The years have gone quickly, but the tenth annual edition of the National No-Tillage Conference will be taking place on January 8 to 11, 2002, in St. Louis, Mo.

Freeing up time is among the major benefits of no-tilling.

Finding the No-till information you need on the Internet can sometimes be a challenge. But beginning with a few solid farming resources can help you focus your quest for the right information.

Regardless of the final form that the 2002 Farm Bill takes, its legislation could have a noticeably green environmental tone. If Congress shows more interest in developing environmental-based farm supports as “green payments,” it will be a definite plus for no-tilling.

When you say search engine, most people think Yahoo. Though it might be one of the most popular search engines, it’s not necessarily the best.

Dwayne Beck, No-Till Innovator Award winner for research at the 2000 National No-Tillage Conference, and a frequent conference participant, is well known for the “production scale” research that he manages at the Dakota Lakes Research Farm located near Pierre, S.D. The 800-acre facility is owned by a nonprofit corporation established by area farmers and operated by South Dakota State University.