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ASSOCIATION RELEASES
Obit: Leon Fetreln former President of Farm Equipment Manufacturers AssociationObit: Jan Elstun, wife of Former Association President, Ed Elstun
Mccoy Elected as the 58th President of the Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association
Farm Equipment Manufacturers Associaiton Elects New Officers, Directors
Executive VP to Retire, Replacement Named
Brown Presides Over Successful Spring Clinic
MEMBER COMPANY RELEASES
Buhler Industries Acquires Assets of Feterl Manufacturing 2.12.10European Office Established for Leading Canadian Agricultural Technology 11.5.09
TPA Expands Services to FEMA Members 10.23.09
R & R Engineering Co.: 8" Per Second Threaded Rod & Stud Production 09.06.09
Alo Takes Over Bush Hog Tenn Plant 6.11.09
Kinze Announces 'No Increase' in Most 2010 Product Pricing 6.9.09
Buhler Industries Inc. reports 2nd quarter earnings 5.21.09
Art's Way Manufacturing Produces First Auger 05.20.09
Art's Way Manufacturing Announces New Grain Auger Manufacturing Location
Shaver Manufacturing Acquired by HCC, Inc.
Buhler Industries Acquires Assets of Feterl Manufacturing
Buhler Industries Inc (TSX: BUI) has purchased the assets of Feterl Manufacturing Corp. of Salem, SD. The acquisition enables Buhler Industries to expand the line of Farm King grain handling equipment and increase auger manufacturing capacity.
The purchase includes land, buildings, equipment, tooling, inventory, patents and trademarks. The 145,000 square foot facility manufactures grain handling equipment including conventional (top drive) augers, swing-away (swing drive) augers, drive-over hoppers and grain cleaners.
The state Governor's Office of Economic Development announced that Buhler Industries could create 47 jobs at the Salem plant during the next three years. The acquisition is supported by a low interest loan provided by the South Dakota Economic
Development Corporation.
Buhler Industries has plans to restart production at the Salem plant in 90 days, according to Adam Reid, marketing manager for Buhler Industries. Reid said the timetable was dependent on Buhler's suppliers and the condition of the equipment at the Salem plant.
Feterl had applied for bankruptcy in 2009, and its Salem plant was idle before the sale.
Buhler Industries Inc. (TSX: BUI) designs, manufactures and distributes agricultural equipment. The products are marketed under the brand names Versatile® and Farm King. Buhler Industries Inc. operates seven modern manufacturing facilities and nine distribution centers totaling over 1.6 million square feet in the United States and Canada and employs more than 800 people. For more information visit www.buhlerindustries.com.
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Contact: Adam Reid - Marketing Manager
Phone: (204) 661-8711 E-mail: areid@buhler.com
Danuser Machine Company Celebrates 100th Year Of Business
Third & Fourth Generations at Danuser
Fourth-generation family owned and operated DANUSER marks its 100th year in 2010. Today our commitment to our customer remains to design and build products that are the benchmark of quality, reliability, and longevity. In the words of our founder K.B. Danuser, “Good enough won't do – it must be right.”
DANUSER offers attachments for agricultural and industrial machines which serve a variety of industries worldwide. DANUSER is also an OEM, manufacturing original equipment and component parts for other manufacturers. Finally, DANUSER makes recoil reduction devices to mount on the stock end of shotguns and rifles.
Please visit www.danuser.com for more information on our 100-year history, the products we produce, and our special anniversary drawings.
Loss of Former Association President Leon Feterl
We are sad to report the death of the Leon Feterl, who served as the 42nd president of the Farm Equipment Manufactuers Association in 1993-94. The obit below appeard in the The Daily Republic:
Leon George Feterl, 79, Prior Lake, Minn., formerly of Salem, died Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010, at McKenna Crossing Senior Care Facility, Prior Lake.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Salem. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Salem. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Sunday at Kinzley Funeral Home with a 3 p.m. rosary. Visitation will continue at 6 p.m. Sunday at the church with a 7 p.m. prayer service.
