Reprinted from Journal of Agronomic Education

Interest in conservation tillage began to increase in the early 1980s, and farmers wanted information on how to adopt and manage various tillage and planting systems. Area conservation tillage meetings were developed by the University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension to provide the needed information on a regional basis. Local extension agents and Soil Conservation Service personnel helped extension specialists determine program content. The multidisciplinary meetings included farmer presentations and allowed space and time for commercial exhibits. About 8007o of respondents to meeting evaluations indicated they planned to change their tillage practices as a result of the information presented. SOIL erosion, sedimentation, and subsequent impacts on water quality are major problems associate