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Penn State's Ag Progress Days 2023

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July 26, 2023

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Penn State’s Ag Progress Days, held annually during three days in August, is Pennsylvania’s largest outdoor agricultural exposition. With over 400 exhibitors from the United States and Canada, there is something for everyone to enjoy at no cost as parking and admission are free. The show is hosted by Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences and showcases educational programs, current research, and the latest innovations in agricultural equipment and technology.

Schedule

August 8, 2023

9:00 AM:  - 5:00 PM: Antique Tractor Display - Antique Tractor Display
9:00 AM:  - 5:00 PM: Hay Show Display and Contest - Joseph D. Harrington Building
9:00 AM:  - 5:00 PM: Corn Maze - Maze Area
9:00 AM:  - 4:00 PM: Assistive Technology Demonstrations - Rural Health and Safety Tent
9:00 AM:  - 3:00 PM: Free Blood Pressure Readings (9am-3pm) - Rural Health and Safety Tent
9:00 AM:  - 3:00 PM: Free Vision Screenings (9am-3pm) - Rural Health and Safety Tent
9:00 AM:  - 3:00 PM: Free Carotoid Artery Assessments (9am-3pm) - Rural Health and Safety Tent (HS)
9:00 AM:  - 3:00 PM: Free Liver Screenings (9am-3pm) - Rural Health and Safety Tent (HS)
9:00 AM:  - 4:00 PM: Shaver's Creek Tent: Give You a Close Look at Native Pennsylvania Wildlife Species - Shaver's Creek Tent (SC)
9:00 AM:  - 10:30 AM: Forest Management Tour: Water, Woods and Wildlife - Tours (T)
9:00 AM:  - 5:00 PM: "Ask a Master Gardener" Table - Yard and Garden Area (YG)
9:00 AM:  - 5:00 PM: Demonstration Garden Walks hosted by Centre Co. Master Gardnerers - Yard and Garden Area (YG)
9:00 AM:  - 5:00 PM: Youth Activities and Butterfly House - Yard and Garden Area (YG)
9:00 AM:  - 5:00 PM: Spotted Lanternfly Education - Yard and Garden Area (YG)
9:00 AM:  - 5:00 PM: High Pathogen Avian Influenza (HPAI) Egg-scape - Youth Building (Y)
9:00 AM:  - 5:00 PM: Governor's Youth Council on Hunting, Fishing, and Conservation - Youth Building (Y)
9:00 AM:  - 5:00 PM: Pennsylvania 4-H Programs - Youth Building (Y)
9:00 AM:  - 5:00 PM: PA Dairy Princess and Promotion-Dairy Nutrition and Facts - Youth Building (Y)
9:00 AM:  - 5:00 PM: PSU Plant Pathology - Plants Get Sick Too! - Youth Building (Y)
9:00 AM:  - 5:00 PM: PA State Rabbit Breeder's Association - Youth Building (Y)
9:30 AM:  - 10:30 AM: Russell Larson Research Farm Tours - Tours (T)
10:00 AM:  - 11:00 AM: ATV Safety Demo - Ag Safety Demonstration Area (SD)
10:00 AM:  - 10:30 AM: Solar on the Farm: What it is and How it Works - American National/Farm Family Learning Ctr (FF)
10:00 AM:  - 11:00 AM: Apple Pancakes - Family Building (F)
10:00 AM:  - 10:30 AM: Demonstration and Tour: Water Wellhead Safety - Joseph D. Harrington Building (JDH)
10:00 AM:  - 11:00 AM: Plant Breeding for Home Gardeners - Yard and Garden Area (YG)
10:00 AM:  - 10:30 AM: Cornhole Tournament- Register 30 min. prior to start - PA Farm Bureau Bldg (PFB)
