Conservation Exhibit Area (CEA) and Planting Areas

See several Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) demonstrations, focused on working farms. No-Till machinery will be on display, along with Cover Crop demo plots and Warm Season's Grass Plot. 

Cover Crops Plots

(map is located on page 23 of Official Program)

• Cover Crop Plots and Planting Green - South of the Harrington Bldg. and Conservation Area, Pennsylvania seed companies and Penn State extension representatives will host new cover crop mixtures planted in the plots. Penn State Extension staff will be at the plots to host talks at 11:45 a.m. daily to discuss the new cover crop mixtures planted in the plots. 
• Hay Mowing and Tedding - 10:30 a.m. daily 
• Planting Green/Cover Crop - 11:45 a.m. daily 
• Combining Demonstrations - 12:30 p.m. daily  
• Straw Bailing - 1:15 p.m. daily
• Hay Raking, Baling, and Bale Handling - 2:15 p.m. daily 

Water Resources and Soil Conservation

• No-Till Alliance will be exhibiting in conservation area (for more information see Official Program)
  
• Water Wellhead Demonstration Areas will meet at Harrington Building for the walking tour at 1:00 p.m. daily