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Rear-Fold Planter

The Rear-Fold Planter and the Battle that Ensued

This chapter from Jon Kinzenbaw’s book, Fifty Years of Disruptive Innovation, shares his story behind John Deere’s effort to squeeze Kinze Manufacturing out of the planter building business.
October 16, 2015 | Posted in Manufacturer & Dealer Issues, Product Innovations & Introductions, Manufacturer News
In 1975, a farmer from southern Iowa stopped by my shop and commented that somebody should figure out how to fold a big planter horizontally to make it easy to move from field to field. At that time, twelve-row planters were being introduced, but they folded upward, which resulted in seed and insecticide being spilled from their hoppers.
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Dealer Association Consolidation Continues

By Kim Schmidt posted on August 6, 2015
In today’s newscast we look at more consolidations among equipment dealer associations, Jon Kinzenbaw’s contribution to the farm equipment industry during the past 50 years, a surge in farm operating loan volumes, the value of UAVs and the second quarter results from CNH Industrial and AGCO.
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Precision Specialist Comes to the Rescue on First Day of Planting

Precision Specialist Comes to the Rescue on First Day of Planting

Go behind the scenes with Leo Johnson and his son, Patrick, as they plant corn into strips for the first time on their 1,000-acre farm in Clinton, Wis. Jason Pennycook, precision specialist for 9-store Case IH dealer Johnson Tractor, comes to the rescue with remote support when Patrick runs into a problem with the planter in the field.

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