News
- Specht to Receive National Dairy Shrine Pioneer Award
- DAS Professor Emeritus Larry Specht will be recognized at the World Dairy Expo on October 2 for his outstanding career in promoting genetic improvement on science-based genetic principles.
- 10Th Student Industry Tour Offers Overview
- Thirty-Seven students in Penn State's Department of Dairy and Animal Science toured a variety of agricultural industries in central Pennsylvania to learn more about possible career options.
- Two DAS Faculty Members Recognized at ADSA Meeting
- Dr. Lawrence D. Muller and Dr. Gabriella A. Varga received recognition at the ADSA-ASAS meeting held in Indianapolis in July. Muller received the Distinguished Service Award and Varga received its Applied Dairy Nutrition Award.
- DAS Hosts Visitors from University of the Azores
- Four visitors from The Azores, Portugal, visited Pennsylvania as part of an ongoing relationship between the University of the Azores and Penn State's DAS. They visited Pennsylvania dairy farms and learned more about the relationship of cooperative extension and the dairy industry.
- Job Posting: Associate Director of Penn State Dairy Alliance
- This job entails responsibility for overall administration and leadership of the Dairy Alliance Program. The Associate Director will be expected to interact with all aspects of the dairy industry and provide educational leadership for the dairy industry in Pennsylvania.
- Dairy Nutritionist Joins DAS Faculty
- Dr. Alexander Hristov who joined the faculty in January, will focus research on ways to improve nitrogen utilization in the dairy cow, and teach animal nutrition.
- Polled Holstein History Now Online
- This report traces the migration of the polled condition in registered Holsteins in the United States back to the time of the earliest reporting of the trait.
- Workshop Shows Dairies How to Transition to Free-stall Set-up
- Workshops will be held in Union and Cambria counties.
- Reproduction and DHIA are focus of December PA Dairy Tool Workshops
- Consultants can "drill-down" to bottlenecks to profitability.
- DAS Students Get Close-up View of Agriculture
- Annual agriculture industry tour introduces new Animal Sciences majors to potential career choices. Forty-one students participated in this ninth annual tour.
- Dairy Judging Team Wins First at World Dairy Expo
- The collegiate dairy judging team from Penn State captured first place at the prestigious World Dairy Expo intercollegiate judging contest, placing first as the overall team and first in reasons.
- Penn State Livestock Team Wins at KILE for Second Straight Year
- The Penn State livestock judging team was first at the Keystone International Livestock Exposition in Harrisburg for the second year in a row, and were the high team in beef cattle for the third straight year.
- Trustee Scholarships Benefit Animal Science Students
- Two new Trustee Scholarships of $50,000 each have been established for undergraduate students majoring in animal sciences.
- Walter Wurster Named DAS Dairy Science Distinguished Alumnus
- A retired Bucks County Farmer and Chester County Dairy Agent, Wurster will be recognized at the Nittany Lion Fall Classic on November 10.
- Moyer Receives Extension's Spirit Award
- Dairy Alliance Program Manager Michele Moyer is recognized for exemplifying the mission of cooperative extension with the Cooperative Extension Director's Spirit Award.
- Penn State Spring Dairy Judging Contest Results
