Still Life
University Park Airport Emergency Response Exercise
Commencement across Penn State: Spring 2012
Spring commencement 2012 under way
Penn State, Moroccan students problem-solve together
Finals Week Spring Semester 2012
Painting the Lines at Beaver Stadium
Did They Get It Right? - RedTails
Iconic Penn State elm taken down over spring break 2012
We ... are Penn State (December 19, 2011)
Disease stricken matching elm tree slated for removal
Penn State's creamery, from the cow to the cone
It is a time-honored tradition for winery workers to grow a beard during the grape-harvest season. Zach Evanitsky, who graduated from the College of Agricultural Sciences this spring with a degree in food science, followed this practice while interning with Mazza Vineyards, near Lake Erie in North East, Pa. "It was a lot of hard work," Evanitsky said about the internship, "but it was worth it in the end. It was the perfect combination of hands-on and technical experience." (more)
Although the growers of wine grapes in the East generally have seen good times in recent years, juice-grape growers in northwestern Pennsylvania and southwestern New York have been struggling financially, according to a Penn State Cooperative Extension vineyard-business specialist, who is trying to help them survive. There are 840 farms growing approximately 30,000 acres of grapes in the Lake Erie region of New York and Pennsylvania, making it the largest grape-growing region outside of California. (more)
A warm Indian summer may have saved Pennsylvania's grape crop this year after hurricane season left vineyard owners questioning the fate of their harvests, according to a wine and grape expert with Penn State Cooperative Extension. (more)
