News For April 2001
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Monday April 30, 2001More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Many of Pennsylvania's dairy farmers soon will be able to sofen the impact of volatile milk prices, thanks to a national pilot dairy support program being tested in 25 counties.
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Monday April 30, 2001More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- "Biotechnology and the Future of Agrifood Innovation: 'Someone is Messing with My Food'" is the title of the 2001 Alan R. Warehime Lecture at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, May 4 in 118 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building on Penn State's University Park campus.
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Thursday April 26, 2001More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- If you would like to know what the future holds for The Arboretum at Penn State, put on your walking shoes. The public is invited to an open house at the future site of the Arboretum from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 6. Penn State faculty and staff will welcome visitors and offer 30-minute presentation tours of the site. The presentation tours will run continuously during the open house. Topics to be covered are development plans for the arboretum, a new survey of wild plants in the arboretum, restoration of a prairie patch and valley-floor woodland habitat, construction of an air quality education center, and water protection issues. The Arboretum at Penn State will be located on a 395-acre tract north of campus between Park Avenue and the Mount Nittany Expressway, the last undeveloped piece of land adjacent to the university's main campus. Features will range from curated collections of trees, shrubs and other plants to the development of natural plant communities and agricultural research and demonstration areas. A 20,000-square-foot education center will include classrooms, meeting rooms, and an outdoor patio garden for gatherings, displays and arts performances. Near the education center will be a conservatory and a large, landscaped area containing display and demonstration gardens.
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Thursday April 19, 2001More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- C. Paola Ferreri, assistant professor of fisheries management, and Spiro Stefanou, professor of agricultural economics, have been named Harbaugh Faculty Scholars by Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.
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Friday April 13, 2001More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- As a precautionary measure to protect against foot-and-mouth and other contagious foreign animal diseases, Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences has implemented a new biosecurity policy for all farm units housing livestock. Effective immediately, visits to university dairy, beef, swine, sheep, deer and equine facilities will be by appointment only.
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Wednesday April 11, 2001More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Jack Dreibelbis, retired executive of Agway Inc., and James Holter, professor emeritus of animal and nutrition sciences at the University of New Hampshire, have been selected to receive 2001 Dairy Science Distinguished Alumnus Awards from Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences. Dreibelbis and Holter will be guests of honor at the 2001 Alumni Weekend Celebration on April 20-21 at University Park, when the department of dairy and animal science will host the Little International Show and Penn State Dairy Exposition. An informal luncheon will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, April 20. To attend the luncheon, call Carol Ertley at 814-863-3665.