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No-till on the Plains Inc. is a non-profit educational organization providing information to farmers on adopting No-till and other sustainable production methods, and to further develop those techniques. More on our mission.....

No-till On The Plains Summer Education Events

No-till Cover Crop Research Plot Field Day
September 23rd Bladen, NE FREE REGISTRATION beginning at 8:00 a.m.

· Cover crop research plots (20 different crops in 25 different plots)

· Cover crop moisture usage research

· Soil fertility and soil structure with Dr. Ray Ward

· Rotational grazing of forage cover crops

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Alliance, NE Whirlwind Expo
September 3rd, 2008

The Expo will feature soil pits on-site and in-the-field demonstrations. This will be an excellent opportunity to see the rainfall simulator in action and witness the impact that continuous No-till practices have on soil. Click here for more information....

No-till Events at a glance
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*Oct 7 Cover Crop Field Day - Bedford, IA
* March 21 - Jan 4, 2009 Kansas Museum of History presents "Forces of Nature" which features a No-till On The Plains exhibit
* Jan 26, 2009 Crop Health Workshop by Pinnacle Crop Technology
Jan 27-28, 2009: No-till On The Plains Winter Conference - Salina, KS
“It’s not too early to reserve your hotel room for the 2009 Winter Conference!” Click here for a listing of special pricing on hotel rooms!

* Events not sponsored by No-till On The Plains

A No-till Discussion Board
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Recent Topics on Talk About No-till

Fertilizer choice - popup or between row? Soybean maturity and planting date... Irrigated No-till wheat... Planting corn with an air seeder... Cover Crops.... Sun hemp after wheat ..... Pulling 24" deep soil samples... Airseeder hopper.... Equipment for sale.....

Leading Edge magazine is published by No-till On The Plains Inc. and is dedicated to bringing you the most advanced techniques in no- till agriculture. Click here to preview and purchase past issues and articles!

VOLUME 7 NUMBER 3 is now available!

No-till In The News

Our Good Earth - The future rests on the soil beneath our feet - a National Geographic article

Glomalin - What Is It . . . and What Does It Do? by Dr. Kristine Nichols
Soil Quality Indicators by Kathy Buttle
Would Fuel Prices Be As High If More Farmers Used No-till?
NRCS Receives Appreciation Award from No-till on the Plains
Whirlwind Expo Feature Farmers
“Breaking the tillage mindset”
Click here for other Mark Watson articles
"Learn Not To Burn": Wheat stubble is valuable
Successful No-till Begins at harvest
Rainfall Simulator Goes International

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2008 No-till On The Plains Winter Conference

Over 1200 attendees learned from No-till crop consultant Wayne Smith of Australia, Dwayne Beck of Dakota Lakes Research Farm, and many more great No-till Speakers! Click here for more information.... Purchase the 2008 Proceedings Manual...

No-till Resources

Your one-stop web portal to No-till Farming information. We are collecting the best of our Winter Conference Presentations and information and websites from the Internet and putting it in one place so you can easily access it. Click here to begin....