Table of Contents

 

Sponsors...................................................................................................................... 2

Board of Directors.............................................................................................. 3

 

Conference Survey................................................................................................ 4

 

Agenda......................................................................................................................... 6

 

Opening Remarks..................................................................................................... 7

                   Doug Luebke, President SDNTA

 

The Real Dirt............................................................................................................. 8

                   Dr. Jill Clapperton, Rhizosphere Ecologist, Lethbridge, Alberta

 

Long-term Impacts of Tillage Erosion on Productivity................... 10

                        Dr. David Lobb, Soil Scientist, University of Manitoba

 

Integrating Livestock into No-Till Farming Systems......................... 16

                        Gabe Brown, Farmer/Rancher, Bismarck, ND

                        Jay Fuhrer, NRCS District Conservationist, Bismarck, ND

 

Cover Crop:  The Good and the Bad............................................................ 20

                        Dr. S. Osborne, USDA-ARS, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD

 

Soil Carbon and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Offsets............................ 28

                        Dr. Gordon Smith, Environmental Resource Trust

 

Marketing No-Till................................................................................................... 36

                        Karl Kupers, Farmer, Harrington, WA

 

Conservation Security Program.................................................................. 41

                        Jason Miller, Conservation Agronomist, USDA-NRCS

 

Do You “C” What I “C”?.......................................................................................... 42

                        Dr. Dwayne Beck, Dakota Lakes, South Dakota State University


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Sponsors List

No Till: The Next Step

 

The South Dakota No-Till Association would like to thank the following sponsors for their contributions and support. Financial support from sponsors helps to reduce registration costs, travel and lodging expenses of speakers, facility costs, proceedings, refreshments and other expenses. 

 

Gold

v      Pioneer Hi-Bred International

v      Gustafson

v      North Central Farmers Elevator

v      Monsanto

v      DuPont Crop Protection

v      BASF

v      Horsch Anderson

v      Syngenta

v      NK Brand Seeds

v      Moodie Implement

v      Mid West Cooperatives

v      Far Better Farm Equipment

v      Mountain View Harvest Cooperative

v      South Dakota Department of Agriculture

v      SDSU Extension Service

v      Natural Resources Conservation Service

 

Silver

v      Farm Credit Services of America

v      South Dakota Oilseeds Council

v      South Dakota Wheat Commission

v      South Dakota Corn Utilization Council

v      Hinrichs Trading Company–contracting chickpeas in SD

v      Sam’s Seeds

 

Bronze

v      Ducks Unlimited

v      Hughes County Conservation District

v      South Dakota Soybean Research & Utilization Council

v      Exapta Solutions

 

We could not do it without them!
South Dakota No-Till Association
Board of Directors

 

 

 


Doug Luebke
PO Box 23
Corsica, SD  57328
605-946-5255

Rick Bieber
26510 127th St, Box 50
Trail City,  SD  57657
605-845-7085

Danny Wipf
Lakeview Colony
28748 386th Ave
Lake Andes, SD  57356

         

 

 

Kent Kinkler
30240 194th St
Onida, SD  57564
605-264-5337 (Shop)
605-264-5237 (Home)

Leo Vojta
222 W 8th Street
Mobridge, SD  57601
605-845-3709

Craig Stehly
601 Roselander Road
Mitchell, SD  57301
605-996-8466 (Home)
605-996-8525 (Shop)
605-999-8466 (Cell)

 

 

 

David Neuharth
21369 261st Street
Ft. Pierre, SD  57532
605-567-3366

Alan Biegler
Box 188
Timber Lake, SD  57656
605-865-3231

David Gillen
25625 372nd Ave
White Lake, SD  57383
605-249-2385

 

 

 

Jim Glanzer
PO Box 67
Doland, SD  57436

Terry Ness
29971 204th St
Pierre, SD  57501

Ruth Beck
Executive Officer/Treasurer
1208 E Church St
Pierre, SD  57501
605-224-8891

 



South Dakota No-Till Association “The Next Step” Conference

Ramkota River Center

Pierre, South Dakota

February 14-15, 2005

 

Please indicate your current occupation.

A.  Farmer                        B.  Agency                              C.  Industry

 

How many years have you had a portion of your land in no-till (farmer) or been involved with no-till (other).

A.         1 – 4 Years                    __________

B.          5 – 8 Years                    __________

C.         9 – 13 Years                  __________

D.         > 13 Years                    __________

E.          Do Not No-Till               __________

 

Age Category

20 – 30 years                        B.  31 – 40 years                      C.  41 – 50 years                   D.  > 50 years

 

If you are a farmer, how many acres do you farm?

A.      < 1,000 acres                         B.  1,001 – 3,000 acres                        C.  3,001 – 5,000 acres

D.      5,001 – 7,000 acres                 E.> 7,000 acres

 

If you currently no-till, rate the following items why you switched or continue to no-till.  A ranking of 1 indicates “High Priority” and a ranking of 5 indicates “Low Priority”.

 

                                                            High Priority                         Neutral                    Low Priority

A.   Profitability                                              1                   2               3               4               5

B.    Time Management                                    1                   2               3               4               5

C.   Erosion Control                                        1                   2               3               4               5

D.   Moisture Management                              1                   2               3               4               5

E.    Water Quality                                           1                   2               3               4               5

F.    Carbon Sequestration                              1                   2               3               4               5

G.   Wildlife                                                    1                   2               3               4               5



Rate the following challenges or obstacles in no-till you face on your farm.  A ranking of 1 indicates “Most Challenging” and a ranking of 5 indicates “Least Challenging”.

 

                                                      Most Challenging                       Neutral                 Least Challenging

A.   Fertility Placement                                    1                   2               3               4               5

B.    Seed Placement                                        1                   2               3               4               5

C.   Crop Rotation                                          1                   2               3               4               5

D.   Weed Management                                   1                   2               3               4               5

E.    Profitability                                              1                   2               3               4               5

F.    Time Management                                    1                   2               3               4               5

G.   Erosion Control                                        1                   2               3               4               5

H.   Moisture Management                              1                   2               3               4               5

I.     Equipment Costs                                     1                   2               3               4               5

J.    Landlord                                                  1                   2               3               4               5

K.   Banker                                                     1                   2               3               4               5

L.    Compaction                                             1                   2               3               4               5



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How did you hear of “The Next Step” Conference?

A.                  Neighbor

B.                   Radio

C.                  Mailed Brochure

D.                  Newspaper

E.                   Other_________________

 

What were your top 2 reasons for attending the conference?

A.                  Topics

B.                   Speakers

C.                  Location

D.                  Sponsors

E.                   Other_________________

 

Please rate the following as Excellent (E), Average (A), or Poor (P).

 

Overall, how would you rate the content of the conference?                   _________

 

How would you rate the agenda/format of the conference?                    _________

 

How would you rate the facility? _________