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Nebraska Points North No-Till Bus Tour No-till on the Plains, Inc., recently hosted a bus tour that provided farmers ways to increase profitability, gain better agronomic understanding of soils and fertility, improve water quantity and quality, and also increase efficiency with new rotations and sequencing of crops. Partially funded through a grant from the Nebraska Environmental Trust and in cooperation with Nebraska Extension, No-till on the Plains offered the educational bus tour to see the “best of the best” in continuous no-tillage. The tour provided attendees with a chance to candidly discuss production practices and management challenges with people committed to long-term success with no-till and to meet fellow no-tillers in various stages of no-till adoption. The hands-on learning opportunity featured expert speakers as well as experienced continuous no-tillers in the Plains region. Nebraska producer Mark Watson kicked things off with a presentation at his farm near Alliance, Neb., where he showed and discussed his crops. Several North Dakota and South Dakota stops were made that featured equipment, cropland, and grazing practices as well as the Dakota Lakes Research Farm at Pierre, SD. Dr. Dwayne Beck, Dr. Ray Ward of Ward Labs at Kearney, Neb., and Paul Jasa of UNL Extension accompanied the tour and shared their knowledge of continuous no-till throughout the trip. "The bus tour gives farmers an opportunity to learn about continuous no-till firsthand, to get their hands dirty on the farm of a successful no-till practitioner," says Brian Lindley, Executive Director of No-till on the Plains, Inc. "With this kind of format, participants can ask questions of the experts and producers and get immediate, practical answers. The interaction on the bus is just tremendous. Attendees of past tours have told us that these trips have changed their thinking, their farming practices, and their lives." No-till on the Plains is a regional organization that reaches over 3,000 farmers yearly. The farmer-run group promotes practical and scientific application of continuous no-till farming. For more information on the Points North No-till Bus Tour, contact No-till on the Plains, Inc. at 888-330-5142 or www.notill.org. |
New site created to aid access to agricultural information Ag1Stop has been designed to be a "One Stop" website to allow users to easily access information and resources concerning agricultural regulatory program requirements, implementing conservation programs and sustainable practices and agricultural policy updates from National websites and from organizations located in all 50 states. Links to national and state commodity trade associations and environmental groups have also been listed. |
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Interstate & Internet Road Trip to exhibit Nebraska fare A new special event will be held this summer in communities found along Interstate 80. The Interstate and Internet Road Trip is the first of its kind—a state-wide trade show where exhibitors can feature and sell their arts, agrotourism activities, crafts, handmade product, homemade items, food and more at various physical locations called ‘Shop Stops’ on July 18, 19 and 20 and on http://www.country-adventures.com/ for an entire year. Other communities are being sought to increase the exposure to Nebraska tourism. Chambers of Commerce, Visitors Bureaus, community organizations, attraction and lodging providers and others in the hospitality industry can become involved to increase exposure to their attractions, restaurants, lodging facilities and community. Country-Adventures will be providing all locations $1,000 plus incentive dollars upon securing 20 exhibitors.
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