https://www.farm-equipment.com/rss en-us Vermeer Corp.’s history of product development has impacted two different industries. In agriculture, it literally revolutionized hay production with the introduction of the first large round baler, the product for which it’s most widely known. http://www.farm-equipment.com/articles/17321 Fri, 23 Aug 2019 08:37:00 -0400 https://www.farm-equipment.com/articles/17321-vermeer-brings-innovation-to-products-management-style GaryBobMarywithEquipment Vermeer Founder Gary Vermeer with his children Bob Vermeer (chair emeritus of the Board of Directors) and Mary Andringa (chair of the Board of Directors). It’s hard to pinpoint exactly when precision agriculture began, but a significant event occurred just over 25 years ago: a new invention enabled farmers to utilize technology to find substantial yield variations in different sections of their fields. http://www.farm-equipment.com/articles/17274 Fri, 09 Aug 2019 07:01:00 -0400 https://www.farm-equipment.com/articles/17274-al-myers-paves-a-path-as-precision-farming-pioneer Al-Myers_web.jpg When Worksaver Inc. first entered the equipment business, its focus was much different than it is today. After building implements and attachments under its own brand and for farm and home stores, a decade ago it abandoned the latter market and sacrificed 50% of its business to pursue a more lucrative niche. http://www.farm-equipment.com/articles/17117 Mon, 01 Jul 2019 02:01:00 -0400 https://www.farm-equipment.com/articles/17117-worksavers-winding-path-to-success IMG_4608.jpg Kinze Manufacturing started in 1965 when Jon Kinzenbaw, a 21-year old farm boy from Victor, Iowa, opened a welding shop. http://www.farm-equipment.com/articles/17012 Tue, 14 May 2019 00:01:00 -0400 https://www.farm-equipment.com/articles/17012-kinze-manufacturings-long-road-to-disruptive-innovation-in-the-farm-equipment-industry Kinze-family.jpg Kids Susie and Jonathan with their parents, Jon and Marcia, in 1990. Martin Industries might never have become a leader in no-till equipment development had economics and weather conditions not been disastrous in the 1980s. http://www.farm-equipment.com/articles/16914 Thu, 02 May 2019 16:06:00 -0400 https://www.farm-equipment.com/articles/16914-martin-industries-builds-from-ground-zero-of-no-till Young_Martin_Keeton_FL_0711_134.jpg Osmundson Manufacturing Co. has carved a global niche in the equipment business by forming ground-engaging tillage parts from raw steel in its Perry, Iowa, facility. http://www.farm-equipment.com/articles/16814 Mon, 01 Apr 2019 00:01:00 -0400 https://www.farm-equipment.com/articles/16814-osmundson-works-to-make-oem-implements-better Osmundson-building.jpg Osmundson has been manufacturing components for ag implements since 1903. The manufacturer got its start making tiling spades to install drain tile. Today, Osmundson works with a number of different OEMs supplying components. There likely aren’t too many family owned companies in the world that are successfully growing under the fourth generation. http://www.farm-equipment.com/articles/16754 Wed, 13 Mar 2019 00:01:00 -0400 https://www.farm-equipment.com/articles/16754-krone-four-generations-of-family-leadership Krone_Factory-Art.jpg Bernhard and Anna Krone’s first blacksmith shop (1906) and the Krone factory in the same small village of Spelle, Germany today. Most seasoned salespeople will attest that the toughest and most time consuming sale occurs when having to educate customers about how products will benefit them. http://www.farm-equipment.com/articles/16607 Wed, 30 Jan 2019 00:01:00 -0500 https://www.farm-equipment.com/articles/16607-horsch-builds-global-farm-equipment-company-through-educating-farmers 145_Horsch-Field-Day_FL_0718.jpg Michael Horsch puts a high value on being as close to the customer as possible. The company has farms in the Czech Republic, Germany and France. Horsch Manufacturing bought a small farm in North America and has partnership farms in Ukraine and Russia as well as Brazil. In July 2018, Horsch held its first field day at its Horsch Ag Vision Farm in Downs, Ill., for its top dealers and VIP farmers. Landoll Corp. is a unique success story in American manufacturing. Their portfolio of products includes heavy trailers for the towing and recovery industry, aircraft de-icers for the military and Swingmast forklifts for warehouse applications, but their foundation is agricultural equipment. Founder Don Landoll’s success is the result of seizing every opportunity to turn metal into finished products, regardless of the end use, while leveraging diversity in the product portfolio as a way to spread risk and acquire the latest in manufacturing equipment and technology. http://www.farm-equipment.com/articles/16513 Fri, 21 Dec 2018 00:01:00 -0500 https://www.farm-equipment.com/articles/16513-for-landoll-corp-diversifying-breeds-quality landoll_Original-Shop.jpg Landoll Corp. got its start over 55 years ago when Don Landoll and his partner of 3 years purchased Quick Silver Welding.