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Welcome to the on-line version of Penn
State Agriculture, the College of Agricultural Sciences'
magazine. Penn State Agriculture
features articles about people, technology, and research in agriculture
and related fields. The magazine also examines timely issues affecting
the agricultural community and public — and explains what Penn State
is doing about them. Select an issue below by clicking on its cover.
 Summer/Fall
2009:
Reinventing
Smethport • Mission: A Safer Food
Supply • High Quality •
A Case of the Flu (pdfs)
Some say that water is the next generation's oil. This issue's cover story
highlights the college's long tradition of research and extension programs
designed to protect and enhance our precious water resources. Other articles
profile a small Pennsylvania town that's steaming toward a renewable-energy
future; explain how extension programs and forensic food science are helping
to fight foodborne pathogens; and provide perspective from college scientists
on this year's H1N1 flu pandemic. You'll also meet the college's new dean
and an alumnus breaking new ground in stem-cell research and read about
a wide variety of other college initiatives, from pollinator gardening
to presidential ice cream.
Download
Summer/Fall 2009 as PDF(3.0 MB)
 Winter/Spring
2009:
Pennsylvania's Natural Gas Rush •
Retooling • The
New Creamery, Two Years Later • Bearing
Fruit (pdfs)
Marcellus shale deposits
have made Pennsylvania the epicenter of a natural-gas rush. In this issue,
learn how Penn State Cooperative Extension is leading the educational
efforts to help ensure that gas exploration benefits landowners and communities,
while protecting the environment. You'll also read about successful efforts
to retool the college's recruitment programs and increase enrollment;
visit the new Berkey Creamery and see, through text and photos, how the
college has enhanced an old tradition; find out about a new research initiative
focusing on specialty crops, such as fruits and vegetables; discover how
an invasive insect pest may help in the development of biofuels; and much
more.
Download
Winter/Spring 2009 as PDF(2.4 MB)
 Summer/Fall
2008:
Fueling
a Hungry World • Helping
Families on the Edge • It
Takes More than Two • Update:
Scientists Zero in on Honey Bee Ailment (pdfs)
As prices rise at the gas pump
and supermarket, learn how Penn State research is leading us toward energy
independence in ways that won't rob resources from food production. You'll
also read about extension programs that are helping families cope with
tough economic times; a new group of scientists in the college who are
taking a team approach to reproductive-biology research; a plant scientist
who "chips" in to help the state's potato growers; an undergraduate
course on soils and civilizations that takes students to the Middle East's
Fertile Crescent; and much more.
Download
Summer/Fall 2008 as PDF (2.2 MB)
 Winter/Spring
2008:
Stopping
the Spread • The Case of the Missing
Bees • Organic Agriculture:
Ideal for Pennsylvania?
Read why Penn State's
reputation for infectious disease research is spreading; how investigators
in the College of Agricultural Sciences are helping to solve the mystery
of Colony Collapse Disorder in honey bees; and why organic agriculture
could make business sense for many Pennsylvania producers. Also, learn
about the development of "green roof" technology on campus,
an undergraduate's exotic wildlife adventures, root research that could
help make a dent in world hunger, and much more.
Download
Winter/Spring 2008 as PDF (2.66 MB))
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