News For January 2008
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Tuesday January 29, 2008More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Per Pinstrup-Andersen, H. E. Babcock Professor of Food, Nutrition and Public Policy at Cornell University and World Food Prize Laureate, will deliver the Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences’ M.E. John Lecture at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 28. The event will take place in 112 Forest Resources Building on the University Park campus, and will be preceded by a reception at 3:30 p.m. in the Atrium of the Forest Resources Building.
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Tuesday January 29, 2008More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State Ag Council recently presented its 2007 Leadership Awards, given annually to recognize individuals who demonstrate outstanding communication and advocacy skills; exhibit the highest levels of professionalism, performance, innovation, judgment and problem-solving skills; encourage personal development, partnerships, collaboration and respect; and serve as a role model, mentor, diplomat and inspiration. Recipients are recognized with a lion statue from the council, and their names are engraved on a permanent display.
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Friday January 25, 2008More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Pennsylvania dairy farms are invited to apply for this year's Dairy of Distinction award from the Northeast Dairy Farm Beautification Program. Applications must be submitted by April 14.
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Thursday January 10, 2008More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - A researcher in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences is the recipient of the prestigious 2008 Wolf Prize for Agriculture for his scientific contributions in the field of chemical ecology.
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Monday January 07, 2008More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The first International Summit on Biofuels Research and Business Opportunities in Ukraine, organized by Penn State and sponsored by the Woskob New Century Fund, was deemed a success by the dean of the university's College of Agricultural Sciences.
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Thursday January 03, 2008More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- After the conclusion of the Pennsylvania Farm Show, which runs from Jan. 5 to Jan. 12, about 900 pounds of butter used in the event's famous butter sculpture will be scraped off its frame by Penn State farm operations workers, plopped into barrels and brought back to the university and State College Area High School for conversion into biodiesel.