WHIRLWIND NO-TILL EXPO
The Whirlwind No-Till Expo was three big days -- July 28, 29, and 30, 2003 -- of power-packed hands-on learning with the pros of no-till across Kansas and Oklahoma.  Over 250 attendees were present for the day-long events held at Glen Elder and Hutchinson, Kansas and Blackwell and Red Rock, Oklahoma.  Experts Dr. Ray Ward of Wards Labs, Kearney, NE; Dr. Paul Jasa of the University of Nebraska/Lincoln; Dr. Bob Wolf of K-State; Kansas NRCS State Agronomist Bud Davis, Agronomist and No-Till on the Plains board member Matt Hagny, NRCS Soil Scientist Bill Wehmueller, Oklahoma NRCS Soil Scientist Greg Scott as well as Feature Farmers Doug Palen, Ron Jacques, David Young, Tom Cannon, and Tony Kodesh and others brought vital information to the crowd as well as in-the-field demonstrations.  It was an excellent chance to see the rainfall simulator in action and witness the impact that no-till practices have on soil.  In addition, equipment talks, sprayer demonstrations, as well as soil pit observations allowed the participants to hear vital no-till information first-hand as well as seeing it put into action.   No-Till notebooks were provided to attendees as well as a BBQ lunch.

 Whirlwind Key Speaker Dr. Paul Jasa of the University of Nebraska/Lincoln commented:  “It was great to have the audience stick with us throughout the day - 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. is much longer than the typical field day - indicating the producers valued the program.”

Whirlwind Benefits:

  • Expert opinions & advice

  • Hands-on interaction “in the field”

  • Added profit for your business

  • Informative No-Till notebook

  • Catered BBQ lunch

Speakers included:

  • Ray Ward, Ward Labs in Kearney NE
  • Bob Wolf from KSU
  • Paul Jasa from the University of Nebraska Lincoln. 
  • Matt Hagny - no-till systems crop consultant - Salina, KS
  • Bud Davis and the Rainfall Simulator

Thank You to the Following Sponsors

Kansas

  • Carrico Equipment, Beloit

  • Pankratz Equipment, Hutchinson

  • Sims Fertilizer and Chemical, Osborne

  • Straub International, Hutchinson

  • Guaranty State Bank, Beloit                     

  • Agriliance, Minneapolis, MN                     

  • Mid-Kansas Co-op, Hutchinson               

  • Mitchell County Conservation Districts

  • Farm Credit, Hutchinson

  • Van Diest Supply Company, Hays

  • Farmway Coop, Beloit

  • Boettcher Enterprises, Beloit

  • Acra-Plant         

  • Shield Ag Equipment

 Oklahoma

  • First National Bank of Oklahoma, Tonkawa

  • Central National Bank of Enid, Blackwell Branch
  • S & S Fertilizer, Blackwell

  • Hunnewell Elevator, Hunnewell

  • Jim Curn, Asgrow, DeKalb dealer, Braman

  • Great Plains Cotton Gin, Blackwell    

  • Blackwell Coop
  • Dale Wooderson, Asgrow, DeKalb dealer, Blackwell
  • W.B. Johnston Enterprises, Enid

  •  Diamond K Seed, Red Rock

Whirlwind No-Till Expo Scrapbook
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A soil demonstration at the Glen Elder stop on the Whirlwind Expo.


 
Dr. Paul Jasa comments to the crowd following Kansas NRCS State Agronomist Bud Davis’s rainfall simulator demonstration.

Close to 100 producers from Oklahoma and Kansas braved the Oklahoma heat to listen to Agronomist Matt Hagny discuss crop rotations.
Close to 100 attendees withstood the Oklahoma heat to get a glimpse of soil pits dug in no-till and conventionally tilled fields.

Dr. Ray Ward of Ward Labs (left) and NRCS Soil Scientist Greg Scott address a group of producers at Hutchinson during the Whirlwind Expo.
Dr. Ray Ward discusses plant, soil and water issues with the crowd at Blackwell during the Whirlwind Expo.


Dr. Paul Jasa  and Kansas NRCS State Agronomist Bud Davis’s rainfall simulator demonstration.

  
 

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