Ag Science Magazine
Winter 2021/2022
Features
Entomologist Christina Grozinger broadens her research directions and collaborations after discovering the paramount importance of climate change on pollinator health.
Food waste affects more than Americans' wallets; it also has implications for their health and the environment.
Scientists in the college are researching "climate-smart" practices to help position farmers for success in a changing climate.
College Briefs
Redistributing Crops
Changing cropping systems in impaired watersheds can produce water quality gains in the Chesapeake Bay.
Cocoa Cure
Dietary cocoa improves the health of obese mice and may have implications for humans.
Under Cover
Salt and nitrogen make rebuilding soil microbiomes in high tunnels a challenge.
Automated Harvesting
Researchers Long He, assistant professor of agricultural and biological engineering, and Mingsen Huang, visiting doctoral student, created a robotic mushroom picker and demonstrated its effectiveness for the automated harvesting of button mushrooms.
Pinpointing a Pig Pathogen
Researchers create a diagnostic test to identify a bacterium that infects swine.
Invertebrate Extinction
Loss of biodiversity in streams threatens vital biological process.
Food Insecurity in the City
Urban agriculture can help, but not solve, city food security problems.
Social Implications of Cellular Ag
Cellular agriculture development has the potential to change the food industry and society.
Good Things Come in Small Packages
Small farms have a large impact on Pennsylvania's economy.
Studying Sorghum
Disease resistance in sorghum germplasm lines is gauged for production on Pennsylvania farms.
A Career Marked by Groundbreaking Research and Leadership
Terry Etherton retires after more than 40 years in the Department of Animal Science.