He was born on Jan. 28, 1930, in Salem to Louis and Mary (Huls) Feterl.
On Nov. 23, 1953, he married Renee Kass.
He began Tony's Welding Shop in 1951.
After serving in the U.S. Army from 1951 to 1953, he returned to Salem to operate the welding shop.
In 1963, he and his brother started Feterl Manufacturing.
He retired in 1994 with more than 25 U.S. and international patents to his credit.
He was a member of Industrial Development Expansion Agency from 1971 to 1977; was named South Dakotan of the Year in 1972 by the University of South Dakota School of Business; Small Businessman of the Year in 1973 and South Dakota Man of the Month in 1974 by Business and Industry Magazine.
He served on the Board on Industrial Development from 1977 to 1983; and on the board of Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association (FEMA). He also received the Golden President's Award from FEMA in 1971 and was president of FEMA from 1993 to 1994.
He served on the board of directors of Mount Marty College and received an honorary business degree from USD.
He was named Citizen of the Year in 1995 by Progressive Salem Association.
He is survived by his wife, his children: Dave and wife Barb, Iroquois; Louie and Doug and wife Kim, all of Rapid City; Margie Schmitz and husband Jeff; and Marcy, all of Apple Valley, Minn.; Darryl and wife Mary, Eagan, Minn.; and Molly, Burnsville, Minn.; eight grandchildren, two brothers: Ron and wife Mary; and Richard and wife Maxine; all of Salem; and two sisters: Alice Carruthers, Chester; Joan Matthaei and husband Lyle, Salem;
He was preceded in death by a son, Dan; his parents and a brother-in-law, Sylvan Carruthers.
Memorials can be made with a preference for St. Mary's Catholic Church or Alzheimer's Association.
St. Mary, Help of Christians - 340 N. Idaho St. • Salem, SD 57058 Mailing Address P.O. Box 308 • Salem, SD 57058
Source of Obit Info: The Daily Republic 120 South Lawler, Mitchell, South Dakota 57301 | Phone: (605) 996-5514
Janice C. Elstun, Wife of Former Association President
The Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association lost a dear friend this week. While it was her husband, Ed Elstun, who served as our President, and for many years as our Treasurer, Jan was at his side at all of our annual meetings and brought a smile to the face of everyone she met. Ed's remarkable care and devotion to Jan during her long illness set the bar higher than most of us could ever hope to meet. Our thoughts and prayers are with Ed and the family.
The Association office will be glad to furnish contact information for members wishing to write or email Ed Elstun. The obit, shown below, ran in the November 27 issue of the Omaha newspaper.
Elstun, Janice C. Jan 12, 1928 - Nov 23, 2009
Jan was born to Jess and Lottie Chambers in Lincoln, NE. She married her college sweetheart, Ed, on June 22, 1947. Jan loved working with children and she was a long-time volunteer and Para-professional at Adams Elementary School for two generations of Keystone children. She was an avid reader and traveled widely with her husband. She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Ed; children: Susan Elstun, Linda and Tom Riffner, James and Peggy Elstun, and John Elstun; grandchildren: Max Riffner, Jess and Erica Riffner, Nicole Elstun, Daniel Elstun, Michael Elstun, Megan Elstun, Jack Elstun and Jessica Elstun; great-grandson, Sam Riffner.
Private family Memorial Service. Memorials to the Omaha Public Library Foundation. The family will receive friends Monday, 5pm-7pm at the West Center Chapel.
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McCoy Elected As 58th Pres. Of the Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association
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During the 59th annual Fall Convention, November 4-7, 2009, in Atlanta, Georgia, the Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association elected John McCoy, Orthman Manufacturing Inc., as President. McCoy has served on the Association's Board since 2001, fulfilling a wide variety of duties including: 1st Vice President, 2nd Vice President, Secretary, and Chairman of the Membership Committee. He also serves on the Risk Management Committee and the Dealer Relations Committee.