10:30 AM:  - 11:00 AM: Update on the Credit Market for Solar and Renewables - American National/Farm Family Learning Ctr (FF)
10:30 AM:  - 11:00 AM: Understanding the Diversity, Distribution, and Abundance of Wild Bee Pollinators - College Exhibits Building Theatre (CT)
10:30 AM:  - 11:30 AM: Hay Mowing and Tedding - Equiment Demo (ED)
10:30 AM:  - 11:00 AM: Bear Hill Horse Logging - Main Horse Arena (MHA)
10:30 AM:  - 11:30 AM: Town Hall Session with College of Ag Sciences Dean Rick Roush and Pa Department of Ag Secretary Russell Redding - Red Barn Annex (RB)
11:00 AM:  - 12:00 PM: UAV/Drone Usage and Safety Demo - Ag Safety Demonstration Area (SD)
11:00 AM:  - 11:30 AM: Standalone Solar: Systems for Remote Locations - American National/Farm Family Learning Ctr (FF)
11:00 AM:  - 11:30 AM: Avian Flu Updates - College Exhibits Building Theatre (CT)
11:00 AM:  - 12:00 PM: Tomatoes/Salsa Let's Preserve - Family Building (F)
11:00 AM:  - 11:30 AM: PA State Police Mounted Patrol - Main Horse Arena (MHA)11:00 AM:  - 12:00 PM: Flower Arranging - Yard and Garden Area (YG)
11:30 AM:  - 12:00 PM: Making Solar Work for Farms in PA - American National/Farm Family Learning Ctr (FF)
11:30 AM:  - 12:00 PM: Draft Horse Hitch, Spring Mount Percherons - Main Horse Arena (MHA)
11:30 AM:  - 12:00 PM: Pesticide Storage, Security, and Transportation - Rural Health and Safety Tent (HS)
11:30 AM:  - 12:30 PM: Multifunctional Stream Buffers and Native Grass Field Tour - Tours (T)
11:30 AM:  - 12:00 PM: Kid's Tractor Pull-Age Groups: 4 & under, ages 5 & 6, ages 7 & 8 - PA Farm Bureau Bldg (PFB)
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM: Cover Crop /Planting Green Demo - Equiment Demo (ED)
12:00 PM:  - 1:00 PM: ATV Safety Demo - Ag Safety Demonstration Area (SD)
12:00 PM:  - 2:00 PM: Penn State Ag Alumni Ice Cream Social - Pasto Museum (P)
12:00 PM:  - 1:00 PM: Russell Larson Research Farm Tours - Tours (T)
12:30 PM:  - 1:30 PM: Silage Chopping and Bagging - Equiment Demo (ED)
12:30 PM:  - 2:00 PM: Managing Equine Pastures and Drylots - Tours (T)
12:30 PM:  - 2:00 PM: Managing Livestock Pastures with Alternative Forages - Tours (T)
1:00 PM:  - 1:45 PM: Soil Organic Matter and Cover Crop-Based Nitrogen Recommendations for Corn - American National/Farm Family Learning Ctr (FF)
1:00 PM:  - 2:00 PM: Tick Repellent Demonstration - Family Building (F)
1:00 PM:  - 2:00 PM: 4H Team Horse Power - Main Horse Arena (MHA)
1:00 PM:  - 2:30 PM: Pa Department of Agriculture Panel Discussion- Growing the Next Generation! - Red Barn Annex (RB)
1:00 PM:  - 2:30 PM: Forest Management Tour: Water, Woods and Wildlife - Tours (T)
1:00 PM:  - 2:00 PM: Growing Vegetables in Containers - Yard and Garden Area (YG)
1:30 PM:  - 2:00 PM: Exploring Learning Performance and Reproductive Success in Farmland Songbirds - College Exhibits Building Theatre (CT)
1:30 PM:  - 2:00 PM: Pesticide Spills Happen-What should you do? - Rural Health and Safety Tent (HS)
