Tag: Penn State
Westfield Insurance Foundation donates $15,000 to tractor safety program in Pa.
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Westfield Insurance Foundation, an Ohio-based private foundation, has made a major contribution to a project developed by Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences to help save farmers lives.
Packers fields chief puts Penn State turf education to good use
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- With the defending National Football League champion Green Bay Packers having another great season and securing home-field advantage in the NFL's upcoming playoffs, millions of people will by looking at Allen Johnson's work when they watch the games.
Windermere Farms takes top honors at Pa. Farm Show
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Windermere Farms took home many of the top honors in the draft horse show at the 2012 Pennsylvania Farm Show in...
Seismologist says little doubt that injection well caused earthquakes
YOUNGSTOWN — Just to be clear, it’s probably not the fracking that is causing earthquakes in the Mahoning Valley, it’s the brine byproduct being...
Disease-causing strains of Fusarium prevalent in bathroom sinks
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- In the first extensive survey of its kind, researchers in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences sampled nearly 500 sink drains from 131 buildings -- including businesses, homes, university dormitories and public facilities -- in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and California.
Home study courses available for livestock producers through Penn State...
BEDFORD, Pa. -- Are you looking for more information to help make your livestock enterprise more profitable? Penn State Extension will be offering three Extension Home Study Courses this winter, beginning Feb. 1, 2012.
Rabies is not something of the past — it remains a...
GROVE CITY, Pa. — A vaccinated dog may be your best insurance against rabies on your farm.Dr. Karen Martin, a veterinarian with the Pennsylvania...
On tragedy: There is a reason why, we just need to...
Why do bad things happen to good people? And what are the rest of us supposed to do now?
Agronomy school slated for Jan. 31 in Williamsfield
COLUMBUS -- The Northeast Ohio Agronomy Day will be held Jan. 31 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Williamsfield Community Center in Williamsfield, Ohio. Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m.
Don’t let couponing lead to waste
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Extreme couponing is becoming the hot trend for people looking to cut their food costs, but it can lead to increased waste, according to a food-safety expert in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, who offers some tips to save money in the long run.
