The exhibitors with new machinery, products, and services, form the fields. Ag Progress Days are held at Penn State’s Russell E. Larson Agricul
backbone of the show, and these exhibits attract the many farmers and mr- tural Research Center at Rockspring. The theme again this year is “Penn
al people who want to see first-hand what's new in agriculture and related state Ag Sciences... We’re More Than You Think!”
Event Features Snap Bean Demos, Tractor Test Drives
ROCKSPRING (Centre Co.)
Using a precision planter to plant
snap beans may not make a stand
grow as tall as Jack’s fairy tale
beanstalk. But such state-of-the
art technology can help growers
find the goose that lays the golden
eggs.
Fanners and others interested in
the latest innovations in planters,
tractors and other farm machinery
can see this technology in action
August 15-17 at Ag Progress
Days, sponsored by Penn State’s
College of Agricultural Sciences.
‘‘Every year, we try to add a
new field demonstration that will
be valuable to our production agri
culture audience,” said Ag Pro
gress Days manager Bob Ober-
General Information About The 1995 Ag Progress Days Show
Machlnery Demonstrations
More than $2O million worth of machinery is on display
at Ag Progress Days. This is your chance to see what it
can do. Penn State faculty will be on hand to answer
questions. Consult the printed program guide for loca
tions. Times and locations of all demonstrations are sub
ject to change due to weather conditions. The tentative
schedule:
10:15 a.m. Mowing Mowing conditioners;
performed in alfalfa
11:15 a.m. Primary Tillage Disks,
disk chisels and combination
tools.
12:15 p.m. Precision Planters Evaluate stands
of snap beans planted with
various precision planters;
demonstrations of planters
and harvesters.
1:30 p.m. Secondary Tillage S-tines,
field cultivators, mulch
finishers.
2:30 p.m. Round Silage Baling Alfalfa mowed
the previous day will be baled, measured
and weighed; moisture content will be
measured and bale density posted.
3:30 p.m. Round Bale Handling, Bagging
and/or Wrapping
heim. “Visitors this year will be
able to evaluate several different
types of precision planters for
snap beans, including air, vacuum
and mechanical planters.”
Oberheim says precision plant
ers are an investment that can pay
off *br growers. ‘These machines
are more accurate, allowing you to
plant exact populations with uni
form spacing,” he said. “That
saves on costs by reducing wasted
seed. Uniform spacing also pro
duces better stands and increases
yields.”
Planters from three different
companies will be demonstrated at
the event Each was used to plant
beans in June. Farmers will be
able to evaluate the stands produc-
ed by the different planters before
the beans are harvested.
Other planned field machinery
demonstrations at this year’s event
include snap bean harvesting, pri
mary and secondary tillage, mow
ing, round silage baling and round
bale handling.
Those in the market for a new
tractor will have a good oppor
tunity to shop and compare at Ag
Progress Days. A new tractor ride
and-drive area will enable farmers
to test-drive up to five models
from each of five leading farm
equipment manufacturers. “Being
able to drive and compare so many
models all in one location can be a
tremendous time-saver for farm
ers,” Oberheim says.
' General Information
• Public pay telephones are located on Main Street near
the Information Booth, and at Main and E. Fifth Streets.
• A drat aid station, with an ambulance staffed by
emergency medical technicians, is located at the farm
house at the top of Main Street
• Lost and found items are kept at the Information Booth.
• Sales, solicitations and ovamlght parking, including
campers, are prohibited at the Russell E. Larson Agricul
tural Research Center.
• Disclaimer: Machinery, equipment products and ser
vices provided are for educational purposes. Their pre
sence does not imply endorsement or recommendation by
Penn State.
• Futura Dates: Tentative dates for Ag Progress Days
1996 are August 13. 14 and IS.
Dairy and Llvastock Tents 1 and 2
West 12th Street
Penn State, commercial and breed association exhibits
are featured. Educational displays focus on swine and
beef cattle, heat detection aids, dairy records, the World
Wide Web computer network, manure management and
the Dairy Management and Profitability (DairyMAP)
program. Learn about disease resistance in animals, Penn
LJKMIar Finning,
In addition to these demonstra
tions, more than 300 commercial
exhibitors will display the newest
agriculture-related goods and ser
vices, including heavy field ma
chinery, feeds, seed, animal
breeding stock, dairy and live
Slate’s Diagnostic Lab Services, the Center for Mastitis
Research, and the bovine viral diarrhea program.
What's New for '95
• Tractor RkJe-and-Drlve Area
Hop on and test drive the latest models from a variety of
manufacturers.
• Mora Than 35 Naw Commercial Exhibitors
• Homa Horticulture Exhibits and SclQ
Through interactive displays and TV-style game show,
leant how to create and maintain* healthy, attractive
lawn and landscape.
• Snap Baan Machinery Demonstrations
See state-of-the-art planting and harvesting technology in
action.
• Expanded Insect Petting Zoo
Yes, you really can pet hissing cockroaches, walking
sticks, tobacco homworms and more.
• Video Corner
Relax and watch College videos about bats, bees and
more.
stock equipment, farm chemicals,
insurance, construction materials,
consulting services and more.
For more information, call
(800) PSU-1010 toll-free through
August 17.
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