Questions on crops, soils, conservation answered at Ag Progress Days
Folks with questions about managing their crops or forest can get answers at the Crops, Soils and Conservation Tent at Penn State's Ag Progress Days, Aug. 16-18.
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Ag Progress Days
Ag Progress Days highlights advances, achievements in agriculture
Penn State's 2011 Ag Progress Days highlighted many of the latest advances in agricultural and natural sciences. The three-day event provided visitors a wide range of exhibits and demonstrations while also offering some fun activities. On Aug. 17, Ag Progress Days hosted the annual Government and Industries Luncheon at the facilities special events building. Guest speakers included Penn State President Graham B. Spanier along with Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett. For photos, visit http://live.psu.edu/flickrset/72157627333253841 online. (more)
Gardens at Governor's Residence certified
Reacting to sagging populations of bees and other pollinators, members of Gov. Tom Corbett's staff recently sought and received Penn State Extension certification for the gardens at the Governor's Residence as "pollinator friendly."
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Many faces of agriculture emerge at Penn State's 2011 Ag Progress Days
In Pennsylvania, agriculture does more than fill supermarkets. It's at once a major economic driver, a steward of natural resources and a preserver of a venerated lifestyle. So it's no surprise that Penn State's Ag Progress Days, set for Aug. 16-18 at Rock Springs, brings together people with a wide variety of perspectives on the production of food, fuel and fiber. "Whether you are a crop grower, a livestock producer, a parent, a young person, a gardener, a conservationist, or simply a consumer of food, fiber and energy, there is something here to interest you," said Bruce McPheron, dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences. (more)
Energy a focus at Penn State's Ag Progress Days
Energy is a timely topic in Pennsylvania -- whether it is biofuel from plants such as switchgrass, soybean or camelina, or natural gas extracted from the Marcellus Shale -- so it's no surprise that energy will be a focus at Ag Progress Days, Aug. 16-18.
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Kids find fun in farming at Penn State's Ag Progress Days
Agriculture is serious business in Pennsylvania, but young people attending Penn State's Ag Progress Days, set for Aug. 16-18 at Rock Springs, can discover that farming also has a fun side. (more)
Ag Progress Days theatre presentations to make visitors think
A series of thought-provoking, authoritative presentations about agricultural issues will be offered in the College of Agricultural Sciences Exhibits Building theatre during the 2011 edition of Penn State's Ag Progress Days, Aug. 16-18.
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Cover the wide-open spaces of Ag Progress Days with research tours
Penn State's 2011 Ag Progress Days, set for Aug. 16-18, assembles a wealth of cutting-edge information spread over the 1,500 acres of the Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center at Rock Springs. You can be transported to research plots and demonstrations on free research bus tours leaving at regular intervals at the site. (more)
Field demonstrations focus on business side of Ag Progress Days
Demonstrations of the latest agricultural technology and machinery will highlight the commercial portion of Penn State's Ag Progress Days exposition, Aug. 16-18 at Rock Springs. New field demonstrations this year will feature equipment used in corn chopping, planting of cover crops and overseeding standing corn with cover crops. (more)
Enhanced Pasto Agricultural Museum is a highlight of Ag Progress Days
The recently enlarged and renovated Pasto Agricultural Museum -- which will be formally dedicated at Penn State's 2011 Ag Progress Days -- will provide visitors with an even clearer glimpse into farming's past.
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