2006 WHIRLWIND No-till EXPO
  July 19th, 2006     Fullerton, Nebraska
Absolutely the highest quality No-till knowledge for the money!

Over 300 attendees learned from experts such as Dr. Jill Clapperton, Rhizosphere Ecologist, Mike Hubbs, NRCS National Agronomist, Dr. Ray Ward, Owner, Ward Labs, and Paul Jasa, UNL Extension Engineer.  Click here for detailed information on these speakers.

Please view the pictures below of the No-till Expo and plan on attending future No-till On The Plains events!

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Three soil pits were available for viewing, and producers were able to actually get down in the pit and examine the soil along with expert speakers NRCS National Agronomist Mike Hubbs, Canadian soil scientist Jill Clapperton, Dr. Ray Ward of Ward Labs, and Paul Jasa of the University of Nebraska/Lincoln.
	Almost 300 producers attended this day-long event. Excellent event with super attendance!	"The Whirlwind Expo was a great opportunity for growers to interact in a casual atmosphere with people who have no till experience and know-how, and to learn in a hands-on way how no tillage improves soil structure, water and air infiltration, and creates that great habitat for both the crop plants and the soil critters."    Dr. Jill Clapperton

Schedule:

8:00 a.m.    Registration

8:50 a.m.     Welcome - Butch Koehlmoos , General Manager, Lower Loup NRD

9:00 a.m.     What I Do and Why - Craig Frenzen, Nance County Featured Farmer

9:30 a.m.     Three 1 Hour Soil Pit Site Rotation

• Pit 1 – No-tilled soybeans into corn, Irrigated, BeA Silt Loam with  Dr. Jill Clapperton, Rhizosphere Ecologist, Lethbridge University and Mike Hubbs, NRCS National Agronomist  

• Pit 2 – No-tilled oats/field peas into corn, Non-irrigated, NoC2 Silt Loam with Dr. Dwayne Beck, Professor and Dakota Lakes Farm Manager, SDSU (invited) and  Randy Rink, No-till Farmer, Pender 

• Pit 3 – Conventional tilled sorghum into corn, Non-irrigated, BeA Silt Loam with Dr. Ray Ward, Owner, Ward Labs and  Paul Jasa, Extension Engineer, Cooperative Extension  

1:00 p.m.    Lunch at the Loup River Inn (1 mile South of Fullerton on Hwy 14 and ¼ East)

You will attend one of the following workshops at 2:00 and the other at 4:00

2:00 p.m.    The New Agribusiness – Dr. Jill Clapperton (Inside Loup River Inn)   OR

                      No-till Equipment – Paul Jasa (Outside Loup River Inn)

3:30 p.m.    Visit Sponsors

4:00 p.m.    The New Agribusiness – Dr. Jill Clapperton (Inside Loup River Inn)   OR

                      No-till Equipment – Paul Jasa (Outside Loup River Inn)

5:30 PM Adjourn

For additional information contact, Tim Schaaf Ord NRCS 308-728-3244 Ext 3.

HUSKER CO-OP

Hegemann Sunflower
Sales And Service
Tillage to Harvest Short line
Specialists
Newmann Grove

No-till on the Plains, Inc. would like to thank Craig Frenzen for providing his farm as the official site for the Whirlwind Expo.