McCoy is the President and Owner of Orthman Manufacturing, Inc., founded by Henry Orthman in 1965. Located in the heart of American agriculture in Lexington, Nebraska, the company serves a worldwide agricultural marketplace. Orthman's foundation is built on the principle that in order to design and manufacture industry leading products, quality relationships must be present between the manufacturer, dealers, and end users.
Along with his commitments to the Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association, McCoy is a Board member of the Kearney Catholic High School Foundation, and the Council for Economic Development in Lexington. He is a past Committee Member of the Lexington Chamber Agri-Business Committee, the Central Community College Agricultural Steering Committee, and the Congregational Chairman of Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Kearney. He also belongs to the Nebraska Chapter of the International Organization of Young Presidents.
Additionally, McCoy is the 2009 Recipient of the Agri Award sponsored by the Triumph of Agriculture Exposition for “contributions to Agriculture Development in the Midwest and the State of Nebraska”.
McCoy, along with his wife of 22 years, Nancy, will host the Association's upcoming Spring Management Clinic in Kansas City, Missouri, April 8-10, 2010 and the Fall Convention in Dallas, Texas, November 3-6, 2010, where his term as President will conclude.
The Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association is an international not-for-profit trade organization representing more than 310 manufacturers of specialized farm equipment, more than 259 industry supplier companies and 44 marketing firms. Founded in 1950, the Association is headquartered at 1000 Executive Parkway, Suite 100, St. Louis, Missouri. For more information about the Association, please visit FarmEquip.org.
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Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association Elects New Officers, Directors
The Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association elected their officers and directors for the 2009/2010 term at the Association's annual Fall Convention, held this year in Atlanta, Georgia.Officers for the 2009/2010 term are as follows: John McCoy, Orthman Manufacturing Inc., Lexington, NE, President; John Malinowski, Leon's Manufacturing Company Inc., Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada, 1st Vice President; Sandy Kimball, Bigham Brothers, Inc., Lubbock, TX, 2nd Vice President; Robert Atkinson, W & A Manufacturing Company, Pine Bluff, AR, Treasurer; newly elected, Andrew Cummings, T. G. Schmeiser Co., Inc., Shafter, CA, Secretary; and Ricky Brown, Brown Manufacturing Corp, Ozark, AL, Ex Officio.
Newly elected to the Board of Directors for the 2009/2010 term are Donny Jones, Belltec Industries, Inc., Belton, TX and Jacqueline Vassar, Vassar Manufacturing Company, Perkins, OK.
Also serving on the Board of Directors for 2009/2010 are the following: Marc McConnell, Art's Way Manufacturing Co., Armstrong, IA; Mike Kloster, Worksaver, Litchfield, IL; Stanley McFarlane, McFarlane Manufacturing Co., Inc., Sauk City, WI; Richard Kirby, Kirby Manufacturing Inc., Merced, CA; Paul Jeffrey, MacDon, Inc., Kansas City, MO; Mark Core, Vermeer Corporation, Pella, IA; representing the Marketing Associate Section, Mitch Elkins, Implement Sales, LLC, Stone Mountain, GA; and representing the Supplier Associate Section, Rick Carr, Superior Gearbox Company, Stockton, MO.
EUROPEAN OFFICE ESTABLISHED FOR LEADING CANADIAN AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY
Lyon, France -- Today NORAC Systems International Inc. announced the establishment of their
European headquarters. Located in Lyon, France, NORAC's European office will be managed by
Bertrand Plessis who has over 15 years of experience in the agricultural sprayer industry.
“I am pleased to be representing the NORAC product throughout Europe,” said Bertrand Plessis, NORAC's Sales Manager for Europe. “NORAC is recognized worldwide as the leading spray height control system and I am excited to be part of the company's growth strategy.”
