creatures undoubtedly will unnerve some people with their reddish-orange eyes and eerie-sounding song. But an expert in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences says they're no cause for alarm.
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Tuesday March 16, 2004More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Teenagers Making Career Choices Often Must Look Past The Glitz Of "glamor" Careers To Choose What's Best For Them. To Help In This Process, Penn State's College Of Agricultural Sciences Will Host An Open House For Prospective Students From 8 A.m. To 5 P.m. On Saturday, March 27, In The Hetzel Union Building (hub) On The University Park Campus.
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Wednesday March 10, 2004More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Penn State Chapter of the National Block & Bridle Club received a number of awards at the 84th annual National Block & Bridle Convention in late February in San Antonio, Texas.
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Wednesday March 10, 2004More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State Cooperative Extension this spring will hold four workshops to show landowners and hunters how to estimate the number of deer on their properties or hunting grounds.
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Friday March 05, 2004More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Virendra Puri, professor of agricultural and biological engineering in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, has received the 2003 Alex and Jessie C. Black Award.
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Friday March 05, 2004More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- With the discovery of avian flu virus in Delaware and southeastern Pennsylvania chicken flocks this month, the nation's attention has moved on to the next "animal disease du jour," but a veterinary scientist in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences says the economic impacts of the recent BSE scare will be around for a long time.
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Friday March 05, 2004More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Duane Diefenbach is a deer hunter himself, so he is uncomfortable that some may interpret the results of his three-year, ground-breaking hunter-movement research as reflecting badly on sportsmen. But, says the adjunct assistant professor of wildlife in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, "We learned what we learned."
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Friday March 05, 2004More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Snow cover that reached a depth of 3 feet earlier this month in much of the northcentral region, covered by a thick crust of ice from freezing rain -- along with weeks of unrelenting frigid temperatures -- have created a crisis for deer in parts of Pennsylvania, according to wildlife scientists in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences. But as brutal as conditions have been, they agree that March weather will determine the fate of many whitetails.
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Friday March 05, 2004More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State Cooperative Extension is looking for people who have a strong knowledge of agriculture, as well as rescue and patient-care experience, to deliver a farm emergency response program to farmers, their families and their employees.
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Friday March 05, 2004More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Cost Of College Went Down This Year For More Than 675 Students In Penn State's College Of Agricultural Sciences. They Were Recipients Of More Than $1.5 Million In Awards Through The College's Scholarship And Awards Program, Supported By Annual And Endowed Gifts From Friends And Alumni. This Scholarship Program Is The Largest At Penn State.
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Friday March 05, 2004More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A Unique Partnership Of Education, Industry And Government Is Turning Pennsylvania Wine Into A "fuel" For Statewide Economic Development As Representatives Of Penn State Cooperative Extension, The Pennsylvania Wine Association And The Wine Marketing And Research Board Of The Pennsylvania Department Of Agriculture Join Forces To Energize The State's Growing Winemaking Industry.