Farm Equipment editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at various aspects of our great farm machinery industry. Here is our favorite content from the past week from across the web:

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How World War II Transformed Illinois Agriculture

In this video, Univ. of Illinois’ farmdoc explores how World War II led to rapid modernization and production increases in Illinois agriculture. They cover the labor shortage, mechanization, changes in crop selections, livestock increases, and the immense burden carried by farm families during this transformative time.

Dealers: Become a 'Happy Perpetual Tech Hunter'

Tim Brannon writes in this article, "We just returned from a dealer training event with our major supplier. There we got to rub elbows with dealership personnel from across the country and Canada. Though it got off to a rough start by humorously being singled out of the crowd by the kick off speaker as 'the one most likely to be wondering if I will be here next time' (just wait 'til I show those young whipper-snappers next year), the training got better by the class."

Tim Brannon Equipment Dealer Tips, Tales, and Takeaways

Robert’s Farm Equipment Shares Winnings with 4-H Chapters

Robert’s Farm Equipment is the first ever recipient of Kubota Canada’s $10,000 Community Hero Award for their involvement in the seven Ontario communities they sell and fix farm equipment in, reports CTVNews in London, Ont. Instead of keeping the money for themselves, Robert’s is reinvesting the money back in the community, by donating $2,500 each to 4-H chapters in Huron, Bruce, Grey and Wellington counties.

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Robert’s Farm Equipment shares a $10,000 Community Hero Award from Kubota Canada with 4-H chapters in Huron, Bruce, Grey and Wellington counties on Dec. 13, 2023 in Neustadt, Ont. (Photo by: Scott Miller/CTV News London)

For Sale by Owner: Used Combine, 0 Separator Hours … And It’s Not a 2022 Unit

Machinery Pete is nearly speechless! He writes, “Well folks, once in a great while I’ll run across a Combine that STOPS me in my tracks. Happened this afternoon when a new For Sale By Owner listing flowed into our Machinery Pete web site.” 2009 JD 9570 STS with 0 sep. hours. Never used. Been in shed its whole life.1 owner.

2009 John Deere 9570 STS Combine

Messick’s Light Show Shines for Charity

We look forward to this video every year. This year marks the 11th year for the Messick’s Christmas Light Show. It is free to the public and features over 70,000 lights choreographed to Christmas music. Throughout the show, volunteers from Messick’s will be collecting donations which benefit five local charities. 100% of the proceeds collected go to Mennonite Disaster Service, ECHOS (Elizabethtown Community Housing and Outreach Services), Paxton Ministries and the Water Street Rescue Mission. Last year the dealership collected $64,700 in donations. Over the last 10 years, it has raised $431,000

Video of the Week: How We Did It Docuseries: Danuser Machine Company (part 2)

Learn more about Danuser Machine Company's inception and evolution in part 2 of the two-part video interview in this episode of the “How We Did It” Docuseries.

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