Over the past 12 years, NORAC has seen excellent results with its Spray Height Controllers in
North America and three years ago it made its debut in Europe. Rapid growth and significant
demand for NORAC's products in Europe have prompted the investment in this market.
“NORAC has been selling into European markets for several years and the establishment of an
office in Europe was the logical next step,” says Danea Armstrong, NORAC's Manager of
International Markets. “This will allow us to better serve both our aftermarket customers and
the sprayer manufacturers throughout Europe.”
NORAC's Spray Height Control Systems use ultrasonic sensors to ensure that sprayer booms
automatically follow the contours of the land. The system controls the main lift, slant cylinder,
and each wing to keep all boom sections at the required height automatically. Systems are
available to suit both rigid and variable geometry style booms.
NORAC's customers have indicated that NORAC's Spray Height Control System is the best
option on their sprayer because of its ability to help the operator achieve optimum spray pattern,
even dispersion of chemicals and reduction of drift. The NORAC System also relieves the
operator from the stress of monitoring field contours and making constant boom height
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About NORAC Systems International
NORAC Systems International Inc. is the world's leading manufacturer of height control systems
for the agriculture industry. Based in Canada, NORAC pioneered the use of ultrasonic sensing
in the development of ultrasonic control equipment and currently offers the world's most
advanced height control products.
For more information, please visit www.norac.ca or contact:
Bertrand Plessis Danea Armstrong
Sales Manager - Europe Manager of International Markets
Phone: (+33) 06 03 87 80 78 Phone: (+1) 306 664 6711 ext. 333
Email: bertrand@norac.ca Email: danea@norac.ca
TPA Expands Services to FEMA Members
Technical Publication Associates, Inc (TPA), a FEMA member, has recently invested in software that allows us to create detailed graphics for your user manuals and parts books. Do you currently publish a parts book covering your various products? A recent Shortliner article stated that 66% of farmers surveyed said “they have no plans to purchase new farm equipment.” If that statement is true, then these same farmers will spend money on parts to maintain their current equipment rather than replace it.
With our new software, TPA utilizes your 3D CAD drawings (Parasolid models) to significantly reduce the time it takes us to create enhanced product illustrations. We then create an on-line parts book which can be used by your customers to place parts orders with greater accuracy and completeness. Partnering with TPA to provide your customers with a high-tech parts book, will in turn lead to a reduction in order filling costs along with additional revenue from increased parts sales.
Regardless of the state of engineering technology you use in producing your product, whether it's electronic 3D CAD drawings or paper drawings, TPA can provide you with the detailed parts manuals to make certain the users of your equipment can easily find and order the parts they need to properly maintain their equipment. We can provide you with both paper copies of the parts books as well as a more technologically advanced internet version.
If you feel we could be of assistance, please feel free to call or email me, for a no obligation discussion, of potential ways to make your company more profitable; Steve Nichol, tpainc@mtco.com or 309-263-8792. You can also visit our web site at www.tpainc.ws for more information on our various services.
R & R Engineering: 8” Per Second Threaded Rod and Stud Production
R&R Engineering has announced a breakthrough in the production of fully threaded studs, double end studs, and single end (bend and non-bent) studs and hooks.
New technology has made possible extremely competitive production rates for roll threads up to one inch in diameter.
All parts are guaranteed to be gage fit and meet 2A thread tolerances.
R&R Engineering specializes in U-Bolt and Threaded Wire Form production. The new technology has opened up opportunities to quote and supply threaded rods and studs from ¼” to 1” diameter with thread lengths up to 10”. Thread lengths greater than 10” are possible on cut to length single and double end studs or rods.
R&R Engineering is located in
Phone 1-800-979-1921 Fax 1-800-345-9583 randreng@iquest.net
Alo AB takes over Bush Hog Tenn. plant
Bush Hog, LLC announced today it has reached an agreement with Alo, TN, a division of Alo AB, to take over Bush Hog's Telford, Tenn. manufacturing facility.
