News For May 2008
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Thursday May 22, 2008More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Several state and federal agencies, in collaboration with Penn State Cooperative Extension, are on the lookout for various species of invasive insects this summer in many parts of Pennsylvania.
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Wednesday May 21, 2008More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The 2008 edition of Penn State's Ag Progress Days exposition will take place Aug. 19-21 at the Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center at Rock Springs, and organizers are planning a variety of activities of interest to agricultural producers, consumers and families, according to manager Bob Oberheim.
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Wednesday May 21, 2008More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Colony Collapse Disorder, diseases, parasitic mites and other stressors continue to take a devastating toll on U.S. honey bee populations, but Pennsylvania beekeepers on average fared better than their counterparts nationally during this past winter, according to apiculture experts in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.
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Friday May 16, 2008More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- With residents across the state asking questions about the Marcellus shale formation, natural gas exploration, mineral rights leasing and associated issues, WPSU-TV is responding with a one-hour live call-in program. At 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 22, WPSU-TV in central Pennsylvania will present "Pennsylvania's Gas Rush." This live call-in program will be simulcast statewide on the Pennsylvania Cable Network (PCN) and webcast via http://wpsu.org/gasrush/.
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Friday May 16, 2008More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - A regional supermarket chain has teamed up with Penn State Cooperative Extension and the state's beef industry to give consumers an opportunity to "buy local."
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Tuesday May 13, 2008More »
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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Tuesday May 13, 2008More »
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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Monday May 05, 2008More »
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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Friday May 02, 2008More »
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.