College in the Media

Coverage of the Wednesday Government and Industry Day Luncheon at Ag Progress Days.

Sarah Gregory, 4-H extension educator, and Loretta Rush, 4-H program assistant, comment on the strength of the Bucks County 4-H program.

Jeff Stoltzfus, farm food safety extension educator, and Tom Butzler, horticulture extension educator, talk about the new vegetable production equipment demonstration at this year's Ag Progress Days.

Rick Roush, dean of the college, comments for this story.

Dean Rick Roush comments on this year's focus on the spotted lanternfly at Ag Progress Days.

Dean Rick Roush talks about Ag Progress Days history and activities and the spotted lanternfly in this live interview recorded on the first day of the event.

Kristy Borrelli, agronomy extension educator, says soil should be managed as a natural resource, just like water and air.

This article quotes Jeff Stoltzfus, farm food safety extension educator.

Matt Kaplan, professor of intergenerational programs and aging, talks about Extension's Relatives as Parents Program, which is aimed at helping grandparents and others who are caring for family members' children.

This article references a gene-edited mushroom developed by Yinong Yang, professor of plant pathology, and links to a college news article that highlights the research.

Adriana Murillo-Williams, field and forage crops extension educator, says this season's wet weather has affected growers in various ways.

"Some water had to become contaminated and then used to irrigate the crops that become salad," said Martin Bucknavage, senior food safety extension associate, about a recent outbreak of Cyclosporiasis.

Jesse Darlington, Ag Progress Days manager, talks about preparations for this year's show.

Luke LaBorde, professor of food science, is quoted in this story.

There's always going to be some bacterial risk in fruit and vegetable production, but On-Farm Readiness Reviews are designed to minimize these risks, says Jeff Stoltzfus, farm food safety extension educator.

In his gardening column, Bill Lamont, professor emeritus of vegetable crops, highlights the many reasons to attend Ag Progress Days.

This story previews topics to be highlighted in the College Exhibits Building at Ag Progress Days.

Kenn Hess, West Nile virus education program associate, is quoted in this story.

This article, which appeared in newspapers across the country, quotes Donna Foulk, equine extension educator.

Donna Foulk, equine extension educator, is quoted in this story, which also draws information from a Penn State Extension fact sheet.

The college's role in combating the spotted lanternfly is highlighted in this article.

This article, which appeared in several newspapers across the country, draws information from a Department of Entomology fact sheet.

This article relies on information from Penn State Extension.

Heather Gall, assistant professor of agricultural and biological engineering, is quoted in this story.

Barb Christ, former senior associate dean who now owns a vineyard and winery, and Heather Leach, extension associate in entomology, talk about the threat posed by the spotted lanternfly.

This article cites research conducted by Ed Jaenicke, professor of agricultural economics.

Tanner Delvalle, horticulture extension educator, says crop damage from excessive rain so far is more related to site conditions than crop species.

Jeff Carroll, Penn State Extension’s mosquito borne disease control coordinator for Lehigh and Northampton counties, says the incidence of West Nile virus is high in the Lehigh Valley this year.

Stephan Goetz, a professor of agricultural and regional economics, is quoted about his recently published research.

Alyssa Collins, director of the Southeast Agricultural Research and Extension Center, discusses the goals of Penn State's industrial hemp research program.