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.
Events
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
