Ag Progress Days 2013

Posted: August 13, 2013

Ag Progress Days (APD) at Penn State is Pennsylvania's largest outdoor agricultural exposition. This year’s show will be held August 13, 14, and 15th. The event is held annually during three days in August at the Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center at Rock Springs, nine miles southwest of State College, PA. Ag Progress Days is sponsored by Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences and features exhibits that showcase the latest in Penn State research, as well as information on best management practices and changing regulations in the agricultural industry. Details at http://apd.psu.edu. The museum will feature demonstrations of small grains from harvest to table, Annual Silent Auction, and new hands-on exhibits. Animal driven and hand-operated trashing and milling equipment will be demonstrated, and visitors can taste mid-19th century foods baked in a wood-fired brick oven.

Visitors to Ag Progress Days were able to examine a variety of contemporary corn seed and corn crops produced by Pennsylvania Corn Growers Association during the three day event held at Penn State's Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center at Rock Springs. Ag Progress Days features the latest technology and changing management practices in the agricultural industry and is attended by more than 40,000 people annually. IMAGE: Patrick Mansell