The trade show will feature exhibits from companies specializing in ag software, hardware and interfacing equipment for barn, field and pickup truck. There will be 30-minute breaks between workshops, allowing attendees ample time to talk with vendors and comparison shop. The event's keynote luncheon speaker will be Doug Harford of Mazon, Ill., who will discuss the future of precision agriculture. Harford grows corn and soybeans on 1,800 acres, where he has experimented with everything from computerized yield monitors and spray controllers to aerial infrared photography. The danger is that we may get so drawn into it that we don't spend enough time doing the right things.
Lunch is included in the registration fee.
The event is sponsored by Pennsylvania Farmer and Maryland Farmer magazines, Penn State Cooperative Extension, Maryland Cooperative Extension, Nutrient Solutions in Agriculture and Pennsylvania Farm Bureau. Financial support comes from Pennsylvania Friends of Agriculture, and Penn State and Maryland Cooperative Extension. To read the latest news releases, click on this link. To read previous months' news releases, click on this link.