Tag: Penn State
Penn State, Beaver to offer course in shale exploration
BEAVER, Pa. — The Penn State Beaver Office of Continuing Education will offer the on-campus course “Shale Exploration, Development and Production” from 8 a.m....
Penn State begins search for the dean of the College of...
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State has announced a national search for the next dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences. William Easterling, dean...
Penn State collaborates to improve ag education in developing world
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences is part of a $6.2 million grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development...
Barbara Christ named interim ag dean at Penn State
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Barbara Christ, senior associate dean and professor at Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, has been named interim dean of...
Ohio State’s new ag dean Bruce McPheron: ‘I’m going home’
For Bruce McPheron, a native of Hardin County, Ohio, the opportunity serve as dean of Ohio State's ag college was "a chance of a lifetime."
Income over dairy feed costs? There’s a free app for that
Using the mobile app DairyCents is as easy as entering a zip code, selecting a milk production level, and date and the app will calculate income over feed costs.
Aquaponics garden being developed at Penn State
Aquaponics is an integrated fish-culture and plant-propagation system that relies on a symbiotic relationship between fish and plants. Fish, such as tilapia — grown for human consumption — are cultured in tanks.
Researchers’ road trip reveals vibrancy of America’s religious life
A road trip across the U.S. to gather information for a book on religious faith steered two Penn State researchers through a spiritual landscape that was as diverse and vibrant as America's scenery.
Penn State is looking for farmers with pokeweed
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania farmers who have a problem with pokeweed in their fields are invited to participate in a research project aimed at...
Marcellus and Utica shale: Well permitting not slowing down despite lower...
Interest in the Marcellus and Utica shale does not appear to be waning in Ohio or Pennsylvania, according to the permits sought in each state.
