Biological Systems Engineering, Department of
Document Type
Article
Date of this Version
Fall 1991
Citation
Journal of Agronomic Education Vol. 20, No. 2 (Fall 1991) pp. 115-119.
Abstract
Interest in conservation tillage began to increase in the early 1980s, and farmers wanted information on how to adopt and manage various tillage and planting systems. Area conservation tillage meetings were developed by the University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension to provide the needed information on a regional basis. Local extension agents and Soil Conservation Service personnel helped extension specialists determine program content. The multidisciplinary meetings included farmer presentations and allowed space and time for commercial exhibits. About 80% of respondents to meeting evaluations indicated they planned to change their tillage practices as a result of the information presented.