Ag Progress UNIVERSITY PARK There’s nothing like watching equipment at work to help you make purchasing decisions for farm operations. And that’s just what you can do at Penn State’s Ag Progress days, August 18-20. “We expect approximately 275 exhibitors displaying farm equip ment and agricultural products worth more than $2O million this year,” says Ag Progress Days manager Joseph Harrington. “Equipment displays and machinery demonstrations are a part of the College of Agriculture showcase because we feel it is a service to the farm community. The college is committed to help ing farmers be profitable, making appropriate equipment decisions Days Offers Full Range Of Equipment Demonstrations that can mean a big difference in a rners’ organizations and coopera fanner s profit margin he adds. tiveS- Some exhibitors come from Visitors can see exhibitors lat- as far away as Florida, Texas. Ore est models and materials and sup- gon and Canada newest equipment ranging Man large . SC ai e exhibitors from fencing systems to agncu - have schcdu f ed field demonstra . hind chemicals and even agncu - tions so visitonj can make com tural buildings. Home ownerswill isons of machi in a J on . have a chance to see first hand die Demonstrations ar ' scheduled latest in home and garden equip- every hour from 10:30 to 3:15 each rH K'Sn 35 v T WCrS day of the three-day event as and building supplies. Each year f o fi ovvs - } we see more exhibitors adding . • , n ., n machinery and products for non- p. ® am ' S" -r - -■ m„t 6 svr pm - Ag Progress Days"' exhibitors Ctm ' crvat,on nlanlln B “ 11:30 include small and large-scale man ufacturers and producers, breed associations, state and federal agencies and Pennsylvania far- Ehrlich gets the jump on fleas. 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