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 Companycontracting chickpeas in SD
v Sams 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
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Doug Luebke |
Rick Bieber |
Danny Wipf |
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Kent Kinkler |
Leo Vojta |
Craig Stehly |
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David Neuharth |
Alan Biegler |
David Gillen |
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Jim Glanzer |
Terry Ness |
Ruth Beck |
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? _________