A new publication from Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences is intended to educate Pennsylvania citizens about water's uses and value to individuals and society. Pa. The 2001 Pennsylvania Master Farmers are Albert Ferens of Dunbar, Fayette County, and John Mason of Lake City, Erie County. The New Jersey honoree was Ronny Lee of Highstown, Mercer County. Program is accepting applicants for a two-year leadership training initiative. The initiative helps rural residents to develop their leadership skills as they improve the quality of life in their local communities.
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Teachers, home schoolers or parents may be interested in a new 4-H curriculum that teaches high school students how to choose and rent their first apartment. But an expert in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences says American shoppers don't have to worry when buying beef. Hemlock trees in Pennsylvania and the Northeast are declining and dying, and many experts are blaming an aphid-like insect known as the hemlock woolly adelgid. However, identifying a culprit is not that simple, according to a tree-pest specialist in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences. In recent years, we've seen a steady flow of highly publicized tragedies involving disenfranchised young people.