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No-Till On The Plains Board

Name Current Position Affiliation Location
Roger Long President Rosen's Inc. - Industry Rep Great Bend, KS
Brian Berns Vice-President Farmer, Nebraska Representative Bladen, NE
Bill Spiegel Secretary Kansas Wheat Commission Manhattan, KS
Josh Lloyd Ex Oficio Farmer, Heartland Alliance Oakhill, KS
Bud Davis Advisor NRCS State Agronomist (retired) Salina, KS
Brian Ganske Industry Rep, John Deere Hays, KS
Dennis Hupe Kansas Soybeen Commission Topeka, KS
Gary Maskus Colorado Conservation Tillage Association Arriba, CO
Alan Mindemann Farmer, Oklahoma Representative Apache, OK
Rod Peters Farmer, Marion County Alliance Hillsboro, KS
Charles Rice Kansas State University Manhattan, KS
Joe Swanson Farmer, Rice County Alliance Windom, KS
Keith Thompson Farmer, Osage County Alliance Osage City, KS
Ed White Farmer, Great Plains Alliance Moscow, KS
Brian Lindley Executive Director Wamego, KS
Jana Lindley Program Coordinator Wamego, KS
Where We Started

Excessive tillage led to bare, uncovered soil which resulted in ideal conditions for soil erosion.  In addition to soil loss, massive amounts of water which could have been used in growing a crop were lost as well.  This loss of soil and water led to lower crop yields which resulted in unprofitable farms.

There is still a lot of heavy tillage occurring, but as more and more farmers move to a No-till crop production system, soil erosion is going down and production levels are going up.