Penn State Ag Sciences Newsline -- August 13, 2007
Ag Progress Days News Feature
Ag Progress Days Exhibits Building shows impact of soils on daily life (:50)
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ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF PENN STATE'S AG PROGRESS DAYS, WHICH OPENS TUESDAY, IS A CELEBRATION OF 100 YEARS OF CROP AND SOIL SCIENCES. A PENN STATE SPECIALIST SAYS APPRECIATION OF THE STATE'S SOILS ISN'T JUST FOR FARMERS. MORE FROM GARY ABDULLAH:
Story:
(18) ANYONE FAMILIAR WITH THE ACID RUN-OFF PROBLEMS PLAGUING THE INTERSTATE 99 CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IN CENTRE COUNTY KNOWS THAT "DIRT" CAN BE PRETTY IMPORTANT. AND DAVID SYLVIA, HEAD OF PENN STATE'S CROP AND SOIL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT, SAYS THE CENTENNIAL DISPLAYS AND EXHIBITS AT AG PROGRESS DAYS WILL FOCUS ON THE IMPACT THAT AGRONOMY AND SOILS HAVE ON EVERYDAY LIVING:
Sylvia Actuality:
(:20) "AGRICULTURAL LAND OCCUPIES THE MAJORITY OF THE LANDSCAPE, AND WHAT OCCURS ON THAT LAND AFFECTS ALL OF US - NOT ONLY IN FOOD PRODUCTION, BUT IN TERMS OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF CROP AND SOIL SCIENCES HAS HAD FACULTY, STAFF AND STUDENTS LOOKING AT THOSE ISSUES OVER THE LAST HUNDRED YEARS. AND WE JUST WANT TO SHOWCASE THAT AND LOOK FORWARD TO SOME OF THE FUTURE AREAS THAT WE'LL BE INVESTIGATING."(:12) VISITORS CAN ALSO SEE DISPLAYS THAT RANGE FROM RENEWABLE BIO-ENERGY SOURCES TO HEALTHY HOME COOKING AT THE THREE-DAY EVENT, HELD AT ROCK SPRINGS, ON ROUTE 45 NEAR STATE COLLEGE. ADMISSION AND PARKING ARE FREE. THIS IS GARY ABDULLAH.
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