News For February 2008
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Monday February 25, 2008More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The entire beef industry will pay a steep price for the abuse of sick and injured animals at a Southern California meat-packing plant that led to a record recall of beef last week, according to an expert in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.
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Friday February 22, 2008More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Jennifer Dean, a graduate student in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, has received a 2008 Dissertation Award from the Penn State Alumni Association for her thesis titled "Chemical Ecology of Plant-Microbe Interaction and Effects on Insect Herbivores."
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Thursday February 21, 2008More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Low-income families and senior citizens dreading the paperwork and pressure of filing federal and state income tax returns can get help from a special program sponsored by Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences.
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Wednesday February 20, 2008More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Joseph M. Duich, professor emeritus of turfgrass science in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, was recently selected by the university's board of trustees to receive the 2008 Distinguished Alumni Award, the university's highest award for an individual.
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Wednesday February 20, 2008More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Two faculty members and two students in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences recently received 2008 W. LaMarr Kopp International Achievement Awards from the university for their international activities and accomplishments.
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Tuesday February 19, 2008More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Hunting-preserve operators and the breeders who supply them with game birds will gather to get the latest management information at the 2008 Pennsylvania Game Breeders and Hunting Preserves Annual Meeting, Feb. 24-26 at the Ramada Inn and Conference Center in State College.
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Monday February 18, 2008More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Edward Dudley, assistant professor of food science in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, has been named to the Lester Earl and Veronica Casida Career Development Professorship for Food Safety.
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Monday February 18, 2008More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Natural and organic beef products are one of the fastest-growing segments of the beef industry, and a series of educational meetings sponsored by Penn State Cooperative Extension at five locations across the state will provide beef producers with information on producing and marketing for the segment.
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Monday February 18, 2008More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- As the pollination season approaches in Pennsylvania and the Northeast, scientists at Penn State and elsewhere continue to seek answers to the decline of the nation's honey bees and other pollinators, which are critical to the production of $15 billion worth of crops in the United States. To assist in this effort, a major ice cream brand has stepped up to support honey-bee research and education.
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Tuesday February 12, 2008More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Keith W. Eckel of Clarks Summit, a member of the Penn State board of trustees elected by agricultural societies, has been appointed by President George W. Bush to serve on the Board for International Food and Agricultural Development.
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Friday February 08, 2008More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Pennsylvania 4-H will host its annual State 4-H Leadership Conference, Feb. 15-17 at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center in State College. Aimed at high school 4-H youth, the conference provides advanced leadership training and creates an opportunity for networking, idea sharing and input into statewide 4-H activities, says Mya Rushton, 4-H youth program management coordinator in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences.