February 5, 2010

Soils and fertility will be among the focus topics of this year's Nebraska No-Till Conference.

The conference is from 9:30 a.m. to 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, Keith Glewen and Chuck Burr, UNL Extension educators, and Paul Jasa, UNL extension engineer, said producers will learn the benefits of no-till and how it can work for them.

Speakers and Topics

Speakers include no-till farmers, university specialists, and industry representatives.

 The Holdrege conference includes the following topics: Implications of Surface Applied Fertilizer 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 Fertilizer 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.

Registration Information

Preregister by Wednesday, February 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 2010 Nebraska No-Till Conference.

Sponsors

The conference is free, courtesy of UNL Extension, 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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