E24-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 10, 1998 Information To Make Your Visit Profitable (Continued from Page El 7) tour or something to eat, the answers are at the Informa tion Booth. There’s information on all Ag Progress Days activities as well as a lost and found. Visitors Center Main Street at W. 4th Street Looking for lodging, local restaurants, area attractions or things to do on Penn State’s University Park Campus? You’ll find information and directions here. Ag Alumni Pavilion Main Street, between W. 11th and W. 12th Alumni can check in, meet old friends and see alumni developed exhibits. Free ice water and apples while sup plies last! College of Agricultural Sciences Exhibits Building and Theatre k Main Street, between W. 9th and W. 10th (near the farmhouse) ‘Take a Walk Through the Food System” Most of us buy our food at the supermarket. But do we know where our food comes from and what steps it takes before reaching the store? Through displays and interac tive exhibits, learn about the various parts of our food system and how each contributes to provide us with the largest variety of safe and nutritious foods in the world. Stroll through a series of exhibits that illustrate how an agricultural commodity moves through the system to become an ingredient or a finished consumer product be sure to press the buttons to hear more! Find out how Pennsylvania’s food industries add value, both to our food and to the state’s economy, and learn what role “the middleman” plays in our food system. See how Penn State Cooperative Extension and state food assistance programs team up to help those less fortunate eat nurti tious meals. Penn State faculty and staff and representa tives from the Pennsylvania Departments of Agriculture and Commerce will be on hand to answer your questions. There’s also information on enrolling in the College of Agricultural Sciences and on how employers and stu dents can take advantage of the College computerized internship database. “SciQ” Test your agricultural IQ in this fun event, patterned after TV quiz shows and hosted by local media celebrities. Contestants and audience members alike can win prizes, including SciQ T-shirts and Penn State Creamery ice cream. The game will be played in the College Exhibits Building Theatre daily at 11:00 and 2:00, with an addi tional show Wednesday at 6:00. Admission is free, but arrive early, since seating is limited. “SciQ Junior” New for ’96! Designed for kids between the ages of 8 and 12, this special version of the popular SciQ game will be played at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Storyteller Jan Kinney Jan Kinney, master storyteller and writer of award winning short stories, spins her yams daily at noon in the College Exhibits Building Theatre. Video Programs in the Theatre (Programs will be shown daily unless specific days are indicated) 9:00 a.m. Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Cooperative Extension But Were Afraid to Ask 9:15 a.m. Food Policy Education —_ Making Connections 9:30 a.m. From Harvest to Home 9:45 a.m. Perspectives 10:00 a.m. Thinking Globally, Acting Locally 1:00 p.m. Potatoes: More Than Meets the Eye 3:00 p.m. Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Cooperative Extension But Were Afraid to Ask (Thun. Only) Nutrition Perspectives (Thurs. Only) Food Policy Education Making Connections (Thurs. Only) From Harvest to Home (Thun. Only) The Food System: Looking for Common Ground (Tues/Thurs.) ' The Changing Rural Landscape; Who Decides? CTues/Thurs.) Penn State Ag Sciences ... We’re More Than You Think! (Tues/Thurs.) The Food System: Looking for Common Ground (Wed. Only) Landscape, Lawn and Garden Tent West 11th Street, next to the College Exhibits Building Whether you’re a homeowner, gardener or professional grower, Penn State faculty and cooperative extension agents will help solve your plant and insect problems. Advice is available on indoor and outdoor plants, turf, flowers, tree fruit, small fruits and vegetables. 