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2026 Farm Equipment Dealer Hall of Fame Inductee: Ron Birkey

Retired President/CEO & Chairman, Birkey’s Farm Store
Headquarters: Champaign, lll.
Locations: 19 locations across Illinois (17), Indiana (1) and Missouri (1)
Primary Lines: Case IH, Kubota, Bush Hog, H&S, Kinze, Kuhn, Great Plains, MacDon, Unverferth, Woods, Geringhoff, Kawasaki, Salford, Bestway, Brandt, Cub Cadet, Exmark, E-Z Trail, Grasshopper, J&M, McFarlane, Remlinger, Stihl, Strobel, Thunder Creek, Wacker Neuson, Westendorf, Westfield
As is often said, the legacy of a leader cannot be measured until long after the retirement party and presentation of the gold watch. More specifically, the leader is valued on how the principles and core tenets translate over and into the preparedness of the next generation for the enterprise’s continuity. Such is the case for Ron Birkey.
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2026 Farm Equipment Dealer Hall of Fame Inductee: Jack Stankievech

Dealer-Principal, Trochu Motors
Headquarters: Trochu, Alta.
Primary Lines: Massey Ferguson, Fendt, Versatile, Kubota, Morris, RoGator, Gleaner, Elmers, Salford, MacDon and Grainmax
Rather than growing quickly or chasing expansion, Jack Stankievech focused on making careful decisions and maintaining relationships that have endured for decades. That approach helped shape Trochu Motors through both strong years and challenging down times.
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2026 Farm Equipment Dealer Hall of Fame Inductee: Alex Swiderski

CEO, Swiderski Equipment Inc. (SEI)
Headquarters: Mosinee, Wis.
Locations: 5 locations across Wisconsin
Primary Lines: New Holland (Ag & CE), Massey Ferguson, Gleaner, Develon, Bobcat, Meyer, Great Plains, Kioti, Kuhn, Brillion, Landoll, Woods, Unverferth, PTx-Precision Planting/PTx-Trimble
To become a successful fighter, physical attributes like strength and endurance are essential. But it’s the mental side of things that’s even more important, requiring traits like courage, discipline and determination. Alex Swiderski possessed all of the above.
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2026 Farm Equipment Dealer Hall of Fame Inductee: Tim Brannon

Dealer-Principal, B&G Equipment
Headquarters: Paris, Tenn.
Primary Lines: Massey Ferguson, Bush Hog, Ferris & Blue Diamond
Growing up on a diversified family farm instilled an appreciation in Tim Brannon for the ecosystem that feeds the world from a young age, although if you ask him what his first memory of agriculture was, he will say he was thrown face-first into it.
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2026 Farm Equipment Dealer Hall of Fame Inductee: Don Van Houweling

Owner/CEO, Van Wall Equipment
Headquarters: Perry, Iowa
Locations: 33 locations across Iowa (28), Nebraska (1), Kansas (1), Minnesota (1), Illinois (1) and North Dakota (1)
Primary Lines: John Deere, Kuhn Krause, Westendorf, Brent, Unverferth, Demco, Brandt, Land Pride, Honda Power, Polaris, Yamaha, Hagie
Don Van Houweling started his first business — a carwash in Nevada, Iowa — when he was just 18 years old. As he approaches his 80th birthday later this year, the energy of that young entrepreneur is still going strong.
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