The transaction is scheduled to be complete mid-August 2009. Under the agreement Alo will supply Bush Hog with loaders and related attachments. This newly formed relationship will provide Alo, AB with U.S. manufacturing capabilities and will enable Bush Hog, LLC to continue its long time tradition of providing quality and competitive front-end loaders and attachments in the market place.
Alo develops, produces and globally markets front loaders with associated equipment. The Group sells products under independent brands, Quicke and Trima, and manufactures products for leading tractor manufacturers via OEM agreements. Alo has five factories in three countries and sales companies in eight countries. Sales for 2008 were approximately 34,000 front loaders and 55,000 implements. There are approximately 600 Ålö employees.
Kinze Manufacturing, a leader in the agricultural equipment industry, announced today that the company will not increase its product prices on the majority of its products for the 2010 season, due to a number of economic factors and successful improvements within its manufacturing and purchasing processes.
Williamsburg, Iowa (PRWEB) June 9, 2009 -- Kinze™ Manufacturing, a leader in the agricultral equipment industry, announced today that the company will not increase its product prices on the majority of its products for the 2010 season, due to a number of economic factors and successful improvements within its manufacturing and purchasing processes.
"We are delighted to be able to make this announcement today, both from a business standpoint and from an emotional standpoint," says Susanne Veatch, Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at Kinze Manufacturing. "From a business standpoint, today's announcement means we've been successful with a variety of internal process improvements that allow us to keep costs from increasing.
"From an emotional standpoint, many of us at Kinze, including my family, have personal farming operations, so we understand the toll that today's economic conditions are taking on the nation and on our fellow farmers. So we're pleased to be able to offer some positive news on an economic front for corn and soybean producers and the equipment industry."
Veatch cited a number of factors that contributed to the company's ability to hold the line on most of their product prices for the 2010 season. First and foremost, according to Veatch, the Kinze workforce was a major contributing factor to the company's continued economic health and its ability to hold the line on prices.
"We have a tremendous group of hardworking, loyal and innovative employees at Kinze Manufacturing," she explains. "Because of their intense work ethic, pride in what they produce, and the quality of the ideas they bring to our process, we can control manufacturing costs more efficiently and hold down prices."
Several other factors also contributed to the company's ability to avoid price increases on most products, including:
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About Kinze Manufacturing
Kinze Manufacturing is the recognized technology leader and innovator of planters for row crop production in sizes from 4 Row 30" to 24 Row 30". In addition, Kinze Manufacturing produces grain auger carts in capacities from 850 to 1050 bushels. For more information, log onto the Kinze Manufacturing website at www.kinze.com.
Orthman & Deere Expand Planter Agreement
John Deere and Orthman Manufacturing are now co-producing custom-built planters. Producers in regional markets can order fully assembled planters with not-so-typical row spacing and working widths from their local John Deere dealer.
LENEXA, Kansas (June 3, 2009)— In today's integral planter market there are a multitude of different seeding applications that require unique planter configurations. To address this need, John Deere and Orthman Manufacturing, announce that they will begin co-producing custom-built planter configurations for customers. This agreement benefits cotton and corn producers in the Mississippi Delta and in West Texas where they farm on 36-, 38-, or 40-inch row spacing.
The two companies have had a supplier agreement for stack-fold toolbars for 17 years. According to Rob Rippchen, division manager, John Deere Seeding Group, the new, expanded agreement will be beneficial and seamless to customers.
"Today, customers and dealers can order planter row units from John Deere and toolbars from other suppliers, and assemble their own planters to fit their specific row counts and row-spacing needs. This can be a time-consuming process. By expanding upon our current supplier agreement with Orthman, customers can now order a custom-built planter — straight from the factory," Rippchen explains.
The new agreement allows producers in regional markets to be able to order fully assembled planters with some not-so-typical row spacing and working widths from their local John Deere dealer.