3:15 p.m, 3:30 p.m, 3:45 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 4:15 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 5:15 p.m, Exhibits Building 2 Main Street, between W. Bth and 9th Exhibits include crafts representing Pennsylvania’s rural heritage. Quilts, woodcarving, country crafts, twig furni ture and more arc showcased. Several artisans will dis play their handiwork and discuss their crafts businesses. Penn State Cooperative Extension publications, many of them free, also are available here. Family and Youth Exhibits Building West Bth Street Hiss back at a hissing cockroach in the insect zoo. leant how to start an insect collection, find out what 4-H and FFA have to offer, or become a part of the computer world. Science and education come to life in the Family and Youth Exhibits Builiding. Exhibits arc designed to be intriguing and fun for young people and beginners of all ages are offered every half-hour from 10:00 to 3:30 daily, with additional classes until 7:00 on Wednesday (check the daily schedule for times and topics): Leant how to use a “mouse” and search a database for tasty recipes; explore the world of multimedia as you “blast” your math and reading skills and go mi an adventure with dangerous cre atures; ‘“plow” through the World Wide Web; and check out Penn State’s PENpagcs computer network. Critters! Just outside the Family and Youth Exhibits Building is a cutc-n-fuzzy, sleek-n-slimy combination that’s sure to please animal lovers of all ages. Students for the Responsible Use of Animals brings the cute-n -fuzzy with their Farm Animal Learning Center, and Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center adds the sleek-n -slimy with owls, hawks, snakes and turtles. Other StuffYouDon’t Want To Miss —Jan Kinney as she weaves her magic tales in the College Exhibits Building, daily at n00n... SciQ and SciQ Junior, game shows with prizes for contestants and fun for all, daily in the College Exhibits Building Theatre... Live llamas in the Dairy and Livestock Tent and live elk on W. 11th St. Dairy and Livestock Tents I and 2 West 12th Street Penn State, commercial and breed association exhibits are featured. Educational displays focus on dairy, beef, swine, sheep and horses. Highlighted programs include handling and transportation, quality assurance, grazing, estrous synchronization. Dairy Management and Profita bility (DairyMAP), records and genetic progress. Faculty and staff from five departments in the College of Agricul tural Sciences team up to help dairy producers with prob lem solving and troubleshooting. Crop and Soil Science Tent East sth Street Learn about crop production and management, soil fertil ity and testing, nutrient management, pest control, weed identification and more. The state’s best hay samples are entered here in the Hay Show. Specialists from Penn State’s Departments of Agronomy, Entomology and Plant Pathology and the Pennsylvania Crop Management Association will answer your questions. Plot demonstra tions feature weed control, soybean varieties, herbicide resistant com and soybeans, corn plant population and forage grass species. Conservation Education Tent West 11th Street “On the Cutting Edge of Change” ... Leant how federal and state agencies adapt new technology and work together to help Pennsylvanians protect the state’s natural resources. You’ll find information here about conservation-related tours, demonstrations and work shops. Daily programs include: 10:00 a.m. BayScapes Leant how to make envir onmentally sound landscape decisions using these proven BayScapes techniques (presentation Tues., video Wed. and Thurs.) 11:00 a.tn. Pasture Management Leant how to reap profit from pasture in this 4S-minute workshop. 12:00 noon Our Common Trees Third through eighth graders and their parents can leant to identify trees in this workshop. 1:00 p.m. Permanent Living Ground Cover in Crop Production Leant how to use living covers in producing silage and other crops. 2:00 p.m. Pasture Management Leant how to reap profit from pasture in this 45-minutc workshop. 