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Read The Latest
GCTA Newsletter!
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Read Archived
Copies of the GCTA Newsletter!
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Download the
2002 Georgia Soil Quality Card
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Upper Suwannee Conservation
Tillage Alliance info!
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“Mythbusters on
Tillage”
MS Powerpoint or Viewer
Req’d
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Microsoft PowerPoint
Viewer is Available Here!
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Acrobat Reader is Available Here!
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Welcome to
the GCTA website! GCTA is your best source for information about conservation
tillage. GCTA is a farmer-led, grass roots movement. It is a partnership of
farmers, government agencies, agribusiness, farm organizations and concerned
citizens helping farmers get the facts about conservation tillage systems.
Homegrown good ideas, research findings and information exchange are being
used in a united effort to improve and sustain Georgia's agriculture.
Timely information is provided to farmers wanting to adopt conservation
tillage (no-till, strip-till and mulch-till.)
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• Organized in 1993 • Farmer Led
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Developed "Soil Quality Card" for Georgia
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One-on-one consultations
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Farm Tours
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Annual Meetings/Awards
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Training Videos
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Success stories on the Internet
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News Articles
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Helped get Crop Insurance approved
for no-till
cotton and peanuts
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• Presentations at conferences
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Input on Research needs
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Field Trials
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Calendar of Events
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Exhibits
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Farmer Meetings
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On-Farm Demonstrations
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Speakers Bureau
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Field Days
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Newsletters
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Conservation
Tillage is beneficial because it...
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• Saves soil
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Saves fuel
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Saves time
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Saves labor
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Saves machinery
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Permits timely planting
• Maintains
or slightly increases yield
• Is
cost-effective
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Increases soil organic matter
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• Improves soil quality
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Improves water quality
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Reduces runoff
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Increases soil moisture
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Increases irrigation efficiency
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Improves wildlife habitat
• Meets
Farm Bill Requirements
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Helps insure the quality of life for our
children
and our children’s children
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To
request a GCTA membership application, or to get additional information, email lblack(at)jeffersonenergy.coopPlease note, in order to prevent junk
mail, you must copy and paste the email address and remove the (at) and
replace it with the symbol @
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