1:30 PM:  - 2:00 PM: Cornhole Tournament- Register 30 min. prior to start - PA Farm Bureau Bldg (PFB)
2:00 PM:  - 3:00 PM: UAV/Drone Usage and Safety Demo - Ag Safety Demonstration Area (SD)
2:00 PM:  - 2:30 PM: PA State Police Mounted Patrol - Main Horse Arena (MHA)
2:00 PM:  - 3:30 PM: Finishing Crossbred Beef X Dairy Cattle and Amer. Berkshire Assoc. Prog, Swine - Tours (T)
2:00 PM:  - 3:00 PM: Grow Herbs - Yard and Garden Area (YG)
2:15 PM:  - 3:15 PM: Hay Raking, Baling, and Bale Handling - Equiment Demo (ED)
2:30 PM:  - 3:00 PM: Soil Health and Soil Microbes-Panel Discussion and Q & A with Ag Scientists - College Exhibits Building Theatre (CT)
2:30 PM:  - 3:30 PM: Crunchy Thai and Quinoa Salad - Family Building (F)
2:30 PM:  - 3:00 PM: Gaited Horse Demo - Main Horse Arena (MHA)
2:30 PM:  - 4:00 PM: Managing Equine Pastures and Drylots - Tours (T)
2:30 PM:  - 4:00 PM: Managing Livestock Pastures with Alternative Forages - Tours (T)
3:00 PM:  - 4:00 PM: Handling and Training a Young Horse - Main Horse Arena (MHA)
3:00 PM:  - 4:00 PM: Open Field and High Tunnel Organic Vegetable Production Research - Tours (T)
3:00 PM:  - 4:00 PM: Composting 101 - Yard and Garden Area (YG)
3:00 PM:  - 3:30 PM: Kid's Tractor Pull-Age Groups: 4 & under, ages 5 & 6, ages 7 & 8 - PA Farm Bureau Bldg (PFB)
4:00 PM:  - 4:30 PM: The Importance of Suicide Prevention Education - Family Building (F)
4:00 PM:  - 4:30 PM: Bear Hill Horse Logging - Main Horse Arena (MHA)
4:00 PM:  - 5:00 PM: Pollinator Walk and Talk - Yard and Garden Area (YG)

August 9, 2023

9:00 AM:  - 7:00 PM: Antique Tractor Display - Antique Tractor Display (AT)
9:00 AM:  - 7:00 PM: Hay Show Display and Contest - Joseph D. Harrington Building (JDH)
9:00 AM:  - 7:00 PM: Corn Maze - Maze Area (CM)
9:00 AM:  - 7:00 PM: Assistive Technology Demonstrations - Rural Health and Safety Tent (HS)
9:00 AM:  - 3:00 PM: Free Blood Pressure Readings (9am-3pm) - Rural Health and Safety Tent (HS)
9:00 AM:  - 3:00 PM: Free Carotoid Artery Assessments (9am-3pm) - Rural Health and Safety Tent (HS)
9:00 AM:  - 3:00 PM: Free Vision Screenings (9am-3pm) - Rural Health and Safety Tent (HS)
9:00 AM:  - 3:00 PM: Free Liver Screenings (9am-3pm) - Rural Health and Safety Tent (HS)
9:00 AM:  - 7:00 PM: Shaver's Creek Tent: Give You a Close Look at Native Pennsylvania Wildlife Species - Shaver's Creek Tent (SC)
9:00 AM:  - 10:00 AM: Open Field and High Tunnel Organic Vegetable Production Research - Tours (T)
9:00 AM:  - 10:30 AM: Forest Management Tour: Water, Woods and Wildlife - Tours (T)
9:00 AM:  - 6:00 PM: "Ask a Master Gardener" Table - Yard and Garden Area (YG)
9:00 AM:  - 5:00 PM: Demonstration Garden Walks hosted by Centre Co. Master Gardnerers - Yard and Garden Area (YG)
9:00 AM:  - 6:00 PM: Youth Activities and Butterfly House - Yard and Garden Area (YG)
9:00 AM:  - 5:00 PM: Spotted Lanternfly Education - Yard and Garden Area (YG)
9:00 AM:  - 5:00 PM: High Pathogen Avian Influenza (HPAI) Egg-scape - Youth Building (Y)
9:00 AM:  - 5:00 PM: Governor's Youth Council on Hunting, Fishing, and Conservation - Youth Building (Y)