3:00 p.m. Video: Pennsylvania White Tail Deer Journey through the life history of the white tail deer. See deer in urban and agricultural areas, their impact on habitat and their interaction with people. Pastor Agricultural Museum Main Street, between E. 9th and 10th Journey back to the time of our agrarian ancestors as you trace technological progress through agriculture’s “muscle power era.” More than 300 antique farm and home implements, many in working order, are on display in this hands-on museum of rural life. Health and Safety Education Tent West 11th Street Find out how Penn State is collaborating with other agen cies to improve the health and safety of Pennsylvanians. Exhibits feature the Northern Appalachia Leadership Ini tiative on Cancer, the AgrAbility Project serving farmers with disabilities: the Pennsylvania Agromedicine Pro gram; Well At Home, a wellness program for the rural elderly: Community Coalitions for Tobacco-Free Youth; Better Kid Care; the Expanded Food and Nutrition Edu- cation Program; the Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health; and more. Equine Exhibits Tent Main Street, behind the Special Events Building Educational and commercial exhibits and demonstrations showcase Penn State’s Quarter Horses and teaching pro gram, 4-H and therapeutic riding and driving horseshoeing, horse production and management, various breeds and miniature horses. Video presentations high light equine education and careers as well as various aspects of the commercial horse industry. Equine Educational Program Horse Arena, Main Street behind the Special Events Building This program emphasizes the $4 billion horse industry’s contribution to Pennsylvania agriculture and highlights Penn State’s teaching, cooperative extension and youth programs. Clinics are subject to change. Tuesday, August 13 All Day Equine Fencing Displays and Demonstrations 10:00 a.m. Breed Clinic: Haflinger 1:00 p.m. Horse Handling Clinic: Working with Two-Year-Olds 2:30 p.m. Breed Clinic: Welsh Pony Wednesday, August 14 All Day Equine Fencing Displays and Demonstrations 10:00 a.m. Breed Clinic: Paso Fino 11:00 a.m. “Horsin’ Around:” Fun and Safe Horseback Games 1:00 p.m. 4-H Mounted Flag Presentations ... Pa. Quarter Horse Association Safety 2:30 p.m. Breed Clinic; Paso Fino ... Therapeutic Riding Demo ... 4-H Drill Team Exhibition 4:00 p.m. Breed Clinics: Draft Breeds 6:00 p.m. 4-H Mounted Flag Presentation ... A Tribute to Penn State Quarter Horse sire “Skip Sioux” ... 4-H Drill Team Exhibition ... Draft Horse Driving Demonstrations Thursday, August 15 All Day Equine Fencing Displays and Demonstrations 10:00 ajn. Horse Handling Clinic: Working with Two-Year Olds 1:00 p.m. Horse Training Clinic: Competitive Trail Riding Tours Tickets are required. Get free tickets for research tours at the com crib at the top of Main Street. Free tickets for conservation-related tour are available at the Conserva tion Education Tent General Research Leave from the com crib at the top of Main Street This 30-minutrc tour gives you an overview of research conducted by Penn State's Departments of Agronomy, Entomology, Horticulture, Plant Pathology and the USDA Pasture Research Lab. Buses leave every 20 minutes from 10:00 to 3:00, with tours until 6:00 on Wednesday. Potato Research Leave from the corn crib at the top of Main Street Visit Penn State’s horticulture, plant pathology and ento mology farms and see the latest potato research. Variety trials and studies on insect, weed and disease control are featured. This two-hour tour departs at 12:30 on Thursday. Conservation Leave from the Conservation Education Tent Leant how various conservation practices protect soil and improve water quality. See the effective use of crop residue management, contour strip-cropping, cropland terraces, waterways and diversions. Forage chicory pas ture and livestock grazing demonstration also are fea tured. Buses leave daily at 11:00. Forest Stewardship Leave from the Conservation Education Tent This walking tour highlights small woodlot stewardship in action: harvesting to generate income and benefit wild life, forest regeneration, road and trail maintenance and natural succession. New this year are two crop tree demonstrations one for timber and one for wildlife. Buses to the walking trail leave daily on the hour from 10:00 to 3:00, with additional tours at 4:00 and 5:00 on Wednesday. Exhibitors (Contlnuod from Pag* E 23) W ET Walters Buildings irl Wengers of Myerstown -V® Westfalia Systemat, Inc Wetsel Inc Wood-Mizer Products Wright Hummer w T Wll Young’s, Inc L \|V2 Zetor Tractor fa Zimmerman Mfg. Corp Zimmerman, Paul
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