Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- For the past few years, Penn State Cooperative Extension has offered workshops and information to help landowners navigate the legal and practical issues of leasing their land for natural gas exploration and extraction. But as Tom Murphy looked out over a standing-room-only crowd of about 1,500 at Tunkhannock High School recently -- all of whom came to learn about the potential pitfalls and profits of natural-gas leasing -- he marveled.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Farmers across the country are expected to plant 8 percent fewer acres in corn this year than last, but Pennsylvania farmers will plant 1 percent more corn than last year, according to a crops expert in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- With incomes dropping, lay-offs rising and home foreclosures everywhere signaling a struggling economy, an extension consumer finance specialist in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences offers tips for dealing with financial difficulty.