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Abbottstown Schedule
Wednesday January 22nd
| 8:00 | Pancake Breakfast |
| 9:30 | Sprayer / Pesticide Meeting Penn State Extension educator Tosh Mazzone will discuss the following topics: Integrated Pest Management, Pollinators & Pesticides, Perennial Weed Management in Hay & Row Crops, IWM for Herbicide resistance. Worth 2 Core & 2 Category Points |
| 12:30 | Discbine Service Clinic Representatives from New Holland and Messick’s will talk about the advantages of the New Holland MowMax Cutterbar System and will show you how to keep your machine trouble free and prevent down time. |
Thursday January 23rd
| 8:00 | Pancake Breakfast |
| 9:30 | Small Square Baler Clinic Small Square Baler Service Clinic - Representatives from New Holland and Messick’s will discuss what you can do keep your small square baler performing like new, and will provide preventative maintenance tips to help you prevent down time in the field. |
| 11:00 | Protecting Our Children On The Farm Every year future farmers are lost to accidents that could have been prevented. Bryan and Bonnie Messick will discuss the safety of our children on the farm and what can be done to keep our farms accident free. A free toy is available for families with children who attend. Limit 1 toy per family. |
| 12:30 | Round Baler Application and Service Clinic Round Baler Application and Service Clinic - Representatives from New Holland and Harvest Tec will discuss round baler service and maintenance and how you can use New Holland application equipment and preservative to produce top quality dry hay. |
Friday January 24th
| 8:00 | Pancake Breakfast |
| 10:30 | Farm Safety on the Road What are the laws concerning the transportation of farm equipment on the road? A state trooper will discuss transporting farm equipment on the highway, laws and safety tips. Come and get your questions answered by the experts! |
| 12:30 | Sprayer / Pesticide Meeting Penn State Extension educators Heidi Reed and Ashley Isaacson will discuss the following topics: MisApplications & Why They Fail, What's eating My Crops, Chemsweep, What To Realistically Expect From Seed Treatments. Worth 2 Core & 2 Category Points |
Saturday January 25th
| 8:00 | Pancake Breakfast |
| 9:30 | Kubota Compact Tractor Clinic Representatives from Messick’s will discuss compact tractor service and maintenance, and the common problems we see when machines arenot well maintained. Come and learn what you can do to get the best performance and longest life out of your machine! |
Halifax Schedule
Thursday January 23rd
| 8:00 | Pancake Breakfast |
| 9:30 | Sprayer / Pesticide Meeting Penn State Extension educators Tosh Mazzone and Ashley Isaacson will discuss the following topics: Pesticide Resistance, What's Eating My Crops, Understanding Forage Diseases, Core Conversation Starters.Worth 2 Core & 2 Category Points |
| 12:30 | New Holland & Kubota Skid Steer Service Clinic - Service Representatives from Messick’s will discuss skid steer and compact track loader service and maintenance, and the common problems we see when machines are not well maintained. Come and learn what you can do to get the best performance and longest life out of your machine! |
Friday January 24th
| 8:00 | Pancake Breakfast |
| 9:30 | Discbine Service ClinicRepresentatives from New Holland and Messick’s will talk about the advantages of the New Holland MowMax Cutterbar System and will show you how to keep your machine trouble free and prevent down time. |
| 11:00 | Small Square Baler Service Clinic Representatives from New Holland and Messick’s will discuss what you can do keep your small square baler performing like new, and will provide preventative maintenance tips to help you prevent down time in the field. |
| 12:30 | Farm Safety On The Road What are the laws concerning the transportation of farm equipment on the road? A state trooper will discuss transporting farm equipment on the highway, laws and safety tips. Come and get your questions answered by the experts! |
Saturday January 25th
| 8:00 | Pancake Breakfast |
| 9:30 | Kubota Compact Tractor ClinicRepresentatives from Messick’s will discuss compact tractor service and maintenance, and the common problems we see when machines arenot well maintained. Come and learn what you can do to get the best performance and longest life out of your machine! |
Carlisle Schedule
Monday January 20th
| 8:00 | Pancake Breakfast |
| 9:30 | Protecting Our Children On The Farm Every year future farmers are lost to accidents that could have been prevented. Bryan and Bonnie Messick will discuss the safety of our children on the farm and what can be done to keep our farms accident free. A free toy is available for families with children who attend. Limit 1 toy per family. |
| 11:00 | Discbine Service Clinic Representatives from New Holland and Messick’s will talk about the advantages of the New Holland MowMax Cutterbar System and will show you how to keep your machine trouble free and prevent down time. |
| 12:30 | Small Square Baler Service Clinic Representatives from New Holland and Messick’s will discuss what you can do keep your small square baler performing like new, and will provide preventative maintenance tips to help you prevent down time in the field. |
Tuesday January 21st
| 8:00 | Pancake Breakfast |
| 9:30 | Sprayer / Pesticide Meeting Penn State Extension educators Ashley Isaacson and Tosh Mazzone will discuss the following topics: Core Conversation Starters, Weed ID & Management, Tip Talk, Pest Management & Soil HealthWorth 2 core & 2 category points!! |
| 12:30 | Farm Safety On The Road What are the laws concerning the transportation of farm equipment on the road? A state trooper will discuss transporting farm equipment on the highway, laws and safety tips. Come and get your questions answered by the experts! |
Bendersville Schedule
Friday January 31st
| 8:00 | Pancake Breakfast |
| 9:30 | Sprayer / Pesticide Meeting Penn State Extension educator Leon Ressler will discuss the following topics: Managing Pesticide Resistance, 2024 Disease Year in Review, Pollinators & Pesticides, Problem Weed Control. |
