Better than 600 farmers, researchers, educators and enterprise consultants traveled to Louisville, Ky., Jan. 7-10 to attend the thirty third annual Nationwide No-Tillage Conference. Attendees representing quite a lot of states throughout the U.S., along with the nations of Australia, Canada, Hungary, Italy, New Zealand and additional spent 4 days absorbing information and networking on the event. The conference, which took place on the Louisville Marriott Downtown, featured 14 regular lessons, 24 lecture rooms and 34 roundtable discussions on a variety of issues related to no-till.
“I’ve been coming to this conference for over 10 years and this was undoubtedly top-of-the-line packages however,” an attendee suggested No-Till Farmer know-how editor Noah Newman as a result of the conference wrapped up.
The movement kicked off Tuesday night with a pre-conference workshop — “Foundations for a Worthwhile No-Till Operation” — moderated by No-Till Innovator Randall Reeder. For 3 hours, fellow No-Till Innovators Rick Clark, Adam Daugherty, Jimmy Emmons and Loran Steinlage fielded questions on all of the items from cowl crops and compaction to slugs and planter attachments. The interactive session equipped new ideas for attendees in order so as to add to their system for 2025 and as well as served as a refresher course for no-till veterans.
NO-TILL KICKOFF: The thirty third annual Nationwide No-Tillage Conference is underway with a pre-conference workshop that features 5 No-Till Innovators! Stroll-up registrations are welcome on the downtown Louisville Marriott tomorrow AM for the first full day of the conference! #NNTC pic.twitter.com/lrAMyfikml
— No-Till Farmer (@NoTillFarmr) January 7, 2025
No-Till Legend Dwayne Beck hit leadoff Wednesday morning with the Silver Anniversary Lecture — sponsored by Needham Ag — “Finding out from the Earlier to Switch No-Till Forward.” The long-time Dakota Lakes Evaluation Farm supervisor shared key observations from over 40 years of research to help attendees understand the true value of positioning their operation for long-term success.
“Ecosystems that leak nutritional vitamins for extended durations of time turn into deserts,” Beck suggested the viewers.
Jasper, Mo., no-tiller Mac Kincaid adopted Beck’s presentation with an unfiltered check out how he built-in livestock and cover crops to “regenerate” his land and revenue. The Soil Nicely being U Youthful Regenerative Producer of the 12 months shared data from on-farm trials for instance the true affect and value of his administration descisions.
Dwayne Beck kicks off the thirty third annual Nationwide No-Tillage Conference in our Silver Anniversary Lecture, sponsored by Needham Ag! #nntc #notillworks pic.twitter.com/HmZOQsZnxX
— No-Till Farmer (@NoTillFarmr) January 8, 2025
Jasper, Mo., no-tiller Mac Kincaid breaks down the true value of soil all through his regular session presentation, “Regenerating Your Earnings,” proper right here on the Nationwide No-Tillage Conference. #NNTC #NoTillConference pic.twitter.com/yEwDyvg05x
— No-Till Farmer (@NoTillFarmr) January 8, 2025
The afternoon regular session following lunch was action-packed with back-to-back-to-back reveals from dryland corn yield record-breaker Russell Hedrick, Horsch Manufacturing founder Michael Horsch (Champions & Challengers Lecture sponsored by Precision Agri Suppliers) and No-Till Innovator Ray McCormick (Frank Lessiter Legacy Assortment sponsored by Calmer).
“Tillage and chemical trials on our farm current that any time we disturb the soil, there’s lower natural train and nutrient launch,” Hedrick talked about.
“Every seed of a plant is looking out for the an identical ambiance…soil density change (akin to plow pan) is the extra critical issue you’ll ship,” Horsch talked about.
Dryland corn yield record-breaker Russell Hedrick will get us going throughout the afternoon session! #NNTC #NoTillConference pic.twitter.com/tz7HKl4ols
— No-Till Farmer (@NoTillFarmr) January 8, 2025
CHAMPIONS & CHALLENGERS LECTURE: Michael Horsch takes the stage now on the Nationwide No-Tillage Conference! #NNTC pic.twitter.com/oIxKuC1njK
— No-Till Farmer (@NoTillFarmr) January 8, 2025
Ray McCormick shows on the very first No-Till Conference 33 years previously and gives a shoutout to Frank Lessiter as a Conservation Hero. #NoTillConference #NNTC pic.twitter.com/CBD9wSD9ai
— No-Till Farmer (@NoTillFarmr) January 8, 2025
After a networking break, Morry “The Grizz” Taylor wrapped up the day with an entertaining session on the latest tire know-how and his outlook for the ag enterprise beneath the Trump administration.
Morry “The Grizz” Taylor wraps up the last word regular session of the day with a deep dive into new tire know-how and his 2025 outlook for the farming enterprise. #NNTC #NoTillConference pic.twitter.com/6dClpP1luu
— No-Till Farmer (@NoTillFarmr) January 8, 2025
Thursday morning began with a Youthful No-Tillers Panel that features Noah Newman, James Hepp (Rockwell Metropolis, Iowa) and Joel Reddick (Bardwell, Ky.). The youthful no-tillers shared their distinctive views, strategies and strategies and equipped potential choices to the challenges many youthful farmers face when implementing new strategies.
