North Dakota State University is now co-hosting the Conservation Tillage Conference every other year in rotation with the University of Minnesota.

The 10th annual conference will be held December 16-17 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Fargo, ND.

"This conference emphasizes proven farmer experience and applied science," says Jodi DeJong-Hughes, U-M regional crops educator based in Willmar. "Straight from the trenches, attendees will learn how heavier, colder soils aren't necessarily the challenge they're made out to be. You will learn from long-time no-tillers and reduced-tillage farmers, sparing you from hard-learned lessons."

Conservation Tillage Conference Heads To Fargo

Besides saving valuable soil resources, conservation tillage has been proven to save $25-45/acre in tillage costs, she adds.

There will be sessions on a full range of topics that will be presented by several specialists. Plus, an experienced line-up of producers will sit on the ever-popular Farmer's Panel.

For more information, please visit the NDSU Soil Health webpage at http://www.ndsu.edu/soilhealth/?page_id=1764