Oct. 20, 2008
Four days of intensive learning awaits no-tillers when the National No-Tillage Conference holds its 17th annual meeting in Indianapolis Jan. 14 to 17, 2009.
The just-completed conference program, now available at www.notillconference.com, includes 46 speakers from North America and Argentina and offers the best no-till management practices and ideas to help no-tillers improve their bottom line. Speakers include no-tillers, agronomists and university experts on topics from fertility management, precision ag, soil quality, seed placement, cover crops and much more designed to push up yields with less cost.
With "Charging Ahead With No-Till" as its theme, the National No-Tillage Conference program includes 20 general session speakers, 15 classrooms and 60 roundtables. Following is a sample of topics and speakers lined up to present nearly 100 hours of in-depth no-till learning at the Westin Hotel in downtown Indianapolis.
Darrell Bruggink, managing editor and publisher of No-Till Farmer, which organizes the annual event, says both experienced no-tillers and farmers considering adopting no-tillage practices will get dozens of practical tips and be challenged to improve their no-till system.
"With commodity prices having softened and input costs at all-time highs, there's never been a better time for growers to charge forward with the adoption of no-till," Bruggink says. "For example, fertilizer prices alone are eating up much of the revenue increases growers have seen the past couple of years. We'll have a number of sessions that will challenge no-tillers on how to better manage their soil fertility, and be more cost-effective, through unique practices."
The complete 12-page conference program can be viewed at www.notillconference.com. Registration is just $247 per person, with a special $217 rate for additional farm or family members. Registration can be completed online or an online form can be downloaded.
The National No-Tillage Conference is sponsored by No-Till Farmer and the Conservation Tillage Product Guide, as well as 12 industry-leading companies, including Agro-Culture Liquid Fertilizers, Agrotain International, Bayer CropScience, Case IH, Equipment Technologies, Exactrix, Great Plains Manufacturing, Oregon Ryegrass Commission, Specialty Fertilizer Products, Syngenta Crop Protection, Titan International and Trimble Navigation.
SOURCE: NNTC news release.