9:00 AM:  - 7:00 PM: PA State Rabbit Breeder's Association - Youth Building (Y)
9:00 AM:  - 7:00 PM: Pennsylvania 4-H Programs - Youth Building (Y)
9:00 AM:  - 7:00 PM: PA Dairy Princess and Promotion-Dairy Nutrition and Facts - Youth Building (Y)
9:00 AM:  - 7:00 PM: PSU Plant Pathology - Plants Get Sick Too! - Youth Building (Y)
9:30 AM:  - 10:30 AM: Russell Larson Research Farm Tours - Tours (T)
10:00 AM:  - 11:00 AM: Persian-Style Grilled Vegetables - Family Building (F)
10:00 AM:  - 10:30 AM: Demonstration and Tour: Water Wellhead Safety - Joseph D. Harrington Building (JDH)
10:00 AM:  - 10:30 AM: Bear Hill Horse Logging - Main Horse Arena (MHA)
10:00 AM:  - 12:00 PM: Joint Informational Meeting of the PA House and Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committees on the 2023 Federal Farm Bill - Red Barn Annex (RB)
10:00 AM:  - 11:30 AM: Finishing Crossbred Beef X Dairy Cattle and Amer. Berkshire Assoc. Prog, Swine - Tours (T)
10:00 AM:  - 11:00 AM: Plant Breeding for Home Gardeners - Yard and Garden Area (YG)
10:00 AM:  - 10:30 AM: Cornhole Tournament- Register 30 min. prior to start - PA Farm Bureau Bldg (PFB)
10:30 AM:  - 11:00 AM: Understanding the Diversity, Distribution, and Abundance of Wild Bee Pollinators - College Exhibits Building Theatre (CT)
10:30 AM:  - 11:30 AM: Hay Mowing and Tedding - Equiment Demo (ED)
10:30 AM:  - 11:30 AM: Paso Fino Horses - Main Horse Arena (MHA)
10:30 AM:  - 12:00 PM: Managing Equine Pastures and Drylots - Tours (T)
10:30 AM:  - 12:00 PM: Managing Livestock Pastures with Alternative Forages - Tours (T)
11:00 AM:  - 11:30 AM: Avian Flu Updates - College Exhibit Bldg. Theatre (CT)
11:00 AM:  - 12:00 PM: Ag Rescue Demonstration: Power-Take Off Entanglement - Ag Safety Demonstration Area (SD)
11:00 AM:  - 12:00 PM: Smart Choice Smart Use Health Insurance Literacy Overview - Family Building (F)
11:00 AM:  - 12:00 PM: Composting 101 - Yard and Garden Area (YG)
11:30 AM:  - 12:00 PM: Bacteria Township: An Exploration of the Microbial Communities Living in PA Soil - College Exhibits Building Theatre (CT)
11:30 AM:  - 12:30 PM: Miniature Horses Capital Area Therapeutic Riding Assoc. Youth Ambassadors - Main Horse Arena (MHA)
11:30 AM:  - 12:00 PM: Pesticide Storage, Security, and Transportation - Rural Health and Safety Tent (HS)
11:30 AM:  - 12:30 PM: Multifunctional Stream Buffers and Native Grass Field Tour - Tours (T)
11:30 AM:  - 12:00 PM: Kid's Tractor Pull-Age Groups: 4 & under, ages 5 & 6, ages 7 & 8 - PA Farm Bureau Bldg (PFB)
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM: Cover Crop /Planting Green Demo - Equiment Demo (ED)
12:00 PM:  - 12:30 PM: Spotted Lanternfly - College Exhibits Building Theatre (CT)
12:00 PM:  - 1:00 PM: DWD Broccoli Salad - Family Building (F)
12:00 PM:  - 1:30 PM: Finishing Crossbred Beef X Dairy Cattle and Amer. Berkshire Assoc. Prog, Swine - Tours (T)
12:00 PM:  - 1:00 PM: Russell Larson Research Farm Tours - Tours (T)
