Penn State’s 2025 Ag Progress Days Highlight Innovation
Penn State’s Ag Progress Days, held Aug. 12-14 at the Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center at Rock Springs, was a successful showcase of agricultural innovation, research and technology, according to leaders in the College of Agricultural Sciences, which sponsored the event.
Over its three-day run, the annual expo attracted an estimated 42,000 visitors from throughout Pennsylvania and beyond – including agricultural producers and industry representatives, government officials, consumers and families, home gardeners, environmental advocates, horse enthusiasts, and others.
Attendees perused more than 430 commercial and educational exhibits, took tours of the research center, watched farm safety and field machinery demonstrations, took in presentations and workshops, learned about foods and healthy living, participated in hands-on activities for youth, and enjoyed other activities.
By highlighting research involving emerging and advanced technologies – and the educational programs that translate the science for producers, students, communities and consumers – the college was able to demonstrate the return Pennsylvania receives on its investment in agricultural research and extension, noted Troy Ott, dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences.
“As Pennsylvania’s only land-grant university, we serve agriculture by developing science-based solutions, technological innovations, and a highly trained workforce to address the challenges and capture the opportunities that will drive economic prosperity in the commonwealth,” Ott said. “At Ag Progress Days, we were able to give producers, policymakers and the public a glimpse of how their land-grant university is using the resources entrusted to us to advance and deploy these technologies and find solutions to the challenges we face.”
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