"Customers can order 18Row38 and 16Row40 stack-fold integral planter configurations equipped with John Deere Pro-Series XP™ Row Units and our Central Commodity System (CCS™) technology affixed to rugged Orthman toolbars. In addition, these custom-built planters will include our John Deere SeedStar™ 2 monitoring system. The exclusive John Deere RowCommand™ system also is available as a factory-installed option for customers who desire individual row control. Bundle it together and you get an extremely efficient and productive planting system," says Rippchen.
Rippchen adds that cotton producers who already own a 12Row38 integral planter will realize a 50-percent increase in working width and a significant gain in productivity from the addition of CCS technology by upgrading to one of the larger 18Row38 or 16Row40 custom-built planters. Plus, these new planters can easily make the transition from planting cotton to corn as needed.
"Cotton growers continue to face tremendous pressure on their profit margins. One way to improve their margins is to enhance productivity. John Deere CCS technology and wider planter working widths are tools growers can use to better their margins," explains Rippchen.
Justin Troudt, Orthman vice president of sales and marketing, says that combining the sophistication of the John Deere planter row units with the durable Orthman toolbar system will provide customers with years of reliable service.
"Both companies offer innovative equipment solutions and deliver exceptional customer support," says Troudt. "By offering these custom-built planters through John Deere dealerships we can provide more customers with efficient and productive seeding solutions to help them improve their farm operations," he adds.
Troudt says the backbone of the new planter toolbars is the Orthman 925 Series stack-fold frame. The 18Row38 toolbar features eight row units on the center frame, five row units on each wing – three mid-wing and two on the outer wing. The 16Row40 integral toolbar has six row units on the center frame with five row units on each wing – three mid-wing and two on the outer wing.
"The Orthman 925 Series stack-fold frame doesn't accommodate row markers. However, John Deere Ag Management Solutions guidance products can be used to help guide a customer's tractor and planter through the field. The stack-fold toolbar is compatible with John Deere 8030 Series Tractors and requires an ASABE Category 4N 3-point rear hitch for operation," says Troudt.
The new stack-fold frame base configuration consists of rigid wings. A gull-wing option is also available and can be added to allow for plus or minus 7.5 degrees of wing float. Plus, the gull-wing provides hydraulic control to raise the wings for extra wing clearance during end-row turns.
New John Deere/Orthman custom-built planters can be ordered at local John Deere dealers and will be available for the 2010 spring planting season. For more details you can visit with your local John Deere dealer, or go online and visit the company's web site at www.JohnDeere.com.
John Deere (Deere & Company — NYSE: DE) is the world's leading provider of advanced products and services for agriculture and forestry and a major provider of advanced products and services for construction, lawn and turf care, landscaping and irrigation. John Deere also provides financial services worldwide and manufactures and markets engines used in heavy equipment. Since it was founded in 1837, the company has extended its heritage of integrity, quality, commitment and innovation around the globe.
Media Contact:
Barry Nelson, Mgr. of Media & Channel RelationsPhone: 913-310-8324
E-mail: NelsonBarryE@JohnDeere.com
Eric Hodson, Sr. Writer, Public Relations
Phone: 913-310-8284
E-mail: HodsonEricS@JohnDeere.com
CLAAS Innovations Cited
June 2nd, 2009 For the fifth consecutive year, CLAAS of America Inc. has received the highest honor from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE), receiving four AE50 awards for excellence in industry advancements.
AE50 awards recognize companies for innovative engineering in the areas of agriculture, food and biological systems.
2009 CLAAS AE50 Awards Include:
• LEXION Corn Head AUTO-PILOT – A row-sensing guidance system, connected directly to the steering system, automatic adjustments to the combine's direction are made to follow the corn row accurately in both standing and lodged crop. This technology can be added to any LEXION combine as a factory-or field-installed feature.
