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Agricultural Sciences

Nutritional journal highlights research on micronutrient's disease-fighting role

Researchers ask anglers' help with study of brook, brown trout colors, patterns

A hand sanitizer pump hangs on a wall next to a door.

Wireless sensors track sanitizer use, optimize replacement and refill operations

Urban agriculture can help, but not solve, city food security problems

Uniform drying time for goldenseal to enhance medicinal qualities of forest herb

College of Agricultural Sciences faculty member to host Marie Curie Fellow

Master Gardeners to celebrate pollinator-friendly garden program milestone

Hand-dipped ice cream is back at Berkey Creamery beginning March 22

New master's fellowship to train food microbiologists in big-dataset analyses

Tool can provide swine producers with early diagnosis of often-fatal 'Strep zoo'

Two food science faculty receive awards from Institute of Food Technologists

Ottar Bjørnstad elected to Norwegian Academy of Sciences and Letters

Record-breaking Global Teach Ag Network event reaches 50 states, 40 nations

CESU workshop to highlight opportunities to work with federal agencies

Popular Flavor Madness contest is back at Penn State Berkey Creamery

About the College

The College of Agricultural Sciences has 17 undergraduate majors and awards nearly $2 million in scholarships annually. The college offers 18 graduate programs, participates in 11 intercollege graduate programs and supports seven dual-title graduate degrees. The college’s annual investment in research is nearly $100 million.

Penn State Extension provides education and problem-solving assistance in the areas of agriculture and food, natural resources, community and economic development, and youth and family.