12:30 PM:  - 1:00 PM: Crossbreeding Sheep or Goats for Improved Performance - College Exhibits Building Theatre (CT)
12:30 PM:  - 1:30 PM: Silage Chopping and Bagging - Equiment Demo (ED)
12:30 PM:  - 1:00 PM: Keystone Dressage and Combined Training Drill Team - Main Horse Arena (MHA)
12:30 PM:  - 2:00 PM: Managing Equine Pastures and Drylots - Tours (T)
12:30 PM:  - 2:00 PM: Managing Livestock Pastures with Alternative Forages - Tours (T)
1:00 PM:  - 2:00 PM: Ag Rescue Demonstration: Power-Take Off Entanglement - Ag Safety Demonstration Area (SD)
1:00 PM:  - 1:45 PM: Soil Organic Matter and Cover Crop-Based Nitrogen Recommendations for Corn - American National/Farm Family Learning Ctr (FF)
1:00 PM:  - 2:00 PM: Tick Talk - Family Building (F)
1:00 PM:  - 1:30 PM: Draft Horse Hitch, Spring Mount Percherons - Main Horse Arena (MHA)
1:00 PM:  - 2:00 PM: PA Small Business Development Ag Center Seminars - Red Barn Annex (RB)
1:00 PM:  - 2:00 PM: Growing Vegetables in Containers - Yard and Garden Area (YG)
1:30 PM:  - 2:00 PM: Pesticide Spills Happen-What should you do? - Rural Health and Safety Tent (HS)
1:30 PM:  - 2:00 PM: Cornhole Tournament- Register 30 min. prior to start - PA Farm Bureau Bldg (PFB)
2:00 PM:  - 3:30 PM: Updates from Rep. Glenn "GT" Thompson, Chair U.S. House Committee on Agriculture - College Exhibits Building Theatre (CT)
2:00 PM:  - 3:00 PM: Quick Dill Pickles, Let's Preserve - Family Building (F)
2:00 PM:  - 3:00 PM: Paso Fino Horses - Main Horse Arena (MHA)
2:00 PM:  - 3:00 PM: Russell Larson Research Farm Tours - Tours (T)
2:00 PM:  - 3:00 PM: Grow Herbs - Yard and Garden Area (YG)
2:15 PM:  - 3:15 PM: Hay Raking, Baling, and Bale Handling - Equiment Demo (ED)
2:30 PM:  - 4:00 PM: Managing Equine Pastures and Drylots - Tours (T)
2:30 PM:  - 4:00 PM: Managing Livestock Pastures with Alternative Forages - Tours (T)
3:00 PM:  - 4:00 PM: Penn State Dermatology: Skin Cancer and Sun Safety - Family Building (F)
3:00 PM:  - 3:30 PM: Bear Hill Horse Logging - Main Horse Arena (MHA)
3:00 PM:  - 4:30 PM: Forest Management Tour: Water, Woods and Wildlife - Tours (T)
3:00 PM:  - 4:00 PM: Flower Arranging - Yard and Garden Area (YG)
3:00 PM:  - 3:30 PM: Kid's Tractor Pull-Age Groups: 4 & under, ages 5 & 6, ages 7 & 8 - PA Farm Bureau Bldg (PFB)
3:30 PM:  - 4:30 PM: Miniature Horses Capital Area Therapeutic Riding Assoc. Youth Ambassadors - Main Horse Arena (MHA)
4:00 PM:  - 5:00 PM: Ginger Lime Watermelon Salad - Family Building (F)
4:00 PM:  - 5:00 PM: Get Down and Dirty with Soil - Yard and Garden Area (YG)
4:30 PM:  - 5:00 PM: Keystone Dressage and Combined Training Drill Team - Main Horse Arena (MHA)
5:00 PM:  - 6:00 PM: Thrive Parenting Program Overview - Family Building (F)
5:00 PM:  - 7:00 PM: Skin Cancer Screening Clinic-Lion Mobile Clinic behind Family Bldg. - Family Building (F)
6:00 PM:  - 7:00 PM: Equine Extravaganza: Salute to America/Mini Jumping Derby/Draft Horse Hitch - Main Horse Arena (MHA)

August 10, 2023

9:00 AM:  - 4:00 PM: Antique Tractor Display - Antique Tractor Display (AT)
