The Carroll, Clinton, Howard, and Tippecanoe County Soil and Water Conservation Districts will host a No- Till Field Day on Aug. 27. The event will be held at the Purdue Beck Agriculture Center located on US 52 in West Lafayette from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Guest speakers will cover the economics of no-till, corn-aftercorn rotation implications, weed control/wellhead contamination prevention, and soil quality. An equipment demonstration will also take place.

Credits for Pesticide Application Re-certification and Certified Crop Advisor Continuing Education have been requested for the day to include four hours of soil and water.

The event is open to the public and a free lunch will be provided. Pre-registration is required and can be made by calling the Clinton County SWCD office at 765-659- 1223 ext. 3, Tippecanoe County SWCD at 765-474- 9992, Carroll County SWCD at 765-564-2849 ext. 3, or Howard County SWCD at 765-457-2114 ext. 3.

The field day is presented by the Greater Wabash River Resource Conservation and Development, Carroll, Clinton, Howard, and Tippecanoe Co. Soil and Water Conservation Districts, Purdue Extension, and the Natural Resources Conservation Service and funded in part by a Clean Water Indiana Grant.