News For December 2001
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Thursday December 20, 2001More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- More than 45 million people in the United States are 4-H alumni. As 4-H approaches its national centennial, the organization hopes to re-establish contact with members and volunteers from years gone by.
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Thursday December 20, 2001More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalizes major changes to its farming and water quality regulations for large-scale animal operations, Penn State Cooperative Extension specialists have prepared a new fact sheet to help citizens take advantage of a new opportunity for public input.
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Thursday December 20, 2001More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State is poised to celebrate the 2002 centennial of 4-H, one of America's premier youth organizations with 123,220 members in Pennsylvania and nearly 7 million across the nation.
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Thursday December 20, 2001More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Richard Craig, Penn State's J. Franklin Styer professor of horticultural botany, received the College of Agricultural Sciences' 2001 Alex and Jessie C. Black Award for Excellence in Research. Craig -- an internationally known plant geneticist -- will deliver the Black Award Lecture on Jan. 28 at 3:30 p.m. in 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building. He will speak on the joys of collaborative research.
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Thursday December 20, 2001More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Visitors to the Pennsylvania Farm Show are urged to contribute to the statewide 4-H CAN Make A Difference food drive and help feed the hungry. Donated cans, boxes and bags of nonperishable food will be used to construct a 4-H House of Food made out of donated food products.
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Thursday December 20, 2001More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Six percent of the nation's children live in a grandparent-headed household. Whatever the reason and situation, these grandparents often face a host of obstacles, from financial difficulties to legal problems involving child care when one doesn't have legal custody.
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Thursday December 20, 2001More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Clementines -- a popular seasonal citrus fruit similar to tangerines -- may be in short supply after the U.S. Department of Agriculture's recent ban on Spanish clementine imports. The ban is in response to the discovery of Mediterranean fruit fly larvae in fruit imported to the United States from Spain, which supplies about 75 percent of the U.S. clementine market.
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Thursday December 20, 2001More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State's 2002 Christmas Tree Management Short Course will be held at The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel in University Park on Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 13-14. Sponsored by the College of Agricultural Sciences' department of horticulture, the course attracts growers from Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, New Jersey and beyond.
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Monday December 17, 2001More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Scientists long have been fascinated by the ability of insect colonies and other biological systems to organize themselves in the apparent absence of any directing force or centralized blueprint.
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Monday December 17, 2001More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences and the Pennsylvania Game Commission recently launched one of the most extensive radio-telemetry studies of male deer dispersal, survival and the effects of antler restrictions for hunting ever attempted in the United States.
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Monday December 17, 2001More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- More than 150 Penn State faculty and staff will play important roles when the 2002 Pennsylvania Farm Show takes place Jan. 5-10 in Harrisburg.
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Monday December 17, 2001More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- An ongoing cooperative study of fawn mortality between Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences and the Pennsylvania Game Commission at two sites in central Pennsylvania has revealed that black bears are a major predator of young white-tailed deer.
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Monday December 17, 2001More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- For nearly two decades Penn State has recycled all its wastewater by irrigating farm crops and forest areas. Now, thanks to tree research done in the College of Agricultural Sciences, the system will perform better.
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Monday December 17, 2001More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Worries about agro-terrorism have caused Pennsylvania farmers to ratchet up already tight precautions protecting their operations from plant and animal diseases, according to an expert in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.
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Monday December 17, 2001More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Early in the 1900s, when there were few deer and bears left in Pennsylvania, it became apparent that their populations would require protection and management for their survival. Now, 100 years later, according to a Penn State wildlife expert, it appears that these conservation efforts worked well -- perhaps too well.
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Wednesday December 12, 2001More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The holiday season can be made more meaningful for children, adults and senior citizens through a new program offered by Penn State Cooperative Extension.
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Wednesday December 12, 2001More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- After nearly half a century trying to develop "the perfect Christmas tree," a researcher in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences admits it still doesn't exist, but claims trees are much better today than they were in 1956.
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Wednesday December 12, 2001More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- 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 11, 2001More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The most popular time of the year for bird-feeding in Pennsylvania has arrived and a wildlife expert in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences offers a few tips to help enjoy feathered friends more this year.
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Tuesday December 11, 2001More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Dairy producers and agribusiness advisers have been bombarded in recent years with the recommendation to use standard operating procedures (SOPs). SOPs are often touted as the answer to whatever management problem is currently challenging a dairy farm.
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Tuesday December 11, 2001More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The recent tragedies in New York and Washington have focused new attention on the importance of preparing for emergencies of all kinds. A consumer scientist in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences has assembled a booklet of important information and checklists.
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Tuesday December 11, 2001More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- When it comes to avoiding foodborne illness through safe food preparation and storage, senior citizens often are their own worst enemies, says a registered dietitian in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.
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Tuesday December 11, 2001More »
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.