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Penn State's Ag Progress Days To Be Held August 16-18
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Preparations are in full gear for Penn State's 2011 Ag Progress Days exposition, which will be held August 16-18 at Rock Springs, on state Route 45, nine miles southwest of State College.
Bob Oberheim, Ag Progress Days manager, said the event's diversity will appeal to a wide audience.
"Agricultural producers and natural-resource professionals continue to value Ag Progress Days for the opportunity to see the latest technology and learn about research on new production practices," he said. "For consumers, the event offers a chance to learn about how their food is produced and how they can manage their family's health, nutrition and finances."
Oberheim noted that with more than 430 commercial exhibitors expected to display the latest goods and services, Ag Progress Days provides producers with a convenient place to shop and compare. Interactive educational exhibits, guided tours and workshops will highlight agricultural research and extension programs.
The College of Agricultural Sciences Exhibits Building will provide a hub for expert information on topics such as renewable energy, water quality and quantity, pest prediction and response, and issues in animal science and production.
Faculty and extension staff also will be on hand throughout the grounds to answer questions and provide information on crop, dairy, livestock and equine production; conservation practices; integrated pest management; woodlot management; farm safety; and home gardening and lawn care. Visitors can get a glimpse of scientific research under way at the surrounding 2,100-acre Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center.
"New field demonstrations this year will feature corn chopping, planting of cover crops and overseeding standing corn with cover crops," Oberheim said. Returning machinery demonstrations will feature hay mowing, hay rakes and tedders, hay baling and bale handling.
Other planned activities and attractions include family living exhibits; food demonstrations; a corn maze; horse exhibitions and clinics; wildlife displays; children's activities; exhibits of antique farm and home implements in the expanded Pasto Agricultural Museum; and a wide variety of food booths.
Additional information about the event will be released as details become available.
Sponsored by Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, Ag Progress Days will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on August 16; 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on August 17; and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on August 18. Admission and parking are free. Free shuttle bus service between the Ag Progress Days site and downtown State College will be available.
For more information, visit the Ag Progress Days website.
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