LONDON, Ohio – Want to experience the feeling of flying in a crop duster? Ever wonder what it’s like being trapped in a grain bin, or flying inside a bee hive?

At this year’s Farm Science Review, there is no shortage of demonstrations to educate and amaze attendees.

Visitors to this year’s show will want to stop by the iFarm Immersive Theatre for experiences similar to an IMAX theater for viewing agriculture-based films. Topics include a ride on a crop duster applying fungicide, exploration of natural habitats, a view from inside a beehive, an aerial tour of Ohio, multiple machinery demonstrations and a view from the cab during a tractor pull.

“This theater features a few different types of technology,” said Brooke Beam, Extension educator from Highland County. “It uses projection magic and 360-degree video content to give the attendee this immersive experience. With this theater we can convey over 18 different kinds of film we’ve created, ranging from riding a processor to exploring different wildlife habitats here in Ohio.”

Attendees will enter an inflatable dome and take a seat inside. The inside of the black dome will serve as the screen. The movie will project on the dome surrounding viewers.

“It’s as if you’re there in person,” Beam said.

A key stop for any farmer, and one that has been present at the past 20 shows, is the Grain Cart with its Grain Rescue Simulator, designed by students from Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. The simulator is used to train first responders, grain industry employees and farm families about the hazards of flowing grain. The demonstrations at this stop will be held several times each day and are headed by Dee Jepsen, state safety leader for OSU Extension.

“It is difficult for us as humans to always put safety first,” Jepsen said. “There are daily pressures that affect us all. We attempt to get the message of safety out to people of all ages because people are getting more and more removed from what’s happening on the farm.”

In the past 10 years, 14 Ohio farmers have died due to engulfment in grain bins, entanglements in augers, falls from grain bin-related structures and electrocution. Live demonstrations of grain engulfment are scheduled regularly each day at the show.

At the Utzinger Memorial Garden, visitors can hear presentations regarding building a soil profile, fruit diseases, fall-planted cut flowers, low maintenance perennials, growing ethnic specialty crops, growing gourmet mushrooms, top-performing annuals and much more. Many presentations allow visitors to get their hands a little dirty with hands-on participation.

Join the 4-H program and explore STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) in agriculture through hands-on activities at the 4-H Ag STEM tent. Learn how your 4-H or FFA projects or favorite class in school are related to a possible career in agriculture.

The cultivator, planter, field sprayer, harvester and tractor are the top five most important items on today’s farm. According to the USDA, gaining in strength in terms of usage is the chainsaw. Chainsaw maintenance, sharpening and cutting demonstrations will be conducted daily at Soil & Water Conservation Park.

Ag Innovation Demonstrations will be held daily at the Trotter Field Demo Area. Experts and company representatives will be available before and after scheduled demonstrations of the latest ag technology. At this location visitors will see the latest in autonomous tractors and spraying with drones. Sure to catch all eyes is an autonomous irrigation system that has the ability of applying liquefied manure to row crops throughout the growing season.

At the Energy Tent, visitors will discover that as agricultural operations have become more sophisticated and automated, the electric demands of many farms have increased, requiring enhanced needs for high-quality electric to power equipment. Experts in electricity will illustrate ways in which farmers can reduce energy usage, lower energy costs and learn about ways to produce their own renewable energy.

Listen to experts discuss and illustrate nutrient management to learn how to better utilize manure nutrients, how to side-dress corn with liquid manure, how to top-dress wheat with liquid manure and how many tons per acre your manure spreader applies.