2016 No-till on the Plains Winter Conference

Bicentennial Center, Salina, Kansas

“Celebrating Our Past, Transforming Our Future

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DAY 1
Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016

• 9:00 a.m. Trade Show Opens
• 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Industry Morning Marketplace
• 11:00 a.m. - 11:50 a.m. Beginning No-tiller's Session
  "Principles, Equipment, Soils: Start With the Basics" - Ryan Speer, Greg Scott, Paul Jasa
• 11:00 a.m. - 11:50 a.m. Rainfall Simulator 
• 12:30 p.m. Welcome and Introductions
• 12:45 p.m. Arena Session 1
  "Farming and Ranching by Intelligent Design" - Ray Archuleta
• 2:10 p.m. Arena Session 2
  "Cracking the Code on Food Issues" - Terry Fleck
• 3:40 p.m. Break
• 4:40 p.m. Arena Session 3
  "No-till Promotion Among Smallholder Farmers - My Experience" - Kofi Boa
• 6:20 p.m. – 7:20 p.m. Beer and Bull 

DAY 2
Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016

• 8:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. Breakout Session # 1
  "Transitioning the Farm to the Next Generation" - Gabe Brown
  "Understanding How Diversity Benefits Your Soil" - Dr. Wendy Taheri
  "Earthworms, Soil Conservation, Soil Health: Getting to the Roots of It" - Odette Menard
  "Benefits of Cover Crops in a Corn Soybean Rotation, Optimizing Nutrients" - Mike Starkey
  "Natural Cycles and Impacts of Insects: Using Them to Your Advantage" - Jonathan Lundgren
• 9:25 a.m. – 10:40 a.m. Breakout Session # 2
  "Core Principles of a No-till System: Planting, Rotation and Diversity" - Dwayne Beck
  "History of No-till Implementation; What’s In The Future?" - Ralph Holzworth
  "Cover Crops Improve the Bottom Line of Farm Income" - David Brandt
  "The Financial Arguments for No-till" - Jay Franklin
  "Managing Fertility in a No-till System from Start to Finish, Making the Most of Soil Testing" - Dr. Ray Ward
• 10:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Break and Tradeshow Visits
• 11:40 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Breakout Session # 3
  "The Hidden Half of Nature - Dirt and the Microbial Roots of Life and Health" - David Montgomery
  "A New Perspective for Weed Management" - Randy Anderson
  "Increasing Organic Matter in a Corn, Soybean, Cereal Rye Rotation" - Steve Berger
  "Integrating Large Scale Livestock No-till Cropland Grazing on the High Plains" - Matthew and Nathan Pearce
  "Producer Panel: No-till Management Under Irrigation" - Mark Watson, Ryan Speer, Jimmy Emmons
  "Optimizing Alfalfa in Long-Term No-till Rotation" - Justin Knopf
• 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. LUNCH 
• 2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Breakout Session # 4
  "Producer Panel: No-till Top to Bottom, More Than 22 Inches of Annual Moisture" - Alan Mindemann, Rod Peters, Mike McDonald
  "Producer Panel: No-till Top to Bottom, Less Than 22 Inches of Annual Moisture" - Nathan Pearce, Lance Feikert, John Heerman
  "Understanding Cover Crops and Their Positive Impacts on the Soil" - Jimmy Emmons
• 3:25 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. Breakout Session # 5
  "Marketing Products From the Farm, Making the Most of Consumer Trends" - Gabe Brown
  "Soils Impact Food Quality and Nutritional Value" - Jill Clapperton
  "A Model for Success: No-till in Burleigh County North Dakota" - Jay Fuhrer
• 4:50 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. Arena Closing Session 
  "What Have We Learned In the Last Two Days and the Last Twenty Years" - Dwayne Beck

Stick around for the AIM Symposium
Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016

Join us for the Agriculture's Innovative Minds Symposium for a discussion on how plants, insects and the soil communicate with one another. Speakers include Dr. Jack Schultz, Dr. Jonathan Lundgren and Dr. Jill Clapperton. The cost is $250 per person until Jan. 21. Walk-in rates apply thereafter at $275 per person.

AIM Symosium Schedule, Jan. 28

• 8:00 Introductions

  Plant Communication Through Chemical Signals

  Jack Schultz

  10:15 Break

  The Soil Community is the Transmission Line

  Jill Clapperton

  12:30 Lunch

   Insects Send and Receive Chemical Signals

  Jonathan Lundgren

  3:30 Break

  4:00 Putting The Pieces Together on Your Farm

• Producer Panel: Rick Bieber, Jay Fuhrer, Darin Willams

• 5:00 Adjourn