Left to Right: Coach Wendall Landis, Rick Jones, Mike Woods, Chris Molinaro, Chrissy Chyko, Alison Walker, Chris Davis, Ashley Ruscio, Tiffany Dean, Adam Zurin
Accomplishments
Award was presented posthumously at the Dairy Cattle Nutrition Conference held in Pennsylvania.
Team Member Katie Sondericker tied for first place individual overall; team also placed first in Breed Selection and Carcass Quality Division and fourth in Egg Production and Quality Division.
The Equine Alumni Affiliate Program Group is one of the newest official affiliates of the Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences Alumni Society.
As part of their Advanced Beef Production Class, students traveled to Washington, D.C. and learned more about issues facing the beef industry and how to effectively communicate with elected representatives.
Boubou Sangho and Gladys Freeman, recipients of the prestigious Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders, spent six weeks of professional development at Penn State's University Park campus in August and September.
Franklin County dairyman, a 1998 graduate, will be recognized at a ceremony on November 2.
Twenty students from Switzerland visited Penn State's University Park Campus and operations throughout the Commonwealth.
High school seniors are invited to learn more about the Department of Animal Science and meet faculty and students.
Robert Elkin, professor of avian nutritional biochemistry in the Department of Animal Science, recently was appointed as a member of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine committee that will prepare the 10th revised edition of the Nutrient Requirements of Poultry publication.
Four Extension Educators received awards at the National Association of County Agricultural Agents meeting in Tennessee.
Eight graduate students in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences are among the 101 recipients of fellowships from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Had winning entry in fermented summer sausage class and third in specialty class at American Cured Meat Championship (ACMC) competition.
Harvatine received the prestigious award for his research and educational leadership in identifying critical issues affecting the future of the dairy industry.
Recognized by the American Society of Animal Science (ASAS) with their ADSA-ASAS Northeast Section award.
Hines will bring applied swine research to Pennsylvania's swine industry.
Boney will work closely with the poultry industry in environmental stewardship and new strategies in nutrient utilization.
Smarsh will work with the Extension Equine team and Pennsylvania's equine industry.
For the fifth consecutive year, Penn State's Dairy Science Club was recognized for their outstanding activities, participation and publications.
Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences recently recognized recipients of the Outstanding Senior Award and Outstanding Student Awards for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Penn State's Equine Science Program recently received "Red, White N Good,” a quarter-horse stallion valued at $130,000, from Craig and Becky Bailey, of Bailey Farm in Ohio.
The six bundles of Holstein joy born at the Penn State Dairy Barns in April of last year — the outcome of a research project to improve genetic diversity in the breed — have garnered a fan following.
PSERT members learned more about the Florida equine industry and made presentations at an undergraduate research symposium at the University of Florida.
The team placed third in the Market Product Division and were tied for third in Breed Selection Division.
Four students were part of the Dairy Challenge and two students participated in the Dairy Challenge Academy, which took place in Visalia, CA.
Adams will be honored on April 27 at a reception at University Park.
Students in the equine nutrition course learned about equine products and career opportunities.
Animal Science's Kevin Harvatine, associate professor of nutritional physiology, and Robert Elkin, professor of avian nutritional biochemistry, collaborated on study.
Ted Katsigianis, vice president of agricultural sciences for the Biltmore Co. in Asheville, North Carolina, will be honored as the 2018 Animal Science Distinguished Alumnus by Penn State's Department of Animal Science.
Katsigianis will be honored during the Little I/Dairy Expo Weekend on April 13 and 14 at University Park.
Professor of Poultry Science in the Department of Animal Science in the College of Agricultural Sciences is recognized for positive influence on individuals and organizations.