Norm Burgeson, regional sales manager for Earthmaster and Rhino (Alamo Group), announced at Farm Progress 2013 that the tillage division of the Alamo Group will be releasing an update to their vertical tillage line called Earthmaster 3000.

Ag Leader Technologies introduced the new AgFiniti cloud-based platform, at the 2013 Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Illinois, in late August 2013. The new platform allows you to send and receive data files wirelessly from the cab.

Just 3 years ago, many strip-tillers in the Corn Belt struggled to harvest crops in wet fields, which limited or even eliminated fall strip-tilling. This fall, it’s fields with dry soils that may pose problems for strip-tillers.

James Schoff, strip-tiller from Walnut, Illinois, talks about his first ventures into strip-till and the big differences he sees between strip-till and conventional. The greatest benefits he's seen from fall strip-till are an enhanced, clean seed bed for planting and stronger stand establishment.

Newt Lingenfelter, with Hagie Manufacturing, introduces the new STS12 and STS12i line of sprayers. He gives a brief overview of what's new with the equipment and some of the options that come with the equipment. We caught up with Lingenfelter at the 2013 Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Ill.

Doug Hays, with Prescription Tillage Technology, introduces the company's new Saber Tooth Insert (STI) Blade. The Saber Tooth is the angle of the cut on the blade itself. The blade is beveled on the opposite sides of every tooth. That improves blade stability in the soil. The design of the tooth helps to pull the blade into the soil, as well as propel it through the soil, minimizing the down pressure that's needed.

Implement guidance and grid sampling helps Bonde Farms improve strip-tilled soybean emergence on sidehills and fine-tune fertilizer application.

After nearly 25 years of strip-tilling, Emden, Ill., farmer J.T. Hayes considers the practice second nature. But that doesn't mean he's completely content with his system. Hayes is always looking to improve.

Adopting controlled traffic and bringing fertilizer application in house has given Iowa strip-tiller Ron Neuberger the flexibility needed to trim input costs and improve efficiency.