News For January 2003

• Penn State Dairy Professor Honored With International Award
  Friday January 10, 2003

  UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- John Almquist, professor emeritus of dairy physiology in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, recently received an honorary lifetime membership to the Association of Applied Animal Andrology in Hungary for his contributions to the field of applied animal andrology.

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• Diabetes Has Special Significance For Pennsylvania Counties
  Friday January 10, 2003

  UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Diabetes is a growing national problem, and extension educators in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences say Pennsylvania citizens have special reasons for talking about treatment and prevention.

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• Pennsylvania 4-H Members Win National Egg and Poultry Awards
  Friday January 10, 2003

  UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Pennsylvania youths fared well in egg-judging and poultry knowledge competitions at the recent National 4-H Poultry and Egg Conference in Louisville, Ky.

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• Frechette Receives Buck Award For Research Publication Excellence
  Friday January 10, 2003

  UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Darren Frechette, assistant professor of agricultural economics in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, has received the 2002 Roy C. Buck Faculty Award in the Agricultural Sciences for his article, "The Demand for Hedging and the Value of Hedging Opportunities."

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• Penn State No. 1 With Minorities In Agriculture
  Friday January 10, 2003

  UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- College students around the country always are quick to lay loud claim to the "We're Number 1" mantle. But students in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences have a legitimate claim to a top national ranking that could make a difference in the nation's food industry.

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• New Report Evaluates Pennsylvania Nutrient Management Policy
  Friday January 10, 2003

  UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- As the Pennsylvania Conservation Commission considers changes in its Nutrient Management Act, researchers in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences have issued a report that will help citizens and public decision-makers deliberate the issues, options and future policy directions for nutrient management in the Commonwealth.

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• Penn State Offers Program For Turfgrass And Agricultural Equipment Technicians
  Friday January 10, 2003

  UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A program offered by Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences will help meet the needs of the turfgrass and agricultural equipment industry for highly qualified service technicians.

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