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Celebrating the Innovations of Independent Farm Equipment Manufacturers: Don Landoll

A failed Air Force physical redirected a prodigious welder to answer the calls that led to a vertically integrated & diversified manufacturing giant that bears his name
Don Landoll, one of 8 children raised on a farm in Hanover, Kan., was destined to be a manufacturer. With the encouragement of his parents, he graduated from Tinker Toys to an Erector set at age 7, before the farmstead even had its own electricity.
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Ag Equipment Entrepreneurs

Al Myers Paves a Path as Precision Farming Pioneer

Al Myers, founder and president of Ag Leader, moonlighted his way into building a global precision farming company.
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.
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Ag Equipment Entrepreneurs

Worksaver’s Winding Path to Success

Tom Burenga and son Tim Burenga have built Worksaver into a diversified shortline manufacturer after making tough decision to give up 50% of its business.
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.
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Ag Equipment Entrepreneurs

Kinze Manufacturing’s Long Road to ‘Disruptive Innovation’ in the Farm Equipment Industry

Now in its 2nd generation, Kinze Manufacturing’s father-daughter team discuss challenge and triumph, and their aim to innovate with new products dealers want to sell and farmers want to buy.
Kinze Manufacturing started in 1965 when Jon Kinzenbaw, a 21-year old farm boy from Victor, Iowa, opened a welding shop.
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How We Did It

[Podcast] Conversations with Ag Equipment's Entrepreneurs: Lessiter Media

In this episode of the Farm Equipment podcast, “How We Did It: Conversations with Ag Equipment's Entrepreneurs” (sponsored by Osmundson Manufacturing), Executive Editor Dave Kanicki sat down with Frank, Pam and Mike Lessiter of Lessiter Media.
In this episode of the Farm Equipment podcast, “How We Did It: Conversations with Ag Equipment's Entrepreneurs” (sponsored by Osmundson Manufacturing), Executive Editor Dave Kanicki sat down with Frank, Pam and Mike Lessiter of Lessiter Media.
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How We Did It

[Podcast] Conversations with Ag Equipment’s Entrepreneurs: Vermeer Manufacturing

In this episode of the Farm Equipment podcast, “How We Did It: Conversations with Ag Equipment's Entrepreneurs” (sponsored by Osmundson Manufacturing), Editor Mike Lessiter gathers four execs around the dining room table of the late Gary and Matilda Vermeer.
In this episode of the Farm Equipment podcast, “How We Did It: Conversations with Ag Equipment's Entrepreneurs” (sponsored by Osmundson Manufacturing), Editor Mike Lessiter gathers four execs around the dining room table of the late Gary and Matilda Vermeer.
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