2018 National Strip-Tillage Conference
Date: 07/26/18
Location: Coralville, IA
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Derek and Tannis Axten use a low-disturbance, high-diversity no-till system to keep tabs on their soil health ‘bank balance’ and improve their farm ground in Saskatchewan.
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2019 National No-Tillage Conference
Join us January 8-11 at the Indianapolis Downtown Marriott for the 2019 National No-Tillage Conference.
Learn from 40 top-notch no-tillers, agronomists, researchers and other no-till experts, delivering innovative ideas to help you build a more profitable no-till system during 4 highly focused days of no-till education!
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Capturing the Full Value of Cover Crops, Perennial Pastures
This webinar, sponsored by Truax Co., examines how you can get the full value of cover crops through grazing and expanding your cash crop rotation. No-tiller Gabe Brown of Brown's Ranch in Bismarck, N.D. shares the value of integrating animals into your cropping system and more in this free webinar.
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Combine Headers Product Roundup 2018
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