-Ag Progress Section, Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 11, 2001
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Crop And Soil Information
At Penn State’s
Ag Progress Days
ROCKSPRING (Centre Co.)
Weeds and dirt aren’t usually
big crowd-pleasers, but there’s
fun to be had for young and old
alike at the Crop and Soil Sci
ences Tent at Penn State’s Ag
Progress Days, sponsored by
Penn State’s College of Agricul
tural Sciences, Aug. 14-16.
The exhibit area will present
new developments in forage and
crop production, with plots of
field corn, sweet corn, soybeans
and alfalfa; small research plot
harvesting equipment; and a dis
play of about 100 common
weeds in Pennsylvania, accord
ing to Marvin Hall, professor of
forage management and coordi
nator for the area. And the
return of the popular “A-Maze-
N Corn” will provide fun for the
young and young-at-heart while
parents are looking into more
serious matters.
“Children can spend time in
the maze while the adults can
visit with Penn State specialists
for advice on weed control,
forages, soils, corn, soybeans
and small grains,” Hall said.
“So for three days people will
have immediate access to spe
cialists in crop and soil science
while their kids have loads of
fun.”
Another source of amusement
will be the annual “Largest
Weed in Pennsylvania” contest.
Gardeners, farmers and home
owners will bring in their larg
est, most noxious samples of
unwanted plant guests for the
three-day competition. Prizes
will be awarded daily.
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The Hay Show will once again
show samples of the state’s best
hay. Growers who would like to
enter samples in the display are
invited to bring them to the Hay
Show drop-off point near the Ag
Progress Days’ east entrance on
the morning of Aug. 14. All sam
ples will be evaluated, and
growers will receive the results.
Visitors also can pick up free
extension publications related to
crops and soils. Along with Penn
State extension crop and soil
specialists, representatives from
the Pennsylvania Forage and
Grassland Council, Crop Man
agement Association and Penn
sylvania Master Corn Growers
will be on hand for one-on-one
consultations.
Because of concerns over the
possible transmission of foot
and-mouth disease and other
foreign animal diseases, visitors
who have been overseas within
two weeks of attending Ag Prog
ress Days are asked not to visit
the event’s live-animal exhibit
areas.
Penn State’s Ag Progress
Days is conducted at the Russell
E. Larson Agricultural Research
Center at Rockspring, nine
miles southwest of State College
on Rt. 45. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. on Tuesday, 9 a.m. to 8
p.m. on Wednesday, and 9 a.m.
to 4 p.m. on Thursday. Admis
sion and parking are free.
For more information, call
(800) PSU-1010 toll-free from
July 9 to Aug. 16 or visit the Ag
Progress Days Website at http://
apd.cas.psu.edu.
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bridle,” said Joe Myers of Joekar’s Hilltop Farm. “Thor,” 10 years old, was an instant hit
with the crowd.
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