Free No-Till Workshop to be Held in Ord March 17
No-till farming can mean increased profitability, better understanding of soils and fertility, and increased efficiency. These benefits and more will be shared by no-till experts at the Ord No-Till Workshop, Wednesday, March 17th, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Veterans Club, 246 South 15th Street in Ord.
There is no admission charge to the workshop, which features nationally recognized no-till experts and includes a free lunch prepared by the Ord FFA. Speakers include Ray Ward of Ward Laboratories in Kearney with a presentation called “Carbon as a Nutrient.” Paul Jasa of the University of Nebraska will talk about “Uniformity and How You Get It” and Mark Watson will present “No-Till and Water Savings.” Brian Berns will have a presentation on “Cover Crops and Forage Cocktails,” and there will be a panel discussion featuring all of the day’s presenters.
The workshop will also feature a presentation utilizing a rainfall simulator. Kathy Buttle from NRCS in Scottsbluff will demonstrate the increased water holding capacity of soils under no-till farming and the reduction in erosion using the system. The simulator will be demonstrated on the Valley County Courthouse square (weather permitting) otherwise inside the Vets Club. Lunch will include music presented by the Baker Family of Ord.
Pre-registration is requested for the lunch count, but walk-ins are welcome the day of the workshop. To register for the workshop, contact the Natural Resources Conservation Service office in Ord at (308) 728-3781, Extension 3 or e-mail Mark Sintek at mark.sintek@ne.usda.gov.
The Ord No-Till Workshop is sponsored by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Farm Credit Services of America, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension, Premier Pump & Well Company Inc. of Ord, Loup Basin RC&D, Lower Loup Natural Resources District, Ag Pro Insurance Inc. of Ord, Affiliated Foods Midwest/Grocery Kart of Ord, First National Bank of Ord & Sargent, Green Iron-John Deere of Ord, Ord Equipment-Case IH, Green Plains Ord LLC, Pioneer Seed Solutions of Ord, AgLand Electric & Irrigation-Valley Pivots of Ord, Arrow Seed Co. of Broken Bow and Ag Solutions/Lamar Fertilizer Co. of Lamar NE.
