Strip-Till Farmer got the scoop on a brand-new innovation from Environmental Tillage Systems (ETS) at Commodity Classic 2025. The Cover Crop Applicator can be used while making strips and applying fertilizer with the SoilWarrior. Sean Arthur, ETS regional sales manager, shows us how it works in the clip below from the latest episode of Conservation Ag Update. 

“With all of the movement to increase cover crop acres across the U.S., we have a lot of customers asking about doing cover crops while making strip-till pass in the fall. This is a chance to be able to apply cover crops while you’re applying fertilizer and creating strips with your SoilWarrior.”

“The Cover Crop Applicator and tank system is mounted on the front of the SoilWarrior and it’s delivered through air to the rear of the machine. We have blockage sensors to make sure we do have consistent flow out of each of the tubes and then we do have multiple locations where we can apply the cover crops. Here, we’re showing it to be applied between the rows but we do have the ability to apply the cover crop directly into the strip, to make sure those cover crops establish and hold the soil after the strips are created. So we have the flexibility to set this up for whatever the customer wants to be doing.” 

That tank can hold up to 40 bushels of cover crops.

Watch the full version of this episode of Conservation Ag Update.