• LEXION QUANTIMETER – Using light-emitting measuring (LEM) technology to accurately measure the real time yield performance is made possible through a beam of near-infrared (NIR) light. Created between two photo sensors, the harvested grain volume is measured and displayed in real-time (bushels per acre, tons per hectare, etc.) via the LEXION CEBIS in-cab monitoring system. CLAAS makes flexibility of this product key as you can add the QUANTIMETER to any LEXION combine as a factory-or field-installed feature.
• CAM PILOT Guidance System – Offered with CLAAS pick-up heads, the JAGUAR forage harvester can now be outfitted with CAM PILOT. Rather than lasers or GPS, this system automatically steers the JAGUAR utilizing two cameras along the windrow so the operator can maximize efficiency and concentrate on keeping the machine running at top performance. The CAM PILOT gathers a continuous flow of information as it follows the path of swath on the straightaway, around corners and up and down hilly terrain.
• LINER 1750 Dual Rotor Rake – This twin-rotor rake allows for one single windrow with a working width up to 26 feet and is equipped with 14-tine arms with four double tines per arm, per rotor. The 3-D contour rotor articulation gives you the ability to rake quickly, while at the same time preserving high forage quality. The two-point inverted U-frame gives maximum clearance of the single, wide-angle universal drive shaft. Transport is made easy with telescopic rotor baskets controlled directly from inside the cab, shrinking the rake down to 13.1 feet.
CLAAS of America Inc. offers a wide variety of technologically innovative hay tool, baler, self-propelled forage harvester and combine harvester products to provide growers optimum performance in the field. These products are designed by a dedicated engineering staff located at numerous worldwide factories focused on the production and design of harvesting equipment. The design, performance and reliability of this equipment have made CLAAS an international market leader. For more information, visit www.claasofamerica.com.
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Buhler Industries Inc. reports 2nd quarter earnings Winnipeg, Manitoba May 15, 2009
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Art's Way Manufacturing Produces First Auger
Company Manufactures An Extensive Line of Top & Bottom Drive Augers For The Portable Grain Auger Market
ARMSTRONG, Iowa, May 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Art's Way Manufacturing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARTW), a leading manufacturer and distributor of niche agricultural machinery, equipment and services, is pleased to announce the first portable grain auger produced at their facility in Salem, South Dakota has rolled off the assembly line and was delivered to Doug Ziegler Repair, Grainfield, Kansas. They displayed the auger at the 3I show in Garden City, Kansas during the week of May 4th. Doug Ziegler of Doug Ziegler Repair, said, "We displayed an old Feterl auger next to the new Art's Way auger and it was clear to see the Art's Way auger is built to the same quality standards as Feterl, and the new cage design is clearly an improvement."
J. Ward McConnell, Jr., Executive Chairman of the Board, said, " At Art's Way, we are committed to helping farmers grow their business and do it more efficiently. By offering a complete line of 8", 10", 12" and 14" diameter Commercial Top Drive Augers as well as Commercial Swing and Galvanized Commercial Swing Drive Augers in lengths from 56 feet to over 120 feet, we are further demonstrating our continued leadership in the niche agricultural machinery and equipment sector. We not only custom manufacture and rebuild augers, we also carry a complete supply of replacement parts.
"We are fulfilling new orders every day, and expect to gain market share each quarter. As of May 8, 2009 our auger backlog stands at $1.5 million.
Contact: Jim Drewitz, Investor Relations 830-669-2466 jim@jdcreativeoptions.com
Or visit the Company's website at www.artsway-mfg.com
SOURCE Art's Way Manufacturing, Inc.
FEMA Executive VP to Retire, Replacement Named
(Saint Louis, Missouri . . . April 15, 2009)
Ricky Brown, President of Brown Manufacturing Corporation, and this year's President of the Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association (FEMA) has announced the appointment of Vernon Schmidt as the association's new executive vice president, effective January 1, 2010. In that position, Schmidt will oversee the day-to-day operations of the trade group, which represents manufacturers of specialized agricultural equipment and implements, often referred to as “shortlines”, in addition to the companies that provide service to the industry.
