News For March 2000
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Monday March 27, 2000More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- How does agribusiness impact the urban Philadelphia area? On April 6, Philadelphia's seven state senators and 26 state representatives have an opportunity to meet with Pennsylvania's major agribusiness leaders to explore that question.
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Monday March 27, 2000More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Thinness may be a top quality for supermodels, but a vegetable expert in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences says when it comes to asparagus, thicker is better.
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Monday March 27, 2000More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- If you attend a county fair or other event, and a vintage Volkswagen Beetle speaks to you as you walk by, don't be startled. This isn't "Herbie the Love Bug" with a fancy paint job -- it's the Pennsylvania Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Program's "Bugmobile!"
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Monday March 27, 2000More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Equine infectious anemia (EIA), an incurable infectious viral disease of horses, has been identified as the disease affecting 21 horses in Pennsylvania's Wayne County. A veterinarian in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences urges all horse owners and horse boarders to test their stock for this disease.
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Monday March 27, 2000More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Homeowners and amateur gardeners looking to sweeten their diets or slightly supplement their income can find helpful information at a new World Wide Web site produced by Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences. "Small-Scale Fruit Production" (http://ssfruit.cas.psu.edu) is a comprehensive guide to growing fruit in Pennsylvania.
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Monday March 27, 2000More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Four Pennsylvania farm operators joined a Maryland dairy producer and a New Jersey farmer as 2000 Master Farmers at a ceremony held March 6 at the Harrisburg Marriott in Harrisburg, Pa.
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Thursday March 16, 2000More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Catherine G. Lyons has been appointed assistant to the dean for minority affairs and assistant professor of agricultural and extension education in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, effective March 15.
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Thursday March 16, 2000More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Tammy Perkins has been hired as program manager for the Dairy Alliance, a new initiative launched by Penn State�s College of Agricultural Sciences with funding from the Pennsylvania General Assembly.
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Thursday March 16, 2000More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- In an effort to address the welfare-to-work transition in communities across the state, Mellon Financial Corp. and Penn State today announced a partnership to develop an innovative program to help Pennsylvania welfare recipients bridge the gap between public assistance and successful, lasting employment. The program will be funded by a $1 million gift from Mellon Financial Corp. Foundation to Penn State Cooperative Extension.
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Tuesday March 14, 2000More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A university-wide task force of Penn State faculty and technology-transfer experts is helping to implement the Food Industry Initiative in Pennsylvania, a focused effort to support Pennsylvania's food manufacturing and processing industry.
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Tuesday March 14, 2000More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Farmers, horticulture industry workers, plastics manufacturers and suppliers, educators and other interested professionals from both the United States and abroad can see first-hand how new uses for plastics have transformed agriculture at "Plasticulture 2000," the 15th International and 29th National Agricultural Plastics Congress, Sept. 23-27, at the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center in Hershey, Pa.
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Wednesday March 08, 2000More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- As they awaken from their long winter's nap, bats may be coming to your home to roost. So now's the time to seal the chinks in your attic, say two wildlife biologists in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.
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Wednesday March 08, 2000More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- For many people, the word "family" conjures up a picture of a breadwinning father, a homemaker mother and their children. But today, the traditional family has become the exception, says a diversity educator in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.
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Wednesday March 08, 2000More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The snow is melting and flowers are rising. Jim Van Horn, family life specialist in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, suggests some fun -- and inexpensive -- activities for children in the springtime.
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Wednesday March 08, 2000More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Driving a tractor is perhaps the most popular job in agriculture for young and old alike, but a farm safety expert in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences says children should operate a tractor only when strict safety conditions have been met.