Time now for our Video of the Week. I caught up with Iowa State’s Rebecca Vitettoe for a preview of the upcoming Strip-Till Field Day, taking place ahead of the National Strip-Tillage Conference, July 30. Check it out.
Noah Newman: And do you know how many strip-till toolbars will be out here?
Rebecca Vitettoe: Yeah. So we've got 10 confirmed strip-till toolbars as of right now. So that'll be awesome to have different manufacturers, different strip-till bars here for people to take a look at. We've got about 40 acres that we can work around in to do some of those different demos in. And then in addition to the strip-till bar demos, we've also got some companies that will be joining us just having more of a static display, and whether it's the live demos or the static displays, there'll be opportunity for people to visit with those different companies that are here.
Noah Newman: Now, I know our attendees have been asking you for an event like this for quite some time. They want to see equipment in action, and just what can you say about the value of an event like this where people, maybe some beginner strip-tillers or veteran strip-tillers or even people thinking about getting into strip-till can see this equipment in action?
Rebecca Vitettoe: Yeah, I think anytime you can get out and just see something, get your hands on, it's a great learning opportunity. Whether you're totally new and you're just thinking about maybe exploring strip-till and just wanting to know what's even out there, or maybe you're a more seasoned veteran and you've been doing strip till, just to see and learn from different people and even share expertise.
Noah Newman: And free to attend, but you're asking people to RSVP so you can get a head count for lunch.
Rebecca Vitettoe: Yep. The strip till field day is free to attend. We are just asking that people do register ahead of time. That is more so to help us, like you mentioned, get a head count for lunch. So we're working with our local pork producers. They're going to be grilling some pork burgers for us, so-
Noah Newman: I'm hungry just hearing that.
Rebecca Vitettoe: We want to make sure we have enough pork burgers for everybody.
Would love to see you there and at the Strip-Till Conference. Visit StripTillConference.com for more information.
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