Ag Science Magazine
Summer/Fall 2022
Features
Penn State Extension faculty and staff work to get the message out about the importance of protecting our precious water.
Researchers in the college probe wastewater for clues about human and ecosystem health.
Researchers in the college create and test high-tech instruments to advance "precision irrigation."
College Briefs
Increasing Crop Yields with Machine Learning
Team develops algorithms to predict yields under various scenarios.
Access to Healthy Food
Study examines connection between availability of healthy food options and health.
After the Disaster Hits
Study explores link between earthquakes, rainfall, and food insecurity in Nepal.
Dairy Farmers Can Adapt to Climate Change
Warming climate worsens nutrient pollution but lengthens growing season.
Building Better Chocolate
More intense roasting of cocoa beans lessens bitterness, boosts chocolate liking.
Natural Bug Repellent
Horn fly resistance observed in Holstein cattle.
Robot Vision
A novel lighting system helps agricultural robots "see" clearly.
Getting Ahead of COVID
New tool predicts changes that may make COVID variants more infectious.
Picking Pollinator-Preferred Plants
What to plant to attract pollinators, according to research.
Sticklebacks Not Stuck
Some wildlife may adapt to climate change.
Northern Migration
Red-backed salamanders may shift northward in response to climate change.
A Time and Place
Research suggests foliar fungicides help increase soybean yield in some regions.
They Come 'Bear'-ing Ticks
Researchers find bears may contribute to tick spread.
Alumni News
You Gotta Have Faith In Your Water
Alumna Faith Kibuye is committed to improving lives through improving water.
A Future of Opportunity
Kelly Praskovich, new associate director of alumni relations in Ag Sciences
Armsby Awards
The Armsby Honor Society, named in recognition of the college's first dean, Henry P. Armsby, honors alumni and friends who have demonstrated a profound commitment to the College of Agricultural Sciences through their service, scholarship, teaching, and philanthropy.
Speaking For the Trees
Center for Private Forests renamed to honor Jim Finley
