No-till on the Plains, Inc., a Kansas-based no-till organization covering the Midwest, is planning a summer bus tour in June 17-19 that will inform farmers about ways to increase profitability and gain better agronomic understanding of soils.

The Points North No-till tour is partially funded through a grant from the Nebraska Environmental Trust and in cooperation with NRCS and University of Nebraska Extension.

The tour will feature expert speakers as well as experienced continuous no-tillers in the Plains region. The tour has two available pick-up and departure locations--the Lancaster County Extension Office in Lincoln and Northeast Community College in Norfolk.

Several excellent South Dakota stops will be made that feature no-till equipment and cropland as well as the Dakota Lakes Research Farm at Pierre, S.D. with Dwayne Beck. Ray Ward of Ward Labs in Kearney and Paul Jasa of UNL Extension will accompany the tour and share their knowledge of continuous no-till.

Registration for the tour is $89.95 and includes travel and double-occupancy lodging. Attendees are responsible for meal costs.

No-till on the Plains is a regional organization that reaches more than 3,000 farmers yearly. The farmer-run group promotes practical and scientific application of continuous no-till farming. For more information on the Points North No-till Bus Tour, contact No-till on the Plains, Inc. at 888-330-5142 or www.notill.org.