Schmidt was selected at the group's Spring Management Clinic in Phoenix, Arizona, by a unanimous vote of the association's Executive Committee.
The group's current executive vice president, Robert K. Schnell, had informed the Board of his wish to retire at the end of 2009, ending his career with the association he has served for over forty years.
Schmidt has been with the Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association since 1995 and has overseen the group's state legislative efforts in recent years. Prior to his legislative work, Schmidt served as the association's director of membership services and the convention manager.
The Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association provides industry leadership to enhance business opportunities and profitability of its Membership. Since 1950 the group has been the voice representing the small manufacturer of specialized agricultural equipment.
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Brown Presides Over Successful Spring Clinic
(Saint Louis, Missouri . . . April 5, 2009)
Ricky Brown, the 2009 President of the Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association, presided over the group's 52nd annual Spring Management Clinic, April 2-4, 2009. This was Mr. Brown's first meeting as president, where more than 200 specialty farm equipment manufacturers, suppliers, marketers and their spouses/guests were in attendance at the Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort in Phoenix, Arizona.
As the Association's president, Mr. Brown and his wife Erika hosted a poolside reception for all attendees (see attached photo) and various special receptions and dinners for the Board of Directors and Supplier Section Board of Governors. The meeting included two days of business sessions where Mr. Brown introduced to attendees a wide range of speakers presenting topics such as the economic outlook, the changing rules of ag banking, and business continuity and disaster planning.
Mr. Brown is president of Brown Manufacturing Corporation in Ozark, Alabama and was elected by the Board of Directors as the 57th president of the Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association at its meeting last fall in Reno, Nevada. He will continue to serve as president of the Association until this November, when he will close out his term during the annual Fall Convention meeting in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association is an international not-for-profit trade organization representing more than 320 manufacturers of specialized farm equipment, more than 275 industry supplier companies and forty-nine marketing firms. Founded in 1950, FEMA is headquartered at 1000 Executive Parkway, Suite 100, St. Louis, Missouri. For more information about the Association, please visit www.FarmEquip.org.
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Art's Way Manufacturing Announces New Grain Auger Manufacturing Location
Wednesday December 3, 9:25 am ET
Art's Way created this new location for the purpose of vertically expanding the Company's industry leadership in manufacturing and distributing of agricultural machinery, equipment, parts and services. The location was chosen due to the abundance of experienced and skilled, yet unemployed, auger markers in Salem, South Dakota. It was a group of these workers who approached Art's Way to enter the business and this new portable auger division comes as a result of their efforts and Art's Way's recognition of the time sensitive opportunities in the top and bottom drive grain auger marketplace.
J. Ward McConnell, Jr., Chairman of the Board, said, "We are extremely pleased to now be in the portable top and bottom drive auger business and to help create more jobs in rural South Dakota. This new location lends itself perfectly to our growing product line of innovative agricultural equipment. We are fortunate to step in and fill a recent void and have available to us such a knowledgeable and willing work force. We are confident Art's Way Auger will contribute to the Company's overall revenue and income growth in 2008 and beyond. Our immediate focus will be to meet the urgent needs for parts, finished products and service of the dealers and farmers in the marketplace. As always, we continue to focus on exceeding our customers' expectations and increasing shareholder value."
About Art's Way Manufacturing, Inc.
Art's Way manufactures and distributes farm machinery niche products including animal feed processing equipment, sugar beet defoliators and harvesters, land maintenance equipment, crop shredding equipment, plows, hay and forage equipment and top and bottom drive augers. After market service parts are also an important part of the Company's business. We have two wholly owned subsidiaries. Art's Way Vessels Inc. manufactures pressurized tanks and vessels; Art's Way Scientific Inc. manufactures modular animal confinement buildings and modular laboratories.
Source: Art's Way Manufacturing, Inc.
Posted 12-04-2008