9:00 AM:  - 1:00 PM: 4-H Equine Quiz Bowl - Equine Exhibit Building (EB)
9:00 AM:  - 4:00 PM: Hay Show Display and Contest - Joseph D. Harrington Building (JDH)
9:00 AM:  - 4:00 PM: Corn Maze - Maze Area (CM)
9:00 AM:  - 3:00 PM: Free Carotoid Artery Assessments (9am-3pm) - Rural Health and Safety Tent (HS)
9:00 AM:  - 4:00 PM: Assistive Technology Demonstrations - Rural Health and Safety Tent (HS)
9:00 AM:  - 3:00 PM: Free Blood Pressure Readings (9am-3pm) - Rural Health and Safety Tent (HS)
9:00 AM:  - 3:00 PM: Free Vision Screenings (9am-3pm) - Rural Health and Safety Tent (HS)
9:00 AM:  - 3:00 PM: Free Liver Screenings (9am-3pm) - Rural Health and Safety Tent (HS)
9:00 AM:  - 3:00 PM: Shaver's Creek Tent: Give You a Close Look at Native Pennsylvania Wildlife Species - Shaver's Creek Tent (SC)
9:00 AM:  - 10:30 AM: Forest Management Tour: Water, Woods and Wildlife - Tours (T)
9:00 AM:  - 4:00 PM: "Ask a Master Gardener" Table - Yard and Garden Area (YG)
9:00 AM:  - 4:00 PM: Demonstration Garden Walks hosted by Centre Co. Master Gardnerers - Yard and Garden Area (YG)
9:00 AM:  - 4:00 PM: Youth Activities and Butterfly House - Yard and Garden Area (YG)
9:00 AM:  - 4:00 PM: Spotted Lanternfly Education - Yard and Garden Area (YG)
9:00 AM:  - 4:00 PM: High Pathogen Avian Influenza (HPAI) Egg-scape - Youth Building (Y)
9:00 AM:  - 4:00 PM: Governor's Youth Council on Hunting, Fishing, and Conservation - Youth Building (Y)
9:00 AM:  - 4:00 PM: PA State Rabbit Breeder's Association - Youth Building (Y)
9:00 AM:  - 4:00 PM: Pennsylvania 4-H Programs - Youth Building (Y)
9:00 AM:  - 4:00 PM: PA Dairy Princess and Promotion-Dairy Nutrition and Facts - Youth Building (Y)
9:00 AM:  - 4:00 PM: PSU Plant Pathology - Plants Get Sick Too! - Youth Building (Y)
9:30 AM:  - 10:30 AM: Russell Larson Research Farm Tours - Tours (T)
10:00 AM:  - 11:00 AM: ATV Safety Demo - Ag Safety Demonstration Area (SD)
10:00 AM:  - 12:00 PM: Century Farm Awards Presentations - American National/Farm Family Learning Ctr (FF)
10:00 AM:  - 10:30 AM: Current Projects and Facts about Bee Nutrition-Grozinger Lab Research Update - College Exhibits Building Theatre (CT)
10:00 AM:  - 11:00 AM: Strawberry Jam Let's Preserve - Family Building (F)
10:00 AM:  - 10:30 AM: Demonstration and Tour: Water Wellhead Safety - Joseph D. Harrington Building (JDH)
10:00 AM:  - 11:00 AM: Handling and Training the Young Horse, Penn State - Main Horse Arena (MHA)
10:00 AM:  - 11:30 AM: Finishing Crossbred Beef X Dairy Cattle and Amer. Berkshire Assoc. Prog, Swine - Tours (T)
10:00 AM:  - 11:00 AM: Top Ten Garden Myths and Misconceptions - Yard and Garden Area (YG)
10:00 AM:  - 10:30 AM: Cornhole Tournament- Register 30 min. prior to start - PA Farm Bureau Bldg (PFB)
10:30 AM:  - 11:00 AM: Understanding the Diversity, Distribution, and Abundance of Wild Bee Pollinators - College Exhibits Building Theatre (CT)
10:30 AM:  - 11:30 AM: Hay Mowing and Tedding - Equiment Demo (ED)
10:30 AM:  - 12:00 PM: Managing Equine Pastures and Drylots - Tours (T)
