Helping Farmers Use No-Till Successfully
US - 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.
26 January 2010
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The conference is from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. on 16 February at the Ag Center in Holdrege and 17 February at UNL's Agricultural Research and Development Centre near Mead. Registration begins at 9 a.m.
Conference organisers, 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: Implications of Surface Applied Fertiliser in No-Till Conditions; Climate Variability – Is It for Real; Carbon Sequestration Research Update; Research Report – One Tillage Pass in No-till – Its Impact; Lunch Panel Discussion – Why My Neighbor Doesn't No-Till; Use and Benefits of Cover Crops in a Crop Rotation; Impact of Long-Term No-Till on Infiltration and Runoff with Center Pivots and Evapotranspiration, Soil Temperature and Plant Physiological Parameters in Relation to Tillage Practices.
ARDC topics include: Evaluating No-till Production Year 2009; Climate Variability – Is It for Real; Carbon Sequestration Research Update; Research Report - One Tillage Pass in No-till – Its Impact; a Farm Operator's Experiences with No-till Corn & Soybean Production, Cover Crops, Equipment, Economics and Related Concepts; Implications of Surface Applied Fertiliser in No-Till; Managing Micro-Nutrients in No-Till Cover Crops and The Facts About Nutrient Recycling; Cover Crop Experiences On the Farm; and No-Till Nutrient Management.
Pre-registration is due 10 February. For more information or to register at the ARDC location, call (402) 624-8030 or (800) 529-8030 or e-mail [email protected]. For more information or to register at the Holdrege location, call (308) 995-4222 or e-mail [email protected]. Online registration is available at 2010 Nebraska No-Till Conference.
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, Central Nebraska Public Power and 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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