Ag Progress Offers Something For Everyone Conservation Education Tent, W. 11th Street. General Research Leave from the corn crib at the top of Main Street This 30-minute 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 entomology 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 Learn 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. A forage chicory pasture and livestock grazing demonstration also are featured. Buses leave daily at 10:30 and 1:30. Forest Stewardship Leave from the Conservation Education Tent This walking tour highlights small woodlot stewardship in action; harvesting to generate income and benefit wildlife, forest regeneration, road and trail maintenance, and natural succession. This year see two crop tree demonstrations one year after har vest-one for timber and one for wildlife. Buses to the walking trarHeave daily on the hour from 10:00 to 3:00. Composting and Gravel Manure Storage Leave from the Conservation Education Tent Could composting have a place on your farm? See composting methods, and con struction techniques for gravel manure storage facilities. Demonstrations of compost windrow turning and equipment for applying compost and* organic mulch will be held. Buses leave at 11:30 each day. Wetlands and Stream Corridor Management Leave from the Conservation Education Tent Learn how strekm crossings, streambank fencing, and constructed wetlands can help you better manage your streambank corridors. Buses leave at 10 00 and 1:00 daily. • MACHINERY 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 7800 Round Bale Mover Move bales the fast and easy way. • Three models available with 5 to 14 bale capacity. • Quarter-Turn® Pickup Arm allows bale pickup in the same direc- tion as the windrow. • Rounded loops on chain prevent damage to the bale, • Tilting bed allows easy unloading. • Optional attachment to bale feeder. (Continued from Page S) Cummings and Brisker, Inc. Now has '"’Buffalo* Farm Equipment! See the Buffalo Equipment at the Cummings and Bricker Booth at the Ag Progress Show -Manufactured by: Fleischer Manufacturing, Inc., Columbus, NE 68602-0848 (402) 564-3244 Cummings and Bricker, Inc. 100 Stover Drive Carlisle, Pennslyvania 717-249-6720 Ag Progr»M Section 2, Uncwter Farming, Saturday, August 9. 1997-Page questions. Times and locations of all demonstrations are subject to change due to weather conditions. 11:00 a.m. Mow imt-Mower conditioners; performed in alfalfa. 11:30 a.m. Precision Farming-Agriculture goes high tech, using computer equipment such as global positioning systems. Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and yield monitors. 12:00 noon No-Till Vegetable Planting and Cover Crops 1:00 p.m. Tillage-See a new Quadtrac tractor in action. 2:00 p.m. Round Silage Baling-Alfalfa mowed the previous day will be baled. 3:00 p.m. Round Bale Handling, Bagging and/or Wrapping Lawn Tractor Ride-and-Drive Between Ist Street and Route 45 Ready to try out the latest lawn tractor? Hop onto one of the 35 horsepower or smaller tractors and test your mowing skills* Times are 11:00 to 4:00 Tuesday and Thursday, and 11:00 to 5:00 Wednesday. Operators must be at least 18 years of age and sign a waiver of liability. Manufacturers will screen operators for eligibility. In the market for a new tractor? It’s one-stop shopping as you hop on and test drive the latest models from three leading farm equipment manufacturers. Times are 11:00 to 4:00 Tuesday and Thursday, and 11:00 to 5:00 on Wednesday. Operators must be at least 18 years of age and sign a waiver of liability. Manufacturers will screen oper ators for eligibility. Machinery Safety Demonstration End of W. Bth Street Machinery accidents are a leading cause of farm injuries and deaths. Learn the causes, effects, and prevention of machinery-related accidents by watching full-scale remote-controlled machines operate in typical situations. Visitors can learn how to handle an emergency situation on the farm Demonstrations are tentatively scheduled for 10:30, 12 30, 2 00, and 3:30 daily, plus 6 30 Wednesday evening Times are sub ject to change Ask at the Information Booth or the demonstration area for exact times Forced Ejection Scrapers The workhorse of scrapers. • Choice of four-wheel dolly or two-wheel hitch. • Superior loading speed. • Greaseable area: rollers, cylinder cross-tubes, swivel hitch, dolly joint, and all pivot points. • Three-piece replaceable high-carbon blade. • Four rear-gate rollers for smooth soil ejection. Tractor Ride-and-Drive Between Ist Street and Route 45 245
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