Building his first strip-till rig in 2010, Fountain, Minn., strip-tiller Paul Hamann will share the nuts and bolts of piecing together a profitable, economical system at the 2018 National Strip-Tillage Conference.

Patience is a virtue and especially true for taking advantage of the optimal window to building an ideal strip-tilled seedbed. There are numerous ways to set up a strip-till rig and survive with an adequate berm, but truly succeeding requires ambition and adaptation to accommodate ever-changing soil conditions.

Environmental Tillage Systems (ETS) welcomes Ag Ventures Alliance (AgVA) as a new investor in the manufacturer of conservation tillage and nutrient management equipment.

The University of Minnesota Extension took a day last month to highlight various tillage practices at their Tillage and Technology Field Day. The event, held at the University of Minnesota-Morris, brought together experts from across the Upper Midwest and Canada to talk with producers and demonstrate equipment.

Mole knives increase in popularity as farmers use a range of row unit setups and sizes depending on geographic location.

Check out the latest strip-tillage products from some of the industry's leading suppliers.

Wayne Buck, sales manager with Hiniker, introduces the company's redesigned row unit for the 6000 strip-till toolbar with rear-wheel lift assembly. The pull-type machines are available in 12- or 16- row configurations for strip-till, anhydrous applications and liquid or granular fertilizer application with pull-behind wagons or tanks.

George Mayo, customer service manager with Bigham Ag, showcases updates to the manufacturer’s Optimizer strip-till unit, to include a stronger frame, greaseless bushings and a 20-inch coulter blade.