Environmental Tillage Systems (ETS) announced 21st Century Equipment as the first SoilWarrior dealer in the U.S. Based out of Scottsbluff, Neb., 21st Century Equipment will sell zone tillage and nutrient application equipment throughout their sales territory in western Nebraska, Colorado and Wyoming.

Seeing the need to for more flexibility to map soils, Eric Lund, president of Veris Technologies discusses the features of the new iScan system that mounts to the row unit of a tillage implement or planter. The front coulter and the rear closing disc contain 2 electrodes that inject electrical current and then 2 chromium carbide points detect the electrical array after it’s gone down in the soil about 2 feet. An optical sensor also shines red and infrared light 2 inches deep to measure soil optical properties which relate to organic matter.

Matt Strein with AeroVironment discusses the new Quantix unmanned aerial vehicle solution. The hybrid aircraft combines features of a quadcopter and fixed-wing models. A vertical launch and transition to horizontal flight allows for 400 acres of coverage and up to 45 minutes of flight time.

Precision Planting Product Manager Dale Koch discusses the new SmartFirmer, an optical senor imbedded in a Keeton Seed Firmer that scans the soil as it goes through the field. The system tracks and provides feedback on organic matter, soil moisture and residue in the furrow.

Check out the latest fertilizer application products from some of the industry's leading suppliers.

Strip-Till Farmer editors caught up with John Leif from AgroLiquid at the 2016 National Strip-Tillage Conference in Bloomington-Normal, Ill.

Joe Bassett, president of Dawn Equipment Co., provides a detailed virtual tour of the company’s new Reflex digital down pressure control system and the evolution of its X-Sense Gauge Wheel Down Force Sensor.

Kiplinger predicts the moldboard plow will soon be an item that will disappear forever, as "modern farmers have little use for it."