http://live.psu.edu/tag/Agricultural_Sciences en-us Penn State University Relations live@psu.edu (Penn State Live) Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:20:56 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57865#rssAgricultural_Sciences http://live.psu.edu/story/57865#rssAgricultural_Sciences The Poultry Science Club in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences finished in the top three in all three awards categories in the College Student Career Program at the U.S. Poultry and Egg Association's 2012 International Poultry Exposition, held recently in Atlanta, Ga.... Thu, 16 Feb 2012 08:47:27 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57852#rssAgricultural_Sciences http://live.psu.edu/story/57852#rssAgricultural_Sciences Two farmer panels will discuss ways to increase the value of feeder cattle in Pennsylvania at the Cattleman's College program, March 10 at the Pennsylvania Livestock Evaluation Center. ... Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:01:05 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57835#rssAgricultural_Sciences http://live.psu.edu/story/57835#rssAgricultural_Sciences Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences has received a $238,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to pay for the training of three doctoral fellows representing underserved minorities in food science. ... Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:27:27 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57831#rssAgricultural_Sciences http://live.psu.edu/story/57831#rssAgricultural_Sciences Standing on the sidelines watching his U.S. teammates compete at the Young Rider World Endurance Championship in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Steven Hay couldn't help but feel he was missing out. ... Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:01:47 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57814#rssAgricultural_Sciences http://live.psu.edu/story/57814#rssAgricultural_Sciences While many college students spend the summer months working in their old seasonal jobs or interning in an office, Penn State junior Liz Walker had a unique summer experience on an alpaca farm as part of a once-in-a-lifetime internship. ... Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:09:14 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57785#rssAgricultural_Sciences http://live.psu.edu/story/57785#rssAgricultural_Sciences A free public lecture titled "Roots of the Second Green Revolution" will take place at 11 a.m. on Feb. 25 in Room 100 of the Thomas Building on Penn State's University Park campus. The speaker will be Jonathan Lynch, who is a professor of plant nutrition in the College of Agricultural Sciences at Penn State.... Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:10:52 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57749#rssAgricultural_Sciences http://live.psu.edu/story/57749#rssAgricultural_Sciences A student team from Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences recently won the National Collegiate Beef Quiz Bowl at the 2012 Cattle Industry Conference in Nashville, Tenn.... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:48:53 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57740#rssAgricultural_Sciences http://live.psu.edu/story/57740#rssAgricultural_Sciences Funding for Penn State agricultural research and extension programs would remain at 2011-12 levels under Gov. Tom Corbett's proposed state budget for 2012-13, unveiled Feb. 7. "Considering the current economic realities in Pennsylvania, this is excellent news," said Bruce McPheron, dean of Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.... Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:10:32 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57700#rssAgricultural_Sciences http://live.psu.edu/story/57700#rssAgricultural_Sciences Nearly two-thirds of Pennsylvania is covered by forests, with more than 70 percent of those woodlands privately owned. Recent estimates indicate Pennsylvania has more than 600,000 private forest landowners, representing about one out of every nine households. To better serve these landowners and advise them about forest conservation, Penn ... Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:56:29 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57522#rssAgricultural_Sciences http://live.psu.edu/story/57522#rssAgricultural_Sciences Jacqueline Bates was happy as a Penn State economics major, but she couldn't help feeling like there was something missing in her academic life -- she wanted to find a way of applying her major in a more meaningful way. During a meeting with her Division of Undergraduate Studies advisor, she discovered the Community, Environment and Development ... Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:19:43 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57695#rssAgricultural_Sciences http://live.psu.edu/story/57695#rssAgricultural_Sciences Penn State's University Park campus was selected by the U.S. Department of State to host more than 70 Fulbright scholars from 40 developing countries for a four-day seminar Feb. 29 to March 4 that will focus on global food security.... Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:13:03 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57696#rssAgricultural_Sciences http://live.psu.edu/story/57696#rssAgricultural_Sciences Over-reliance on glyphosate-type herbicides for weed control on U.S. farms has created a dramatic increase in the number of genetically-resistant weeds, according to a team of agricultural researchers, who say the solution lies in an integrated weed management program. "I'm deeply concerned when I see figures that herbicide use could double in the ... Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:57:31 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57668#rssAgricultural_Sciences http://live.psu.edu/story/57668#rssAgricultural_Sciences The 15th annual Environmental Chemistry Student Symposium will be held March 30-31 on Penn State's University Park campus. The symposium brings together students from various departments to present research addressing environmental understanding and concerns. The deadline for abstract submissions is Feb. 24. For more information, or to submit an ... Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:26:52 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57635#rssAgricultural_Sciences http://live.psu.edu/story/57635#rssAgricultural_Sciences A free public lecture titled "Feeding the Future: From the Lab Bench to the Dinner Table" will take place at 11 a.m. on Feb 18, in 100 Thomas Building on the Penn State University Park campus. The speaker will be Bruce McPheron, professor of entomology and dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences at Penn State. The event is the fifth of six ... Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:17:37 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57610#rssAgricultural_Sciences http://live.psu.edu/story/57610#rssAgricultural_Sciences A free public lecture titled "Novel Solutions to Complex Diseases for Subsistence Agriculture" will take place at 11 a.m. on Feb. 11 in Room 100 of the Thomas Building on Penn State's University Park campus. The speaker will be David Hughes, who is an assistant professor of entomology and biology at Penn State....