Students Attend Governor’s School For Agriculture
BY MARY MAXWELL
Centre Co. Correspondent
UNIVERSITY PARK Sixty
five academically talented high
school students have just finished
five weeks of study on the Penn
State main campus at the second
Pennsylvania Governor’s School
for Agriculture. These 65 chosen
from 300 applicants from high
schools throughout Pennsylvania,
studied the science, technology
and policy of food, agriculture and
natural resources.
The students took courses in
animal and plant physiology, food
science, soil and land use. They
also studied the application of
computers in agriculture research,
and took courses in leadership
development and explored careers
and critical issues in agriculture.
At the University’s Circleville
Farm, Governor’s School particip
ants acquired “hands on” experi
ence in animal care, horticultural
practices, and crop production.
In addition to the above core
courses, students could elect spe
cial subject courses in avian phys
iology, wildlife and fisheries man
agement, environmental
approaches to pest control, and
genetics.
As a final project students
designed and carried out a research
project in one of seven areas: agri
cultural social and behavioral sci
ence, agricultural mechanization
and structures, animals or plant
science or land and water resour
ces. Each student worked indivi
dually with a faculty member.
According to James Mortensen,
associate dean for resident educa
tion in the College of Agriculture
and director of this Governor’s
School, the experience was
“designed to give outstanding
junior and senior high school stu
dents a better understanding of the
entire agricultural system, not just
isolated topics.” In addition, says
Mortensen, “The Governor’s
School also gives accelerated stu
dents a chance to meet each other
and to take advantage of the
research facilities at Penn State.”
Pennsylvania Governor’s
Schools are also offered in the arts,
sciences, business and intemation-
;uss.es careers agriculture with
high school the Governor’s School for
Agriculture. In the foreground is Joseph Shieh, Maple
Glen, Upper Dublin High School.
al studies.
This year’s Governor’s School
for Agriculture scholars were;
Allegheny County: Jennifer A.
Krantz; James M. Reichmuth; Lisa
A. Vitalbo; Mary Julia Meredith.
Beaver County: Dianne M.
McNeill; Ellen J. Wagner.
Berks County: Karen H.
Fessler.
Blair County: Dawn E
Baldwin
Bucks County: Mindy L.
DiMinico; Karen A. Ulmer.
Butler County: Jodie L. Ever
ly; Francis L. Friend; Frank G.
Granbery.
Carbon County: Debra A
Steigerwalt.
Centre County: Michael J.
Fosmire; Laurie E. Morrow.
Chester County: Jeffrey H
Gillman; Kurt A. Keister.
Columbia County: Scott G
Hartman.
Cumberland County: Mark H
Swartz.
Delaware County: Elizabeth
D. Alston; Daniel J. Kirk; Jennifer
L. Soo Hoo.
Erie County: Julie S
Clougherty.
Fayette County: Lauren
Gabonay.
Franklin County: Timothy R,
Stoner.
Huntingdon County: Paul A.
Brown; Abraham M. Harpster.
Indiana County: David S. Elk
in; Joseph S. Gibson.
Lancaster County: Kraig L.
Haverstick; Kraig R. Kreider;
James A. Shirk; Robinne L. Weiss.
Lebanon County: Jerome J.
Litz.
Lycoming County: Andrew S,
Hippie; Warren R. Merkel;
Rebecca J. Wagner.
Mifflin County: Chrissa L.
Rose.
Montgomery County: Maria
L. Czamecki; Alison R. Frand;
Phyllidia M. Ku; Matthew T.
Press; Joseph T.C. Shich.
Northampton County: Linda
Komfeld; Tanuja Majumdar.
Northumberland County:
Heidi J. Dries.
Perry County: Matlheus E,
Polski
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Penn State professor Albert Jarrett, left, outlines a field trip to study conser
vation practices at Rock Spring with Governor’s School students Dawn Bald
win, Bellwood-Antis; Joe Gibson, Blalrsville; and Jared Ferguson;
Tunkhannock.
Philadelphia County: Sterling
Peacock; Christine E. Phipps; Tara
L. Aiken; Jodi G. Apparies; Kelley
A. Beaver; Beth L. Sciandra;
Javier E. Zighelboim.
Snyder County: Anthony Z.
Weaver.
Somerset County: Kelly L.
Mankamyer.
Susquehanna County: David
Priestner.
Feeding Guides
BYR.S. ADAMS
Hot humid weather
may reduce total dry
matter intake, reduce
milk production and
depress milk fat test.
Some research in
dicates that increasing
levels of potassium and
sodium in the diet may
improve performance.
Other studies also have
shown that sup
plementation with
buffers, such as sodium
bicarbonate, also may
be of value in summer
feeding.
It is recommended
that a minimum of 1 to
1.5 percent potassium
be used in the total
ration dry matter
(forage plus con
centrate). Feed grade
potassium chloride or
sul-po-mag may be used
if necessary to provide
additional potassium.
Rations containing a lot
of non-legume forage
and brewers grains or
distillers without
solubles sometimes
may be low or marginal
in potassium. Salt
should be included at a
level of .50 to .70 percent
of the total ration dry
matter, even when
sodium bicarbonate or
carbonate is used. This
means that salt in a
finished dairy feed may
be needed at a level of 1
to 1.4 percent or 20 to 28
pounds per ton in many
herds.
Sodium bicarbonate
or sesquicarbonate
should be tried for all
producers at a level of
.80 to 1 percent of the
total ration dry matter
when hot, humid
weather strikes.
Venango County: Gretchen E.
Gross.
Wayne County: Erika L
Valkenburg.
Westmoreland County:
Edward M. Liu; Brian N. Pavla
kovic; Jeffery R. Sarver; Ruth A.
Zolock.
Wyoming County: Jared B
Ferguson.
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