Joel Reddick (r), James Hepp (c) and NTF Tech Editor Noah Newman doing good job with Youthful No-Tiller Panel on the Nationwide No-Tillage Conference Networking Breakfast. #nntc #notillworks pic.twitter.com/JUjEHb3oyd
— No-Till Farmer (@NoTillFarmr) January 9, 2025
No-Till Innovators Jim Hoorman and Jimmy Emmons (David Brandt Memorial Lecture sponsored by Farmers for Soil Nicely being) continued the morning regular lessons with information-packed reveals on nutrient function and overcoming troublesome local weather conditions.
Jim Hoorman digs deep into nutrient content material materials and efficiency all through our subsequent regular session! #NoTillConference #NNTC pic.twitter.com/GUr1vAVDfU
— No-Till Farmer (@NoTillFarmr) January 9, 2025
Oklahoma No-Till Innovator Jimmy Emmons’ regular session presentation is underway proper right here in Louisville! #NNTC #NoTillConference pic.twitter.com/psEQT3kAvd
— No-Till Farmer (@NoTillFarmr) January 9, 2025
The Thursday afternoon session was one for the file books as No-Till Farmer president Mike Lessiter honored the model new class of No-Till Innovators on stage — Adam Daugherty, Jimmy Emmons, Laura Tessieri (North Jersey Conservation Helpful useful resource & Development) and Truax Agency.
Adam Daugherty, Jimmy Emmons, Truax Co. (not pictured) and the North Jersey Helpful useful resource Conservation & Development acknowledged as No-Till Innovator Award winners, courtesy of Calmer Corn Heads, Inc. on the 2025 Nationwide No-Tillage Conference! #nntc pic.twitter.com/Q4oKkLgLF6
— No-Till Farmer (@NoTillFarmr) January 9, 2025
Cambridge, Sick., no-tiller Monte Bottens was moreover acknowledged as a result of the Most Wonderful Speaker award recipient for his 2024 presentation, “Making Grazing So Easy a Corn Grower Can Do It.”
Former Most Wonderful Speaker award recipients Jill Clapperton and Marion Calmer rounded out Thursday’s regular lessons with additional thought-provoking reveals.
“With out healthful soil, you do not have something…you’ve got filth. We wish healthful soil,” Clapperton talked about.
Marion Calmer: Errors made: Planting into middle of tire tracks the place compaction greatest, and looking for tall, skinny tires (didn’t clear up downside). #nntc pic.twitter.com/2031qOqps5
— No-Till Farmer (@NoTillFarmr) January 9, 2025
Jill Clapperton kicks off the Harry Youthful Jr. Memorial Lecture, sponsored by Inexperienced Lightning, on the Nationwide No-Tillage Conference with in-depth lessons on soil biology! #nntc #soilhealth pic.twitter.com/aZpzeFb3Lk
— No-Till Farmer (@NoTillFarmr) January 9, 2025
Arion, Iowa, no-tiller and XTremeAg founder Kelly Garrett took the stage Friday morning with a check out simple strategies to stability the soil and the plant for elevated no-till yields and revenue. A dream workers of no-tillers — Allen Berry, Barry Fisher, Ray McCormick, Randall Reeder and Loran Steinlage — wrapped points up with an Innovators & Consultants panel dialogue about no-tilling in local weather extremes.
Kelly Garrett kicks off our closing day with a traditional session about balancing the soil and the plant! #NoTill #NoTillConference #NNTC pic.twitter.com/NuC3Bwthr5
— No-Till Farmer (@NoTillFarmr) January 10, 2025
(L-R) Ray McCormick, Loran Steinlage, Barry Fisher and Allen Berry share actionable no-till suggestion Friday in our No-Till Innovators Panel! pic.twitter.com/QWyH60Cn3g
— No-Till Farmer (@NoTillFarmr) January 10, 2025
The 2026 Nationwide No-Tillage Conference will occur in St. Louis, Mo. Large Early Rooster registration is in the meanwhile underway.
Adam Daugherty, Rick Clark, Jim Hoorman, Joel Reddick, cutting-edge utilized sciences and new choices! The first spherical of classroom lessons are underway proper right here on the Nationwide No-Tillage Conference in Louisville, Ky. #NNTC #NoTillConference pic.twitter.com/EMqELWNP4J
— No-Till Farmer (@NoTillFarmr) January 8, 2025
Loran Steinlage, Russell Hedrick, Eileen Kladivko, James Hepp, Clay Scott and Zach Alger take the stage in our third spherical of lecture rooms! #NoTillConference #NNTC pic.twitter.com/9nWSKnRxZi
— No-Till Farmer (@NoTillFarmr) January 9, 2025
FRIDAY CLASSROOMS: Courses realized from roller-crimping, grazing & planting inexperienced, establishing foundation for healthful no-tilled soils, strategies for a stellar soybean harvest, stopping herbicide-resistant weeds with covers & new no-till tech are all on the docket! #NNTC #NoTillConference pic.twitter.com/zkBIcP7RRs
— No-Till Farmer (@NoTillFarmr) January 10, 2025
Scenes from the exhibit flooring on the Nationwide No-Tillage Conference Wednesday in Louisville. Don’t neglect to stop and see our title sponsors Thursday and check out gear and merchandise designed that may help you farm effectively. #nntc #aginnovations #farminnovations pic.twitter.com/U4QHWDehpG
— No-Till Farmer (@NoTillFarmr) January 9, 2025