10:30 AM:  - 12:00 PM: Managing Livestock Pastures with Alternative Forages - Tours (T)
11:00 AM:  - 12:00 PM: UAV/Drone Usage and Safety Demo - Ag Safety Demonstration Area (SD)
11:00 AM:  - 11:30 AM: Avoiding Death and Disease in Pet Poultry and Backyard Flocks - College Exhibits Building Theatre (CT)
11:00 AM:  - 11:30 AM: Bear Hill Horse Logging - Main Horse Arena (MHA)
11:00 AM:  - 12:00 PM: Building a Raised Garden Bed - Yard and Garden Area (YG)
11:30 AM:  - 12:30 PM: Mediterranean Chickpea Salad - Family Building (F)
11:30 AM:  - 12:00 PM: Draft Horse Hitch, Spring Mount Percherons - Main Horse Arena (MHA)
11:30 AM:  - 12:00 PM: Pesticide Storage, Security, and Transportation - Rural Health and Safety Tent (HS)
11:30 AM:  - 12:30 PM: Multifunctional Stream Buffers and Native Grass Field Tour - Tours (T)
11:30 AM:  - 12:00 PM: Kid's Tractor Pull-Age Groups: 4 & under, ages 5 & 6, ages 7 & 8 - PA Farm Bureau Bldg (PFB)
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM: Cover Crop /Planting Green Demo - Equiment Demo (ED)
12:00 PM:  - 12:30 PM: Avian Flu Updates - College Exhibit Bldg. Theatre (CT)
12:00 PM:  - 1:00 PM: ATV Safety Demo - Ag Safety Demonstration Area (SD)
12:00 PM:  - 1:00 PM: Russell Larson Research Farm Tours - Tours (T)
12:30 PM:  - 1:00 PM: Spotted Lanternfly Predators - College Exhibits Building Theatre (CT)
12:30 PM:  - 1:30 PM: Silage Chopping and Bagging - Equiment Demo (ED)
12:30 PM:  - 2:00 PM: Managing Equine Pastures and Drylots - Tours (T)
12:30 PM:  - 2:00 PM: Managing Livestock Pastures with Alternative Forages - Tours (T)
1:00 PM:  - 2:00 PM: Penn State Pullers Quarter Scale Tractor Team - Ag Safety Demonstration Area (SD)
1:00 PM:  - 1:45 PM: Soil Organic Matter and Cover Crop-Based Nitrogen Recommendations for Corn - American National/Farm Family Learning Ctr (FF)
1:00 PM:  - 2:00 PM: Mental Health First Aid - Family Building (F)
1:00 PM: Gaited Horse Demo - Main Horse Arena (MHA)
1:00 PM:  - 2:30 PM: Forest Management Tour: Water, Woods and Wildlife - Tours (T)
1:00 PM:  - 2:00 PM: Get Down and Dirty with Soil - Yard and Garden Area (YG)
1:30 PM:  - 2:30 PM: 4H Team Horse Power, Penn State - Main Horse Arena (MHA)
1:30 PM:  - 2:00 PM: Pesticide Spills Happen-What should you do? - Rural Health and Safety Tent (HS)
2:00 PM:  - 3:00 PM: Demonstration: UAV/Drone Usage and Safety - Ag Safety Demonstration Area (SD)
2:15 PM:  - 3:15 PM: Hay Raking, Baling, and Bale Handling - Equiment Demo (ED)
2:30 PM:  - 3:00 PM: Bear Hill Horse Logging - Main Horse Arena (MHA)
3:00 PM:  - 4:00 PM: Open Field and High Tunnel Organic Vegetable Production Research - Tours (T)

Date:
August 8-10, 2023

Hours:
August 8, Tuesday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
August 9, Wednesday 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
August 10 Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Location:
Russell East Larson Agricultural Research Center
2710 West Pine Grove Road
Pennsylvania Furnace, PA 16865

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