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Conference will help farmers use no-till successfully
Nebraska 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, which will be held in two locations. The conference is from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., 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. 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; and Soil Temperature and Plant Physiological Parameters in Relation to Tillage Practices. The ARDC conference 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 and 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. Pre-registration is due Feb 10. For more information or to register at the Holdrege location, call 308-995-4222 or e-mail cburr1@unl.edu. For more information or to register at the ARDC location, call 402-624-8030 or 800-529-8030, or e-mail kglewen1@unl.edu. Online registration is available at 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; 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 Farm Service Agency, and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.
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