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!
9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. - Registration begins at 9 a.m. - both locations
UNL Agricultural Research and Development Center - Near Mead, Nebraska - Wednesday, Febr. 20, 2008 at the August N. Christenson Research & Education Building Three Farmers, Three No-Tillers, Three Different Stories.
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Ag Center - Holdrege, Nebraska - Thursday, Febr. 21
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* Dwayne Beck, Prairie Lakes Research Farm, Pierre, SD - Dwayne Beck, manager of Dakota Lakes Research Farm, Pierre, S.D., has been studying farming systems for both irrigated and dryland. In addition to updating us on his latest research results and rotational ideas, Dwayne will also focus on how the most important crop nutrient, carbon, can be managed effectively only in no-till.
* Jerry Crew, Farmer/No-Tiller, Webb, IA – Jerry’s farm operation consists of 300 acres of corn and 300 acres of soybean. He uses many conservation practices on his fields including grass waterways, terraces, contour cropping, buffer strips, grid sampling, integrated pest management, and, most importantly, continuous no-tillage. Jerry claims his farm is highly erodible land and if he farmed conventionally, there would be no soil left to farm and it would be in surface waters. Jerry is currently a co-operator with the Iowa Learning Farm project. Additionally, he serves on the Clay County Farm Bureau and Iowa Lakes Resource Conservation and Development Boards. The centerpiece of his conservation efforts is continuous no-till farming. In most operations, continuous no-tillage is the only practice necessary to control erosion, Jerry continues. The beauty of no-tillage is that it costs the tax payer nothing, and surface water becomes clear again.
* Dan Gillespie, NRCS No-Till Specialist - Dan will utilize a rainfall simulator to show the benefits of residue cover and soil structure, due to no-till, on rainfall infiltration.
* Paul Jasa, UNL Extension Engineer – Nebraska’s No-Till Tiger, Paul Jasa, Extension Engineer at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will summarize his no-till experiences during the 2007 growing season and information provided by the conference speakers at the ARDC. In Holdrege he will cover achieving uniform crop emergence through residue distribution during harvest and residue management at planting.
* Duane Lange, Farmer/No-Tiller, Ord, NE - After 27 years of no-tilling, Lange won’t go back. Why? Improved soil quality stands out in his fields and he is rebuilding soil organic matter back to preplow days. Duane will discuss and show how he uses crop rotation and crop residue to save water and build soil structure which ultimately has led to more profitability and a positive contribution to the environment.
* Lowell Sandell, UNL Extension Weed Science Educator - Lowell is an Extension Educator in the UNL’s Department of Agronomy and Horticulture with a weed science focus. He will address tree control in no-till and different chemical and crop rotation methods no-tillers can use to address this problem.
* Keith Thompson, Farmer/No-Tiller, Osage City, KS - After more than 30 years of refining his management practices, Keith Thompson still looks for improvements to his operation. His goal is to never leave the soil bare, the old saying, “You have to rest the soil”, is nonsense according to this no-tiller. Keith will show us how he has used crop rotation and cover crops in conjunction with no-till to enhance soil quality and farm profitability.
The free event is sponsored by UNL Extension in the university's Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Nebraska Soybean Board, Lower Platte North Natural Resources District, Tri-Basin Natural Resources District, Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Farm Credit Services of America. John Deere Risk Protection and Ag Service Associates.
Pre-registration is due February 13. For more information or to register at the ARDC location, call (800)529-8030 or e-mail at kglewen1@unl.edu. For more information or to register at the Holdrege location, call (308)995-4222 or e-mail cburr1@unl.edu.
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