Inside the Varied Technologies tent we go at the Farm Progress Show. And inside we came across the Redekop Harvest Weed Seed Control Unit, which could be a game-changing tool for your weed-fighting arsenal.

Mark Zastrow, product manager with MacDon, highlights some of the key features of the company’s new FC Series FlexCorn. The FlexCorn brings the one-pass residue management of MacDon’s OCtiRoll Residue Management System into a flexing platform.

It’s a new autonomous solar powered filling station for Solinftec’s Solix Ag Robot. This will allow the Solix to operate 100% autonomously throughout the season without the need for a manual refill.

Earlier I had a chance to stop inside the Iowa State University tent. And I talked with some of their researchers as well as ag tire expert James Tuschner. Let’s toss it over to them right now. We’re going to talk about PSI levels and compaction.

Technology editor Noah Newman catches up with Dave Sender from Environmental Tillage Systems (ETS) for a conversation about the versatility of the company’s SoilWarrior and how it can be used for seeding cover crops and soybeans. Sender also offers some pre-harvest advice for strip-tillers before they start making strips this fall.

The Kuhn Krause Gladiator has been the most frequently used strip-till rig for several years now according to the Strip-Till Farmer Benchmark Study. Curt Davis, director of marketing and product management for Kuhn North America, checks in with some new features on the Gladiator’s ST-PRO II row unit.

Lynx Ag debuts a new 36-row 22-inch strip-till bar at the 2024 Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa. Lynx owner Lance Glendenning goes over some of the unique features of the toolbar and why it’s durable for commercial operations. Glendenning also reflects on the evolution of the strip-till market and offers advice for strip-tillers as they prepare for harvest.

Eric Schuler, manager, USA business for Redekop, showcases the company’s Harvest Weed Seed Control Unit that resulted in over 99% kill rates of 4 problematic weeds during a recent Virginia Tech research study.

Fresh off announcing a strategic partnership with New Holland, Bluewhite showcased its autonomy aftermarket kit at the 2024 Farm Progress Show for the first time.