News For July 2004

• National Beefmobile To Visit Ag Progress Days Aug. 17-19
  Friday July 30, 2004

  UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Beef Checkoff is reaching out to grassroots producers and consumers in Pennsylvania by sending the Beefmobile -- a van emblazoned with beef art -- to Penn State's Ag Progress Days, Aug. 17-19.

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• From Weeds To Seeds, Strength In Diversity At Ag Progress Days
  Friday July 30, 2004

  UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- From golf greens to grain drills, visitors to the Crops and Soils Tent at Penn State's Ag Progress Days, Aug. 17-19, at the Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center, will have a variety of activities to choose from. This year's exhibition theme is "Strength in Diversity: Crops, Soils, Turf."

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• Pennsylvania 4-H Youth Stage Community "Service With Purpose Day"
  Thursday July 29, 2004

  UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- As hundreds of Pennsylvania 4-H members gather from across the state for Penn State 4-H Achievement Days at Penn State's University Park campus, they'll be taking part in a new service learning project that will benefit local charities and community service agencies.

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• Ag Progress Days Natural Resource Conservation Area Has It All
  Thursday July 29, 2004

  UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- From nutrient management, sustainable agriculture, forested buffers, conservation practices and grazing management to worms, backyard composting, fly casting and snakes, the Natural Resource Conservation Partnership Area at Ag Progress Days, August 17-19 has something for everyone.

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• Families Find Fun, Food and Finance At Ag Progress Days
  Thursday July 29, 2004

  UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Visitors to the Family Learning Hub at Penn State's Ag Progress Days, Aug. 17-19, may be so dazzled by delicious foods, exciting games and exotic animals to notice that they're making an important investment.

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• Tractor Rollover Demonstrations Back At Ag Progress Days
  Thursday July 29, 2004

  UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- It may surprise you, but one of the most popular features with attendees at Penn State's Ag Progress Days through the years has been the tractor rollover demonstrations, and they return to the 2004 edition of the show, Aug. 17-19.

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• Weather Conditions Raise Concerns About Late Blight In Crops
  Thursday July 29, 2004

  UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The cool, wet weather that has enveloped Pennsylvania and the Northeast this summer has created ideal conditions for a serious plant disease long feared by potato and tomato growers, according to a specialist in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.

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• "Putting Science Into Food" At Penn State's Ag Progress Days
  Thursday July 29, 2004

  UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- "We Put the Science in Food" will be the theme of special displays in the College of Agricultural Sciences Exhibit Building at Penn State's Ag Progress Days, Aug. 17-19.

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• Get Lawn And Garden Advice At Penn State's Ag Progress Days
  Friday July 23, 2004

  UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- How Is The Rain Affecting My Rutabagas? What Are These Holes On My Hostas And These Bugs On My Begonias? How About The Spots On My Spinach? Should I Fertilize My Forsythia? Gardening Fans With Such Questions Can Get Answers At The Landscape, Lawn And Garden Tent At Penn State's Ag Progress Days, Aug. 17-19.

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• Demonstrations Offered At Livestock Area Of Ag Progress Days
  Friday July 23, 2004

  UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A Series Of Demonstrations And Discussions On The Theme "born Alive, Keep Them Alive," Will Give Farmers Information They Can Use In Their Operations, At The Animal Sciences Exhibits Area Of Penn State's Ag Progress Days, Aug. 17-19.

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• Ag Progress Days Machinery Demos To Feature Planters And Drills
  Friday July 23, 2004

  UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- As Part Of Pennsylvania's Largest Outdoor Agricultural Exposition, The Commercial Exhibits At Penn State's Ag Progress Days Always Emphasize Demonstrations Of The Latest Innovations In Agricultural Machinery. The 2004 Edition, Set For Aug. 17-19 At Rock Springs, Will Not Break The Tradition.

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• Former Steeler Great Mel Blount Coming To Ag Progress Days Again
  Friday July 23, 2004

  UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Former Pittsburgh Steelers All-star Defensive Back Mel Blount Will Give A Cutting Demonstration From Horseback On Wednesday Afternoon, Aug. 18, At Penn State's Ag Progress Days.

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• Variety Is The Spice Of Ag Progress Days
  Friday July 23, 2004

  UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Whether You're Interested In Farming, Food Science, Forests, Fillies, Families Or 4-h, You're Likely To Find Something That Interests You At Penn State's Ag Progress Days, Aug. 17-19.

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• PEnn State Ag Museum To Feature 'Winter On The Farm' Theme
  Friday July 23, 2004

  UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State's Pasto Agricultural Museum will feature "Winter on the Farm" during Ag Progress Days, Aug. 17-19.

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• Consumers Should Push Retailers For Food Safety Safeguards
  Thursday July 22, 2004

  UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- As people in Pennsylvania and surrounding states continue to fall victim to a salmonella poisoning outbreak apparently traced to a regional convenience store chain, a food safety specialist in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences says consumers can demand more safety.

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• Penn State Researcher Looking At Impact Of Non-Native Trout
  Tuesday July 13, 2004

  UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Using A $35,000 Grant From The State's Wild Resources Conservation Fund -- In A Study Believed To Be The First Of Its Kind In North America -- A Researcher In Penn State's College Of Agricultural Sciences Is Trying To Determine If The Millions Of Non-native Trout Stocked Over Decades For Fishermen Have Affected The State's Native Aquatic Organisms.

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• Master Of Horsemanship Richard Shrake At Ag Progress Days
  Thursday July 01, 2004

  UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- World-renowned Horseman Richard Shrake Will Give A Series Of Demonstrations And Lectures, Aug. 17-19 At Penn State's Ag Progress Days.

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