University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension in Dodge County

The Nebraska No-Till Conference will help corn and soybean producers succeed with no-till farming practices. The No-Till Conference will be from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with registration beginning at 9 a.m. on February 7, 2007.

Speakers include:

No-Till Farmers
University Specialists and Industry Representatives
Rolf Derpsch, an international agricultural consultant specializing in conservation agriculture, no-till, cover cropping and on-farm research. He will speak on Tillage Effects on Soils Crops and Ecosystem and Critical Steps to No-Till Adoption.
No-Till, Making it Work in Southwest Iowa, David Dukes, Bedford, Iowa (Holdrege)
Crop Residue Survey and Fuel Calculator, Dan Gillespie, USDA-NRCS no-till specialist (ARDC)
One Planter -- Three Crops Corn/Soybeans/Wheat, Merle Holle, grower, Marysville, Kan., and Paul Hay, UNL Extension educator (ARDC)
New Trends in Corn, Cropping, and Diseases, Tamra Jackson, UNL Extension plant pathologist (Holdrege)
My Latest No-Till Experiences, Paul Jasa, UNL Extension engineer (ARDC)
No-Tilling Corn on Corn, Mark Schroeder, farm operations manager, UNL ARDC, (Both); and No-Till and Fertilizer Management, Charles Shapiro, UNL Extension soils specialist (ARDC).

Pre-registration is due Feb. 1. For more information or to register at the ARDC location, call (800) 529-8030 or e-mail at kglewen1@unl.edu. Online registration is available at http://ardc.unl.edu/notill.htm.

The event is available at no cost to producers and is sponsored by:

UNL Extension in the university's Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Nebraska Soybean Board, Sustainable Agriculture and Education
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
Ag Service Associates.

Nebraska No-Till Conference Flyer