2010 Nebraska No-Till Conference
Why are some producers successful with NO-TILL and others are not? We’ve lined up TOP-NOTCH speakers to help you fine tune your no-tillage practices!
Feb. 16 at the Ag Center in Holdrege, NE
Feb. 17 at UNL's Agricultural Research and Development Center near Mead, NE
9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. - Registration begins at 9 a.m. - both locations
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension will provide corn and soybean producers information on how to be successful with no-till farming practices at the Nebraska No-Till Conference.
The conference is from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. on Feb. 16 at the Ag Center in Holdrege and Feb. 17 at UNL's Agricultural Research and Development Center near Mead. Registration begins at 9 a.m.
Conference organizers, UNL Extension educators Keith Glewen and Chuck Burr, and Paul Jasa, UNL extension engineer, said producers will learn the benefits of no-till and how it can work for them.
Speakers include no-till farmers, university specialists and industry representatives.
Holdrege conference includes the following topics and speakers: Implications of Surface Applied Fertilizer in No-Till Conditions - Richard Ferguson, UNL Extension Soil Fertility Specialist; Climate Variability - Is It for Real; Carbon Sequestration Research Update; Research Report - One Tillage Pass in No-till - Its Impact - Charles Wortmann, UNL Extension Soils Specialist; Lunch Panel Discussion – Why My Neighbor Doesn’t No-Till… Paul Jasa, UNL Extension Engineer and Dan Gillespie, Farm Operator, Battle Creek, NE; Use and Benefits of Cover Crops in a Crop Rotation Brian and Keith Berns, Farm Operators, Bladen, NE; Impact of Long-Term No-Till on Infiltration and Runoff with Center Pivots - Dean Eisenhauer, UNL Professor of Biological Systems Engineering; and Evapotranspiration, and Soil Temperature and Plant Physiological Parameters in Relation to Tillage Practices - Suat Irmak, UNL Extension Water Resource Engineer.
ARDC topics and presenters include: Evaluating No-till Production Year 2009 - Paul Jasa, UNL Extension Engineer, Dan Gillespie, USDA-NRCS No-Till Specialist, and Keith Glewen, UNL Extension Educator; Climate Variability - Is It for Real; Carbon Sequestration Research Update; Research Report - One Tillage Pass in No-till - Its Impact - Charles Wortmann, UNL Extension Soils Specialist; Randy Rink – Farm Operator - Pender, NE will share his experiences with no-till corn & soybean production, cover crops, equipment, economics and related concepts; Implications of Surface Applied Fertilizer in No-Till Conditions - Richard Ferguson, UNL Extension Soil Fertility Specialist; Managing Micro-Nutrients in No-Till Cover Crops and The Facts About Nutrient Recycling - Ray Ward, Co-Owner and President, Ward Laboratories, Kearney, NE; Cover Crop Experiences On The Farm - Brian and Keith Berns, Farm Operators, Bladen, NE; and No-Till Nutrient Management Panel - Ray Ward, Richard Ferguson, Paul Jasa, UNL Extension Engineer; and Charles Wortmann.
Pre-registration is due Feb 10. For more information or to register at the ARDC location, call (402) 624-8030 or (800) 529-8030 or e-mail kglewen1@unl.edu. For more information or to register at the Holdrege location, call (308) 995-4222 or e-mail cburr1@unl.edu. Online registration is available at http://ardc.unl.edu/no-till.shtml.
There is no fee for this conference, courtesy of the following sponsors: UNL Extension in the University's Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Nebraska Soybean Board, Ag Services Associates (ASA), Central Nebraska Public Power & Irrigation District, Farm Credit Services of America, John Deere Risk Protection - Blake Johnson, Lofquist Welding Inc – Don Lofquist, Lower Platte North Natural Resources District , Tri Basin Natural Resources District, USDA FSA, and USDA NRCS.
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