Unverferth Manufacturing Co., Inc. announces the intent to purchase the Blu-Jet equipment assets including the wide variety of fertilizer application and tillage products from Thurston Manufacturing Company, Thurston, NE.

Thurston Mfg., Thurston, Neb., has filed a petition with the bankruptcy court to authorize the hiring of Equity Advisors of Barrington Hills, Ill.

Thurston Mfg.’s Nick Jensen introduces the new Blu-Jet Trenchmaster tool designed for filling in trench tile lines in the field. The V design on the blades act as a side rake to bring dirt into the trench, which is then packed and smooth by the leveler. The machine only requires 75-100 horsepower to pull it and it offers a low soil-disturbance alternative to a disc in no-till and strip-till environments.

Dave Fickle with Thurston Manufacturing talks about the new product Blu-Jet is introducing to customers this spring.

The publishers of No-Till Farmer and Conservation Tillage Guide announce that the full lineup of 12 company sponsors has been secured for the 19th annual National No-Tillage Conference Jan. 12-15, 2011, in Cincinnati, Ohio.