Here's Where To Go To School For No-Till

Here's Where To Go To School For No-Till NO-TILL EQUIPMENT No-Till Equipment 17-6-12 If you're looking for more hands-on information about new no-till methods, here's two places that offer nuts & bolts training. No-Till Development Center - Jim Kinsella has operated the No-Till Center near Lexington, Ill., (ph 309 365-8041) with the support of BASF, since 1988. In that time he's showed his methods to more than 50,000 farmers, logging thousands of miles each year talking to producers. Farmers can visit the center and see all kinds of innovations. Kinsella brings together a core group of innovators twice a year to discuss new methods and to analyze successes and failures. Marion Calmer's Research Center - Galesburg, Ill., no-tiller Marion Calmer runs what may be the largest individually owned research center in the country. He tests all types of methods, equipment, varieties, and chemicals on his farm. Tour fees last summer were $30 per person pre-registered. Tours are scheduled in July and August. For more information, call 309 334-2609.

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