How healthy are your soils? See how continuous no-till production helps boost soil health and what it means for your bottom line. Get equipment setup tips, view our soil pit and rainfall simulator, and learn from no-till experts. 

Cost $30 for non-members, $15 for members.

REGISTRATION IS CLOSED BUT WE WILL TAKE WALK-INS THE DAY OF THE EVENT. 

• Printable Agenda
• 8:00 a.m. Registration 
  Watson Farms
  1561 CR 61, Alliance, NE 69301
• 8:30 a.m. Welcome
• On-Farm Demonstrations
  • Dan Gillespie, No-till Specialist   
    NRCS, Norfolk, NE
    Rainfall Simulator presentation & soil demonstrations
  • Dr. Ray Ward, President
    Ward Laboratories, Kearney, NE
    See soil quality, structure and health in the horizons in the soil pit
  • Paul Jasa, Extension Engineer
    Nebraska Extension, Lincoln, NE
    No-till planting equipment and system management
• 12:00 p.m. Lunch
  West Side Event Center
  2472 CR 62, Alliance, NE
• Afternoon Presentations
  • Mark Watson
    Continuous no-till producer, Alliance, NE
    Rotations, water conservation under irrigation
  • Lance Gunderson/Ray Ward
    Ward Laboratories, Kearney, NE
    Using soil biological testing for fertility
  • Michael Thompson
    Continuous no-till producer, Almena, KS
    Including high stock density grazing on cover crops on the high plains
• 4:00 p.m. Interactive Q & A

Funded in part by the Nebraska Environmental Trust, USDA NRCS and Nebraska Extension. Sponsored by Green Cover Seed, Arrow Seed/Soil Builder Cover Crops and the Nebraska Environmental Trust.

University of Nebraska Extension

Arrow Seed

Nebraska Environmental Trust

Green Cover Seed

USDA NRCS