What the yield and soil data show after ten years

After a decade of continuous no-till, the pattern that shows up again and again in South Dakota fields is not a sudden yield jump in year two.

No-till west river: what changes when rainfall drops

No-till changes the math west of the Missouri because water, not fertility, is usually the limiting factor.

Who to call when you have a field question

Start with the contact page at sdnotill.com. Every board member is listed there, along with a phone number or email, and each one farms or ranches in

What sponsors and exhibitors get out of the conference floor

Sponsors and exhibitors at the winter no-till conference get a few hundred working producers in one building who have already decided that reducing

The first three years are the hard ones

Most fields that go to continuous no-till in South Dakota look worse before they look better, and the rough patch usually lasts about three growing

Building a winter reading and viewing list from the archive

Winter is when the archive earns its keep. Recordings from past winter conferences are posted free on sdnotill.com, alongside the Dakota Farm Talk

Where your dues go and what they fund

Membership dues are the main thing that pays for the work the South Dakota No-Till Association does, and the current annual figure is listed on

Inside the work SDNTA does between conferences

Between winter conferences, most of what SDNTA does happens quietly: keeping the library of recorded talks online and free, putting out the Dakota Farm

What membership actually gets you through the growing season

Membership in South Dakota’s no-till association works hardest between April and November, not in the off season.

Planning your trip around the winter conference schedule

Check sdnotill.com first, then book. The winter program’s exact dates, host town and registration link go up on the site as soon as they are settled, and

Events

Save the Dates: > Gettysburg No Till/Soil Health Day-January 17, 2023 > Mitchell Soil Health/No Till Event- February 9, 2023