2010 Winter Conference
Tuesday and Wednesday, January 26-27, 2010      

Registration rate is the same for 1 or 2 days.    This is an all-weather event.  No Refunds.

On-line registration is closed!  You may register at the door for $200.

Door Prizes sponsored by:

Frontier Farm Credit and American AgCredit

Schedule Overview
 Click here for complete agenda.

Tuesday, January 26th

• WC Registration opens at 9 a.m. Tuesday

• Come early to visit the tradeshow!

• First session begins at 1 p.m. Tuesday

• Beer & Bull begins at 6 p.m.

Wednesday, January 27th

• Wednesday sessions 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

• Lunch provided on Wednesday

2010 Conference Speakers

Speakers include: 

Dwayne Beck, SD Ademir Calegari, Brazil João Carlos de Moraes Sá (JUCA), Brazil Dave Brandt, OH Gail Fuller, KS Gary Maskus, CO Paul Jasa, NE Dietrich Kastens, KS Jimmy Kinder, OK Josh Lloyd, KS Neonila Martyniuk, Ukraine

Mike McClellan Jim Millar, SD Rod Peters, KS Charles Rice, KS Moe Russell, IA Alan Schlegel, KS Steve Swaffar, KS Bruce Vincent, MT Dr. Ray Ward, NE Mark Watson, NE Jeff Wessels, NE Nigel Wilhelm, AU

 Click here for all of the speaker information: biographies, speaker topics, articles and more...

Trade Show:  We will once again feature the huge trade show throughout the Winter Conference where attendees can find the latest products and services available to them.  Click here for exhibitor list, contacts, descriptions and exhibitor map.

Sponsored by:

The 14th annual No-till on the Plains Winter Conference has evolved into the most respected “continuous No-till” conference and trade show of its type in North America.   At the 2010 Winter Conference, you will have the opportunity to visit with other No-tillers from various regions.  This year, about one dozen “producer speakers” -- each in a different stage of continuous No-till (CNT) with a variety of unique conditions – will offer presentations.  In addition, another dozen No-tillage experts – some of the world's foremost authorities in No-tillage systems, will engage the crowd.   These experts are the most knowledgeable No-till aficianoadoes, and growers will have the opportunity to ask questions, share trade secrets and interact with other attendees, participants and presenters.

Many folks question “why continuous no-till?”  No-till on the Plains promotes solely continuous no-tillage because all data points to this practice as the most profitable cropping system in production agriculture. Continuous no-tillage is a system that includes the use of diverse rotations and cover crops, where soil disturbance is kept to an absolute minimum.  Using this system ensures agronomic, economic and environmental benefits. For that reason, each year No-till on the Plains assembles the premier speakers from local areas as well as from around the world. 

Another question that we often receive is, “what can I learn from a speaker from another region?  No one has soils and conditions like here on my farm.”  Yet one of the most important points we stress to attendees is to take what you hear and apply it in your own way on your own farm.  You won’t get a “cookie-cutter” approach to no-till at our conference – nor should you ever want one.  You must work within your management skills, your equipment and your environment.

CCA credits available from this conference - there will be a booth in the registration lobby!  Click here to visit the CCA website.

Past Winter Conference Slide Show

2010 Salina AIM Symposium

In order to utilize your time in Salina, we are once again offering this exclusive event.  The AIM Symposium is held in conjunction with the Winter Conference but is a separate meeting that will be held the day after the Winter Conference ends (Thursday January 28th).    The premise of the AIM Symposium is to  CHALLENGE THE INNOVATORS.

This theme of this year’s meeting is “Cover Crops”

Featuring South American Ademir Calegari who started the cover crop excitement at our 2006 conference!   Several experienced producers from the area will share beneficial information about what has been tried and what is working.

Materials and lunch only guaranteed for those pre-registering by January 15.

More information about the AIM Conference

    Visit www.salinakansas.org for assistance in planning your visit to Salina, Kansas.  You can also request a free visitor information packet.