No-Till Club to host conference on sustainability in agriculture

The conference aims to cater for farmers big and small, and to inform advisors, academics and agricultural extension support groups to "look and learn".

Over the three days the organisers will endeavour to provide food for thought about sustainability in agriculture and food security, while teaching simple methods on reducing soil erosion and developing healthier soils with the following:

• A farm tour on a working no-till farm;
  
• An expo of equipment and input supplies;
  
• A demo of planters and machines (weather permitting);
  
• A look at an integrated pest and disease management system that has been developed at ZZ2, the tomato farmers;
  
• Plants have allopathic qualities which can work for or against you; attendees can learn about a new aspect of weed control;
  
• Three experienced no-till farmers will demonstrate how they get it right;
  
• An economist will talk about how we can work within the present economic climate;
  
• An emerging commercial farmer who plants 50 ha of maize and also runs a 10 ha vegetable production unit will present;
  
• A missionary will discuss how he has found that faith and agriculture can build self worth.

Click here to download the full conference programme and details.

For more information, go to www.notillclub.com.