After research and field demonstrations, Coolidge, Ariz., strip-tiller Robert Boyle found the right strip-till setup for this 1,200-acre operation, enhanced by desired improvements and adjustments.

As many strip-tillers can attest, finding the right mix of equipment to maximize performance and productivity in the field is an evolving process. It may takes years or even decades of experimentation with different toolbars, row units and attachments to find the right combination.

In case you missed them, here are the items that have garnered the most interest from other farmers in the month of September.

Iowa State University ag engineer Mark Hanna discusses some of the different closing system options for strip-till rigs, to include coulters along with use of row cleaners for residue management and matching the right setup for your soil types.

Lyn Rosenboom, owner of Land Luvr, introduces the company's updates to the Reaper 2 strip-till rig, including modifications to the row units to provide more simplicity and flexibility for farmers.

Tekonska, Mich., farmer Ryan Groholske discusses some early challenges he encountered incorporating cover crops into strip-till, and his experimentation with seeding cover crops with his strip-till rig in fall and planting into the strip in spring.

On the drive from Brookfield, Wis., to Decatur, Ill., with two of my No-Till Farmer colleagues to this year's Farm Progress Show, we had about 400 miles of windshield time to pass -- some of which was admittedly spent lamenting the state of our pro baseball team, the Milwaukee Brewers.

The following are a few suggestions he had for attendees at the 2008 National No-Tillage Conference on how to make strip-till work right the first time.