Runnels County Conservation Tillage Conference

The eighth annual Runnels County Conservation Tillage Conference was held Thursday, July 6th in Ballinger.

Approximately 150 producers, ag service representatives and public service personnel attended the event. Originally, this event was held as an on-farm demonstration, question and answer field day, to answer producer’s questions about conservation tillage.

The conference has progressed from touring three or four producer’s conservation tillage programs, to the recent conference addressing pest and nutrient management concerns, as well as managing rural road rights of ways, ag land appraisals and Farm Bill policy needs.

Equipment demonstrations, as well as observing soil properties in soil pits, have highlighted other conferences in the past.

This years conference sponsors were the Southern Rolling Plains Cotton Growers Association, Texas Cooperative Extension, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Runnels County Crops Committee, Concho Valley RC&D, the Runnels Soil and Water Conservation District, and the Soil and Water Conservation Society of America-Concho Valley Chapter.

Ronnie Vanicek, Ballinger District Conservationist, discusses some of the beneficial aspects of conservation tillage as producers view a soil profile.	A tour of a conservation tillage field shows farmers how the practice can help prevent wind or water erosion, save soil and reduce water usage.

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