New Trustee Matching Scholarship to Benefit Turfgrass Majors

Students majoring in Turfgrass Science in the College of Agricultural Sciences will receive first consideration for a new Trustee Scholarship established by a pair of Penn State alumni. William F. and Diane Randolph, of Powell, Ohio, created an endowment to fund the M. Forest Randolph and William F. Randolph Trustee Scholarship, which will be awarded to a student in the college with demonstrated financial need.

New Trustee Matching Scholarship to benefit Animal Science majors

Penn State students majoring in Animal Science will receive first preference for a new scholarship endowed by an alumnus of the College of Agricultural Sciences. Dr. Duane Norman, of Fulton, Md., created the H. Duane and Roslyn W. Norman Trustee Scholarship to support undergraduates in the college who have demonstrated financial need.

News

The Penn State Extension site allows for the robust delivery of news and other time sensitive information. News items are relevant and timely information that is not considered "evergreen."

Next best thing: Virtual reality aids learning in College of Ag Sciences classes

In early 2020, Adrian Barragan was wrestling with how to incorporate farm trips into the new spring course on ruminant herd health management he was leading at Penn State.

NIFA Equal Opportunity Staff
Nina Jenkins

2017 Research Innovator Awardee

Nitrates in Drinking Water

You may be concerned about nitrates in drinking water after reading articles in your local newspaper on “blue-baby syndrome” (methemoglobinemia). Or perhaps you’ve just had your water tested and you want to know what the numbers mean.

NL 103 Grocery Bag Care Guide-half sheet

hand out with grocery bags, half sheet version is double sided.

NL Statewide Contact List

List of supervisors, counties covered, and contact information. Updated 8/2/2022.

NL009 Nutrition Links Welcome Sheet

Two formats are available: a fillable Word document and a PDF, for handwriting class information. Branding updated 8-2021

NL009 Welcome Sheet

Two versions - Fillable and PDF. Branding updated 8-2021

NL184 Recruitment flyer online lessons/zoom - GENERAL
NL185 Recruitment Flyer online lessons/zoom - PREGNANCY
NL186 Recruitment Flyer online lessons/zoom - SENIORS
NL189 Recruitment flyer online lessons/zoom - GENERAL EFNEP Only
NNCP link to registration and course
Non-Penn State Employee Incident Report

PDF

Use this form to report any participant's (or volunteer's) injury or accident that happens during a program. Follow the instructions on page 2. Send the completed form to Karen Hack, Peg Janowiak in the Risk Management Office, and Katherine Cason. Property damage can also be reported on this form. (This form is NOT for reporting NEA injuries and accidents. NEA injuries and accidents need to be reported to supervisor and HR)

Non-Proprietary Field Trial Agreement
Non-U.S. Citizen Payment Guidelines

Guidelines for payments to non-citizens. (Link to information in GURU.)

North Carolina State University
Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development

This center, one of four federally funded regional centers coordinating rural development research in the United States and housed under the Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education, provides research to help create regional prosperity.

Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development (NERCRD)

One of four federally-funded regional centers coordinating rural development research in the United States, the NERCRD coordinates the initiatives of the rural development faculty from the 15 land-grant institutions in the Northeast region.

Northeast Regional Sun Grant Center

This regional center is part of a national network of universities and national labs partnering to help build a biobased economy.

Northeast Regional Sun Grant Center

The Northeast Regional Center of the Sun Grant Initiative is a national network of universities and national labs partnering to help build a bio-based economy.

Northeast Woody/Warm-season Biomass Consortium

The NEWBio Consortium focuses efforts in eight areas: human systems, feedstock improvement, harvest-preprocessing-logistics, sustainability, safety and health, extension, education, and leadership-stakeholder involvement.

Novel cutting mechanism devised for automated, robotic apple-tree pruning system

The first robotic cutting mechanism — or “end-effector” — for a fully automated, computerized pruning system for modern apple orchards has been designed by a Penn State research team, an early step in the creation of a technology aimed at easing challenges facing tree-fruit growers.

Novel lighting system designed for machine vision module of agricultural robots

A novel camera system using active lighting devised by Penn State researchers may be a crucial step in developing machine vision systems that allow robotic devices to more clearly "see" the agricultural targets with which they will react.

Nutrition Links Marketing

Title: Nutrition Links Marketing Date Created: April 8, 2016 Description: Three NEAs share how to use the new marketing flyer and trifold brochure.

Nutrition Links outreach slides-abbreviated Smart Drink lesson FY20 data

This PowerPoint can be used to introduce Nutrition Links to a partnering agency or community group. Sample lesson (select slides from Smart Drink) at the end focuses on making healthy drink choices. Uses FY20 numbers and impact.

Nutrition Links Program Worksheet

Worksheet to be completed with your contact at the partnering agency. It will help guide the discussion on important topics and responsibilities when planning the classes at the partner location. Add county information to the header before printing. Updated 9-22 with addition of new target audience group for EFNEP (page 2), new letter (page 4), new AA card (page 5).

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