News and Views

• New Program to Reduce Johne's Disease in Herds
• Transforming Eggshells into Gold
• Food Industries Work Together for Growth
• Children Dig Gardening with Adults
• Regional Agronomy Team Serves Producers
• College Mobilizes to Fight Plum Pox Virus

Behind the Scenes at Better Kid Care

by Stacy Tibbetts
Research has demonstrated, again and again, that the more training providers get, the better the care they will provide. That's the idea behind the college's Better Kid Care program.

Coping With Community Taxes

by Gary Abdullah
In the wake of recent tax reform laws, local government officials and citizens face decisions that have no easy answers.

It's Easy Being Green

by John Wall
They call it the Green Industry, and it's huge. Pennsylvania's horticultural businesses are riding a national trend that has seen nursery, greenhouse, and floriculture crop sales soar nationwide.

• Penn State's Arboretum: Creating a Garden of Academic Delights
• Extension Work Blooms at Philadelphia Flower Show
• Cultivating Green Industry Professionals
• Masterful at Spreading the Message

• Connecting Forest Scientists and Landscape Architects
• Semester in Washington Prepares Students for Leadership
• New Department Heads