| 12:30 | Precision and Robotic Spray Technologies for Agricultural Applications Dr Long He from the PSU Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering. Conventional agriculture is based on a high level of chemical inputs such as pesticides and other agrichemicals, leading to high production cost and serious environmental impacts. The reduction of agrichemical use is a priority for intensively sprayed agricultural systems. In recent years, new spraying technologies such as LiDAR-based intelligent sprayer, robotic autonomous sprayer, and unmanned aerial sprayer (drone sprayer) are becoming available for growers to use for various applications. This presentation will spot on these technologies and some of research works have been conducted at Penn State Fruit Research and Extension Center. Worth 2 Core Points! |
| 2:00 | Kubota Compact Tractor Clinic Representatives from Messick’s will discuss compact tractor service and maintenance, and the common problems we see when machines arenot well maintained. Come and learn what you can do to get the best performance and longest life out of your machine! |
Mount Joy Schedule
Monday January 27th
| 8:00 | Pancake Breakfast Served by PA State FFA Officers |
| 9:30 | Sprayer / Pesticide Meeting Penn State Extension educators Heidi Reed and Leon Ressler will discuss the following topics: integrated Pest Management, Documenting Weather Conditions, Ear Rots and Mycotoxins, Problem Weed Control. Worth 2 core & 2 category points! |
| 12:30 | Artificial Intelligence and Augmented Reality: Tools for Today and Potential for the Future Augmented Reality and Artificial Intelligence are two technologies rapidly expanding into food, farm, agriculture, and natural resource businesses. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Augmented Reality (AR): Tools for Today and Potential for the Future will look to the horizon and the possible integration of AI and AR technologies for efficiency, sustainability, and competitiveness across food and natural systems. The program introduces these technologies and explores how the new cutting-edge tools may support data-driven business decisions and opportunities for efficiency |
Tuesday January 28th
| 8:00 | Pancake Breakfast Served by PA State FFA Officers |
| 9:30 | Protecting Our Children On The FarmEvery year future farmers are lost to accidents that could have been prevented. Bryan and Bonnie Messick will discuss the safety of our children on the farm and what can be done to keep our farms accident free. A free toy is available for families with children who attend. Limit 1 toy per family |
| 11:00 | Farm Safety On The Road What are the laws concerning the transportation of farm equipment on the road? A state trooper will discuss transporting farm equipment on the highway, laws and safety tips. Come and get your questions answered by the experts! |
Wednesday January 29th
| 8:00 | Pancake Breakfast Served by PA State FFA Officers |
| 9:30 | Round Baler Service Clinic Representatives from New Holland and Messick’s will discuss what you can do keep your round baler baler performing like new, and will provide preventative maintenance tips to help you prevent down time in the field. |
| 11:00 | Biosecurity: An Opportunity for ImprovementUnderstanding biosecurity and how simple changes in flow and application can make incremental improvements. Adding all these incremental improvements together can make big changes to how we protect our farms and communities |
| 12:30 | Sprayer / Pesticide Meeting Penn State Extension educators Heidi Reed and Jeff Graybill will discuss the following topics: What to Realistically Expect From Seed Treatments, Agronomic Disease Review of 2024, Nematode Update, Glysophate: Risks and Benefits. Worth 2 Core & 2 Category Points |
Thursday January 30th
| 8:00 | Pancake Breakfast Served by PA State FFA Officers |
| 9:30 | Skid Steer / CTL Service Clinic Representatives from Messick’s will discuss skid steer and compact track loader service and maintenance, and the common problems we see when machines are not well maintained. Come and learn what you can do to get the best performance and longest life out of your machine! |
| 11:00 | Oregon Tool Chain Saw Safety Training and Demonstrations Representatives from will cover how to stay safe while using chainsaws. Come to the clinic and receive a safety kit, safety and maintenance manual, and a bar/chair selector tool. A $35 value. Free Saw or Mower blade sharpening. Limit 3 per customer. |
| 6:30 | Sprayer / Pesticide Meeting Penn State Extension educators Leon Ressler and Jeff Graybill will discuss The following topics: Transportation, Storage, & Security of Pesticides, Managing Insect Pests in Soybeans, Pesticide Toxicity: Protecting yourself, Problem Weeds in Agronomic Crops. Worth 2 Core & 2 Category Points |
Friday January 31st
| 8:00 | Pancake Breakfast Served by PA State FFA Officers |
| 9:00 | Large Square Baler Application and Service Clinic Representatives from New Holland and Messick's will discuss large square baler service and will provide preventative maintenance tips to help you prevent down time in the field. |
| 10:30 | CropSaver Advantages A product specialist from Harvest Tec will discuss the advantages of using CropSaverTM Hay Preservative on dry hay and proper moisture sensing techniques. Ask about a FREE drum ofCropSaverTM with an applicator purchase!Attend this clinic to receive a $25 voucher toward NH CropSaver!! (Limit 1 per Customer) |
| 11:00 | Small Square Baler Service Clinic Representatives from New Holland and Messick’s will discuss what you can do keep your small square baler performing like new, and will provide preventative maintenance tips to help you prevent down time in the field. |
| 1:00 | Discbine Service Clinic Representatives from New Holland and Messick’s will talk about the advantages of the New Holland MowMax Cutterbar System and will show you how to keep your machine trouble free and prevent down time. |
Saturday February 1st
| 8:00 | Pancake Breakfast |
| 9:30 | Outoors with the Morgans and Wolfe-Ridge Log splitters Mike Morgan from Outdoors with the Morgans, Matt from Lilly’s Farm & Firewood, and factory representatives from Wolfe-Ridge answer your questions |
| 10:30 | Kubota Compact Tractor Clinic Representatives from Messick’s will discuss compact tractor service and maintenance, and the common problems we see when machines arenot well maintained. Come and learn what you can do to get the best performance and longest life out of your machine! |
