News For December 2005
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Thursday December 22, 2005More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation will feature the history, blight and recovery of the American chestnut tree at the Pennsylvania Farm Show, Jan. 7-14 in Harrisburg.
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Thursday December 22, 2005More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- During the fall 2005 semester, five students competed as members of the Penn State Horse Judging Team at the All American Quarter Horse Congress Contest in Columbus, Ohio, and at the AQHA World Championship Contest in Oklahoma City.
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Tuesday December 20, 2005More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Four Pennsylvania 4-H'ers sponsored by Penn Ag Industries Association Poultry Council excelled at the National 4-H Poultry and Egg Conference in Louisville, Ky., recently. Representing Pennsylvania in the National Avian Bowl contest Nov. 16-17 were team members Hannah Atkins, Christine Molinaro and Kristen Stufft, all from Mifflin County. The team was coached and chaperoned by Carrie Stufft. After the quiz portion of the contest, Pennsylvania was seeded first. The team placed second overall after a double-elimination bowl portion. "The team did exceptionally well in this competition," says Phillip Clauer, poultry science senior extension associate in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, which supported the team. "In fact, Chris (Molinaro), a freshman at Penn State, and Hanna (Atkins), who is planning on attending the university in the fall, both had perfect scores on the exam portion." For placing second, all three team members received a plaque, a gold pin and a $100 savings bond. In the National 4-H Chicken Barbecue Presentation Contest, Laura Dewalt of Northampton placed second. The 4-H extension educator for Northampton County, Kelly Weisner, served as coach.
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Tuesday December 20, 2005More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Penn State poultry judging team recently captured first place in the National Collegiate Poultry Judging Contest held by the Center of Excellence for Poultry Science at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Ark.
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Friday December 16, 2005More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Penn State exhibit area in the Main Hall at the 2006 Pennsylvania Farm Show, Jan. 7-14 in Harrisburg, will focus on educational opportunities and careers for students interested in the food, agricultural and natural resource sciences.
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Friday December 16, 2005More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Snowshoe hares never were very common in Pennsylvania, according to Duane Diefenbach. After completing research recently on their distribution and habitat preferences, the adjunct associate professor of wildlife in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences is convinced the state is in danger of losing them altogether.
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Wednesday December 14, 2005More »
(High resolution, high quality color photos to accompany this story are available by sending an e-mail request to jjm29@psu.edu.)
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Friday December 09, 2005More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Dennis Calvin, professor of entomology in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, has been named associate director of Penn State Cooperative Extension, effective Jan. 1, 2006.
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Thursday December 08, 2005More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Finding the perfect Christmas tree can bring joy to your world, but experts in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences recommend checking the tree thoroughly before buying and taking special care of it after you get it home.
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Tuesday December 06, 2005More »
UNIVERSITY PARK -- Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences offers five reasons why it is politically and environmentally correct to buy a real Christmas tree:
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Tuesday December 06, 2005More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Finding the perfect Christmas tree can bring joy to your world, but experts in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences recommend checking the tree thoroughly before buying and taking special care of it after you get it home.
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Friday December 02, 2005More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State is celebrating the bounty of local farms this year by buying more food from local farmers and participating for the first time in a Farm-to-College program.
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Thursday December 01, 2005More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - While the Penn State football team might be nationally renowned, it isn't the only university squad making waves on a national level. Penn State's dairy cattle judging team is also at the front of the herd in their field.