UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre
Co.) To help develop research
and education programs that meet
the current needs of both urban
and rural residents, administrators
from Penn State’s College of
Agriculture visited several sites in
eastern Pennsylvania this week.
The leaders gathered firsthand
information about the challenges
and problems facing citizens in
diverse areas of the common
wealth. They will use the informa
tion to develop relevant research
projects and to strengthen educa
tional and technical assistance
efforts.
“Our college was founded in
the 1860 s to meet the needs of a
rural, largely farm-based popula
tion,” said Dr. Lamartine F. Hood,
dean of the college. “Today, with
85 percent of our population liv-
and_. center, exp.. .y process eggs
to the adminstrators from Penn State’s College of Agriculture. The farm stop in Lan
caster County was one of several sites in eastern Pennsylvania visited by the admin
strators on tour this week.
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“Our role in urban areas should
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ing local problems. We want to
make a greater effort to serve both
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learn more about the needs of peo
ple in both areas.”
College leaders got an on-the
job look at the diversity of the
state’s agricultural industry as
they visited dairy, poultry, veget
able, tree and turf farms and a
food processing company, veneer
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They met with faculty and
administrators at the Berks Cam
pus and discussed undergraduate
programs in food science and hor
ticulture. They also learned about
the vocational agricultural prog
ram at Conrad Weiser High
School.
The administrators also visited
Penn State’s research farm in
Landisville, Lancaster Co., and
cooperative extension officers in
several counties.
Penn State has cooperative
extension offices in every county
in the state. The university’s
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Comparing poultry notes are left to right, John Schwartz,
Lancaster County agent; Leßoy Esbenshade, poultry far
mer; and Lamartine Hood, dean of the college.
community-based educational
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an estimated 50,000 volunteers.
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