Founder of Consulting Firm Beck Ag Named Ag Sciences Outstanding Alumnus
Four college of agricultural sciences graduates returned to campus last fall to discuss success in class and life as guest speakers on a minority alumni panel, hosted by the college's Office of Multicultural Affairs.
To advance Penn State agricultural research, the Penn State Board of Trustees Committee on Finance, Business and Capital Planning moved forward earlier this year with the purchase of 20.36 acres of land in Benner Township, Centre County, near the University Park campus.
Creating new connections between graduate research and industry
Harnessing Emerging Technologies for a New Digital Age.
Employing the power of microbes for healthier crops.
Novel approaches to food safety are rooted in the detection of foodborne pathogens.
In eighth grade, Darryl Blakey didn't have his sights set on Washington -- or Penn State -- but the associate director of state government affairs for FMC Corp. has found his calling.
Doctoral students help Chesapeake Bay initiative become more sustainable.
Researchers develop food-safety training program.
While mpox -- commonly known as monkeypox -- has been circulating in Africa for many years, the recent outbreak around the globe has exposed uncertainties about the virus's transmission.
Existing feeding strategies can help meet global agricultural methane targets by 2030.
'Forever Chemicals' persist through wastewater treatment and may enter crops.
Torrey pine genetic research may benefit efforts to save chestnut and ash trees.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that roughly one in six Americans -- or 48 million people -- get sick each year; 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die of foodborne diseases.
The college has strengthened its 30-year relationships with universities in Ukraine.
Over a six-year period in southcentral Pennsylvania, biodiversity among wild bee communities declined and one-third of species decreased in abundance, according to a Penn State-led study.
Lower than normal rainfall linked with a higher chance of food insecurity.
Good news for the wine industry on smaller infestations.
Technology transports us. No longer bound by the four walls of a classroom, professors in the College of Agricultural Sciences are utilizing cutting-edge technology -- from immersive course content to international collaboration -- to prepare the next generation of agricultural leaders.
Personalizing the agricultural information stream.
On an overcast day in April 1983, a crowd gathered and broke ground for the new Snider Agricultural Arena.
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."
In her new job as watershed project coordinator in the college, Kathryn Bartling hopes to leverage the power of partnerships to create real change.
Team develops algorithms to predict yields under various scenarios.
Study examines connection between availability of healthy food options and health.
Study explores link between earthquakes, rainfall, and food insecurity in Nepal.
Antioxidant-rich specialty corn reduces necrotic enteritis.
