March 16, 2021
At the 33:30 mark, Tim Kelsey, professor of agricultural economics, and Emily Ciganik, undergraduate research associate in the Center for Economic and Community Development, discuss the center's new report, "Where the Soybeans Grow: An Exploration of Agricultural Land Use in Pennsylvania, 2017."
March 15, 2021
This story quotes Heather Leach, spotted lanternfly extension associate.
March 15, 2021
Rob Crassweller, professor of horticulture and tree fruit extension specialist, discusses fruit-tree nutritional needs and other topics.
March 15, 2021
Tim Kelsey, professor of agricultural economics, and Alyssa Gurklis, program and project coordinator in the Center for Economic and Community Development, are quoted about a recent report on agricultural land use in Pennsylvania. Similar coverage, also quoting Emily Ciganik, undergraduate research associate in the Center for Economic and Community Development, appeared in Morning Ag Clips, Lancaster Farming, the Environmental News Network, and the On the Farm Radio newsletter.
March 15, 2021
Jeff Fowler, turfgrass extension educator, offers tips for building and maintaining a healthy lawn.
March 15, 2021
This year's snow cover had some benefits for plants, says Tom Ford, commercial horticulture extension educator, but it also can cause snow mold in turfgrass and other problems.
March 15, 2021
Don Seifrit, tree fruit extension educator, comments about this year's emergence of periodical cicadas.
March 15, 2021
Michael Skvarla, assistant research professor of arthropod identification, and Vinnie Cotrone, extension urban forester, talk about the biology and behavior of periodical cicadas.
March 14, 2021
Extension's Everybody Walk Across Pennsylvania program is featured in this article.
March 14, 2021
Sam Barnett, Penn State Master Gardener, talks with the show host about the spotted lanternfly.
March 13, 2021
This story quotes Mandy Smith, Master Gardener coordinator in Westmoreland County.
March 13, 2021
In this column, Dave Jackson, renewable natural resources educator, provides advice for ordering and planting bare-root tree seedlings.
March 12, 2021
This story, which originally aired on WPSU-FM, quotes Margaret Brittingham, professor of forest resources.
March 12, 2021
This article highlights Penn State Extension's Watershed-Friendly Property Certification program.
March 12, 2021
Cheryl Brendel, Penn State Master Gardener coordinator in Greene County, offers advice for planning and establishing a successful garden.
March 11, 2021
This audio feature highlights a study on which Christina Grozinger, Publius Vergilius Maro Professor of Entomology, is a co-author.
March 10, 2021
In this story about the expansion of the state's SLF quarantine zone, Heather Leach, extension associate in entomology, says she doesn't expect the winter's snowy weather to affect the survival of spotted lanternfly egg masses. Similar stories in print and broadcast media across the state mentioned Penn State Extension resources for managing spotted lanternfly infestations.
March 10, 2021
This satirical article plays off the the COVID-19 smell-check cards developed by the Department of Food Science's Sensory Evaluation Center.
March 9, 2021
Reducing food waste at the household level could be achieved through consumer education, food recycling and composting, and packaging food in smaller quantities, says Edward Jaenicke, professor of agricultural economics.
March 9, 2021
Andrew Read, Evan Pugh Professor of Biology and Entomology and director of the Huck Institutes, explains the evolutionary dynamics of viruses that jump from animals to humans.
March 8, 2021
This story quotes Duane Diefenbach, adjunct professor of wildlife ecology, and Eric Long, former doctoral degree student.
March 8, 2021
Lyn James, extension registered dietitian, authored this column.
March 8, 2021
This article quotes Jonathan Lynch, distinguished professor of plant nutrition. Similar coverage appeared in American Agriculturist.
March 6, 2021
This interview with Andrew Read, Evan Pugh Professor of Biology and Entomology and director of the Huck Institutes, also aired on other NPR-affiliated public stations, including WSKG, Vestal, N.Y.
March 5, 2021
This article quotes Claudia Schmidt, assistant professor of marketing and local/regional food systems, and Stephan Goetz, professor of agricultural and regional economics and director of the Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development.
March 5, 2021
Jim Schupp, professor of pomology, talks about an experimental system for intensive peach production that he is studying.
March 5, 2021
This column contains recommendations from Penn State Extension for controlling spotted lanternfly.
March 5, 2021
Andrew Read, Evan Pugh Professor of Biology and Entomology and director of the Huck Institutes, says the emergence of coronavirus variants might make vaccines less effective, but the vaccines won’t fail completely.
March 5, 2021
This column was written by Penn State Master Gardener Carol Papas.
March 4, 2021
This article features Penn State animal science majors Ryan Allen, Hannah Diehl and Gregory Norris.
