For 8 years now we at Orthman have been honing our skills to better understand what happens with strip-tillage and corn rooting. How is this all happening so corn plants can tolerate heat and drought stress better?

Two years ago, George Wheeler of the GWK-branch at Douglas in the North- ern Cape and some of the prominent farmers in the district gathered around a kitchen table to discuss solutions to tillage problems.

Orthman Mfg. announces the appointment of Randy Haarberg as Precision Tillage Systems Agronomist. Haarberg will focus on agronomic education and will assist the Orthman team, dealers and growers worldwide with crop production systems recommendations.

To better meet agricultural needs in South Africa and the sub-Saharan region, Orthman has opened a product assembly facility and warehouse in Kempton Park, South Africa.

Orthman Manufacturing has added two new members to its growing dealer support network. Kyle Frazier is a regional product specialist for the Midwest, including Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Kentucky, Ohio and Wisconsin; Paul Hartness has been named territory manager for North and South Dakota and Minnesota.

Grower Wayne Ziesemer has been able to significantly improve his operation since moving to the new Orthman 1tRIPr strip till system which is built to place fertiliser and prepare the seed bed in the one pass.

In the video, strip-till Charlie Hammer of Beaver Dam, Wis., discusses modifications he is making to his Wil-Rich strip till unit, adding Orthman row units to freshen up his strips this spring. A particularly cold winter and spring brings challenges, but Hammer feels they can overcome the cold spring by getting out, building the zone residue-free without a depression to absorb as much heat as possible.

Finding the right combination of strip-till equipment to move residue and follow contours is a labor of love for Wisconsin strip-tiller Charlie Hammer.

Orthman Manufacturing agronomist Mike Petersen talks about strip-tilling with corn and how important it is the alleviate compaction for early, robust plant development.

Ryan Hulme, product marketing engineer for Orthman, talks about the company’s inaugural Expo and discusses its first liquid fertilizer applicator, the 3LP.