View some of the exhibits and events from Ag Progress Days 2025!
At an exhibit in the College of Agricultural Sciences Exhibits Building during Ag Progress Days 2025, researchers from the college explain current projects to visitors.
Long He (left), associate professor of agricultural and biological engineering, discusses his research on automation in tree-fruit production in the College Exhibits Building at the 2025 Ag Progress Days expo.
Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding (right) speaks with 4-H State Council Members before a town hall event with Dean Troy Ott at 2025 Ag Progress Days.
The audience listens to state Secretary of Ag Russell Redding and College of Ag Sciences Dean Troy Ott during their Ag Progress Days town hall Aug. 12, 2025.
Dwight Lingenfelter, weed science extension associate, speaks with a visitor during 2025 Ag Progress Days.
A 2025 Ag Progress Days visitor speaks with a Penn State Extension educator about agricultural conservation programs.
Visitors inspect a piece of equipment after a field machinery demonstration at 2025 Ag Progress Days.
College of Agricultural Sciences staff members volunteer in the information booth at 2025 Ag Progress Days.
College of Agricultural Sciences Dean Troy Ott (left) and Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding speak during a video interview at Ag Progress Days, Aug. 12, 2025.
A group of visitors peruse the 2025 Ag Progress Days program guide while planning their day.
Amy Duke (left), College of Ag Sciences associate director of communications, chats with Chuck Gill, senior public relations specialist and news editor, upon arrival at Ag Progress Days, Aug. 13, 2025.
Visitors inspect the antique tractor display at 2025 Ag Progress Days.
Members of the Martinsburg Volunteer Fire Company conduct a mock emergency rescue operation involving a tractor rollover at the Ag Progress Days Farm Safety Demonstration Area, Aug. 13, 2025.
Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi greets members of the Pennsylvania 4-H State Council at Ag Progress Days, Aug. 13, 2025.
College of Ag Sciences Dean Troy Ott speaks at the Ag Progress Days Government and Industry Day luncheon, Aug. 13, 2025.
Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding speaks at the Ag Progress Days Government and Industry Day luncheon, Aug. 13, 2025.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks at the Ag Progress Days Government and Industry Day luncheon, Aug. 13, 2025.
Ed Zuech, director of information technologies for the College of Agricultural Sciences, speaks with an IT staff member during Ag Progress Days 2025.
U.S. Rep. Glenn "GT" Thompson, chair of the House Agriculture Committee, speaks at the Ag Progress Days Government and Industry Day luncheon, Aug. 13, 2025.
Riders put horses through their paces at the Equine Experience at Ag Progress Days 2025.
Ron Hoover, senior project associate in plant science and coordinator of the College of Ag Sciences' On-Farm Research Program, talks to a member of the Farm Services staff at Ag Progress Days 2025.
Penn State Extension Master Gardener volunteers confer in the pollinator garden in the Yard and Garden Area at 2025 Ag Progress Days.
Rita Graef, Pasto Agricultural Museum director, flashes a smile during Ag Progress Days 2025.
Jeff Hyde (left), director of Penn State Extension, and Tara Mondock, director of college relations and communications, strategize in front of the Ag Progress Days information booth, Aug. 13, 2025.
A young visitor learns about microbes at a display in the College of Ag Sciences Exhibits Building during 2025 Ag Progress Days.
College of Ag Sciences Dean Troy Ott chats with a group following a town hall event at Ag Progress Days, Aug. 12, 2025.
Penn State Extension Director Jeff Hyde greets members of the 4-H State Council at Ag Progress Days, Aug. 12, 2025.
College of Ag Sciences Dean Troy Ott speaks during a town hall event with state Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding at Ag Progress Days, Aug. 12, 2025.
Faculty and staff from Penn State's Agricultural Safety and Health Program conduct a demonstration on the hazards of riding lawnmowers, Aug. 12, 2025, during Ag Progress Days.
Daniela Carrijo, assistant professor and grain crops extension specialist, talks with a 2025 Ag Progress Days visitor about what makes a high-quality wheat grain.
Nicole McGeehan, food safety extension educator, demonstrates proper food preservatrion techniques for an audience at 2025 Ag Progress Days.
Tractors at rest between field machinery demonstrations during 2025 Ag Progress Days.
College of Ag Sciences Dean Troy Ott (center) and Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding (left) chat with a visitor while taking shelter from a rain shower on Aug. 13, 2025, during Ag Progress Days.
College of Agricultural Sciences Dean Troy Ott (right) and EPA Region III Administrator Amy Van Blarcom-Lacke at 2025 Ag Progress Days, Aug. 13.
Members of the student Penn State Pullers team in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering pose with their 1/4-scale competition tractor at Ag Progress Days 2025.
Mary Wirth, retiring director of college relations and communications, before the 2025 Ag Progress Days Government and Industry Day luncheon.
Media crews focus on Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding at the 2025 Ag Progress Days Government and Industry Day luncheon.
Kasey Snell, environmental health and safety specialist, Ryan Golas, building coordinator, and Mike Hoffman, director of facilities and safety, pose in front of Ag Progress Days tour buses, Aug. 13.
College of Ag Sciences Dean Troy Ott, third from left, accepts the keys to a methane-powered tractor from New Holland for the college's use in research and teaching.
College of Ag Sciences Dean Troy Ott joins Ag Secretary Redding, company representatives and others to celebrate New Holland's presentation of a CNG-fueled tractor to the college at Ag Progress Days 2025.
Montana Riggs (left), assistant teaching professor of poultry science, and Tory Fischer, poultry extension educator, present a hen-handling demonstration at Ag Progress Days, Aug. 14, 2025.
Faith Kibuye (right), extension water resources program specialist, tests a water sample during the Ag Progress Days Pond Management Tour, Aug. 13, 2025.
In this aerial image, a crowd watches an Ag Progress Days corn chopping demonstration on Aug. 13, 2025.
2026 Event Information
Dates
August 11, Tuesday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
August 12, Wednesday 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
August 13, Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Location
Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center
2710 W. Pine Grove Road
Pennsylvania Furnace, PA 16865
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2026 Event Information
Dates
August 11, Tuesday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
August 12, Wednesday 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
August 13, Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Location
Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center
2710 W. Pine Grove Road
Pennsylvania Furnace, PA 16865
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