News For August 2002
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Friday August 30, 2002More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The mother of all problems in ponds is excessive algae growth, according to a water resources specialist in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, who recommends owners try a nontoxic method to control the choking green growth.
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Friday August 30, 2002More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Spend an autumn afternoon planting bulbs, a horticulture specialist in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences says, and it will pay off with bright blooms early next year.
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Friday August 30, 2002More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Lovers of Penn State's University Creamery ice cream take fanaticism to surprising levels, often generating fascinating ice cream facts. For instance, what's the favorite flavor among women? How about Penn State's number-one Internet flavor? How many creamery flavors are there? What are the "hot" flavors with the college-aged set?
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Friday August 30, 2002More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Hunters should take the threat of chronic wasting disease (CWD) showing up in Pennsylvania deer seriously, according to an expert in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, but he says they shouldn't panic.
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Friday August 30, 2002More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- About 30 percent of the tractor-related deaths in Pennsylvania in 2001 were a direct result of tractor overturn. Annually, tractor overturns account for more than 100 fatalities nationwide.
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Friday August 30, 2002More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Of the 34 people who died on Pennsylvania farms in 2001, eight were children age 9 and under, and that's an unacceptable statistic, according to a safety expert in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.
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Monday August 26, 2002More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Nineteen people are losing their jobs in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences and dozens of additional positions are being lost through attrition and other changes as a result of funding from the state and federal governments that has been cut or has not kept up with inflation in recent years.
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Monday August 26, 2002More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The three-year drought that gripped Pennsylvania until late spring has returned with a vengeance, according to a water resources expert in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, who worries the situation has reached crisis proportions in many locales.
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Thursday August 15, 2002More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Bargain-hunters should expect the unexpected when the Pasto Agricultural Museum holds its third silent auction during Penn State's Ag Progress Days, Tuesday, Aug. 20 and Wednesday, Aug. 21. Nearly 150 items, from Penn State/Nebraska football tickets to a new John Deere lawn tractor, have been donated, according to museum curator Darwin Braund.
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Thursday August 15, 2002More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- One in five American workers is involved in the production, processing, packaging and distribution of food and fiber, and Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences offers a wide array of majors to prepare students for work in those fields.
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Thursday August 15, 2002More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- More exhibitors, more displays, more demonstrations, more information, more food and more entertainment -- this could be the best Ag Progress Days ever, says event manager Bob Oberheim, who calls the 2002 show the most diverse yet.
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Thursday August 15, 2002More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Farmers, environmentalists and others affected by the 2002 Farm Bill can get expert advice and current information at Penn State's Ag Progress Days, Aug. 20-22.
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Thursday August 15, 2002More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Blending nostalgia and technology, a vintage horse-powered hay press will be demonstrated at Penn State's Ag Progress Days, Aug. 20-22. Nearly 100 years old, this rare piece from Penn State's Pasto Agricultural Museum will give a live demonstration of farm work as it was done in a slower, simpler time.
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Thursday August 15, 2002More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Wild pumpkins, a vineyard of wine and table grapes, and a "living mulch" system are among the research plots that will be highlighted in guided tours of the Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center during Penn State's Ag Progress Days, Aug. 20-22.
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Thursday August 01, 2002More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- From building character to building a bank account, from reading skills to sanitary skills, parents and children who visit the Family Learning Hub at Penn State's 2002 Ag Progress Days, Aug. 20-22 will find a wealth of fun and information.
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Thursday August 01, 2002More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Before the advent of power equipment and electrical refrigeration, processing meat and keeping it fresh were trickier propositions.
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Thursday August 01, 2002More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Plots of corn, soybeans, hay and other crops will be growing all around the Crops and Soils Tent at Penn State's Ag Progress Days, Aug. 20-22 at the Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center. But one of this year's most intriguing crops will be plants that no self-respecting farmer wants to grow.