The NDSU Extension Service and University of Minnesota Extension are scheduled to co-host a conservation tillage conference Dec. 16-17 at the Hilton Garden Inn, Fargo. 

The conference is for experienced land stewards, crop consultants or novices looking to better understand conservation tillage.

Keynote speakers will be Brain Watkins, creator of the program Cropzilla and Ohio farmer, as well as David Montgomery, author of “Dirt: the Erosion of Civilizations." Additional speakers include experienced growers, agronomists, academic experts and production economists.

Also scheduled are small group sessions where participants can directly ask questions of the conference speakers and industry specialists. A farmer panel will give attendees an opportunity to ask producers questions about no-till, strip-till and vertical tillage practices.

Eight continuing education units will be offered.

The registration fee is $125 before Dec. 3 and $155 after that date. For more information or to register, go to www.ndsu.edu/soilhealth/.

NDSU is recognized as one of the nation's top 108 public and private universities by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education.