March 30, 2020
This column, authored by Annette MaCoy, Master Gardener coordinator in Franklin County, offers suggestions for gardening activities to do while under the state stay-at-home orders.
March 28, 2020
Suresh Kuchipudi, clinical professor of veterinary and biomedical sciences and associate director of the Animal Diagnostic Lab, answers questions about the novel coronavirus.
March 28, 2020
Danielle Rhea, water resources extension educator, explains why drinking water is not a source of COVID-19. This story also appeared in the Elwood City Ledger, BCTV.org, Reading, and other outlets.
March 27, 2020
This story, which quotes Senior Associate Dean Steve Loerch, also appeared in the Reading Eagle, Lancaster Farming, Meadville Tribune, Lewistown Sentinel, Hagerstown (Md.) Herald-Mail, Gant News, Morning Ag Clips and other outlets.
March 27, 2020
This article highlights advice and a video from Penn State Extension on destroying spotted lanternfly egg masses.
March 25, 2020
Leon Ressler, agronomy extension educator, comments for this story.
March 25, 2020
This article was authored by Extension Dairy Team members Rob Goodling, Ginny Ishler, Tim Beck and Samantha Robison.
March 25, 2020
This story features extension recommendations for keeping vendors and customers safe from COVID-19 at farmers markets and promotes an extension webinar on the same topic.
March 24, 2020
Dan McFarland, agricultural engineering extension educator, offers recommendations for dairy cow housing design.
March 24, 2020
This op-ed was co-authored by Mark Brennan, professor and UNESCO Chair in Community, Leadership, and Youth Development. A similar article appeared in the Daily Collegian.
March 23, 2020
Ruth Benner, commercial horticulture extension educator, Dan Eichenlaub, Penn State Ag Council board member and owner-operator of Eichenlaub Inc., and Brent Hales, director of Penn State Extension, are quoted in this story, which also appeared in Lawn & Landscape, Irrigation & Green Industry magazine, Pennsylvania Business Report and other outlets.
March 22, 2020
Jim Schupp, professor of pomology, and John Tooker, professor of entomology, talk about the mild winter's effect on tree fruit and field crop pests, respectively.
March 19, 2020
In this column, Leon Ressler, agronomy extension educator, offers advice for avoiding the spread of coronavirus and highlights online pesticide education for those needing recertification credits during the pandemic.
March 19, 2020
This story quotes Claudia Schmidt, assistant professor of marketing and local/regional food systems, and Jeff Graybill, agronomy extension educator.
March 19, 2020
Martin Bucknavage, senior food safety extension associate, Luke LaBorde, professor of food science, and Cathy Cutter, professor of food science and food safety extension specialist, summarize guidance for food producers, processors and vendors in the wake of coronavirus outbreaks. This story also appeared in the Bradford Era and other outlets.
March 19, 2020
This story quotes Suresh Kuchipudi, clinical professor of veterinary and biomedical sciences and associate director of the Animal Diagnostic Lab, Beth McGraw, professor and Huck Scholar in Entomology and director of the Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics, and Sandeep Prabhu, professor of immunology and molecular toxicology and head of the Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences.
March 18, 2020
Brian Egan, horse farm coordinator and assistant teaching professor of equine science, and students Meg Gingerich, Scarlett Loya and Madison Heilveil comment on coronavirus-related changes to the Penn State Quarter Horse Sale and other equine activities. Similar coverage appeared in Morning Ag Clips and other outlets.
March 17, 2020
Alyssa Collins, director of Southeast Agricultural Research and Extension Center, is quoted in this story.
March 16, 2020
This article quotes Michelle Niedermeier, community IPM and environmental health program coordinator in Philadelphia, and mentions a bed bug biopesticide developed by Nina Jenkins, research associate professor of entomology.
March 16, 2020
This article quotes Heather Leach, extension associate in entomology.
March 16, 2020
Senior Associate Dean Steve Loerch comments on how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting college and extension operations.
March 16, 2020
This year's spotted lanternfly hatch could begin a week or two earlier than normal, says Emelie Swackhamer, horticulture extension educator.
March 14, 2020
This column was authored by Tom Butzler, horticulture extension educator.
March 13, 2020
This story features comments from Emelie Swackhamer, horticulture extension educator, and Jay Harper, professor of agricultural economics and director of the Fruit Research and Extension Center.
March 11, 2020
This article highlights research led by Elizabeth Dobis, postdoctoral scholar at the Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development, and center director Stephan Goetz, professor of agricultural economics and regional economics. Similar coverage appeared in Medical News Today, Mother Nature Network, Ladders, and other outlets.
March 10, 2020
This article quotes Heather Leach, extension associate in entomology.
March 10, 2020
This series of video segments highlights Let's Cook - Mediterranean classes led by Rozi Horvath, food, families and health extension educator.
March 10, 2020
This article quotes Heather Leach, extension associate in entomology, and David Biddinger, tree fruit research entomologist.
March 9, 2020
Kathi French, nutrition extension educator, talks about the benefits of a plant-based diet.
March 7, 2020
This article, authored by Suresh Kuchipudi, clinical professor and associate director of the Animal Diagnostic Laboratory, appeared originally in The Conversation and was published in several other outlets nationwide.
