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Tough Planting Conditions Don’t Frighten This Illinois Farmer

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Today, Sparks of Innovation takes you to Hoopeston, Illinois, where Duane Sheppard counts on Kinze planters to plant seeds in the right place, at the right depth, even in the toughest planting conditions. “The dependability and durability (of Kinze planters) are second to none. Under certain conditions, when the ground is tough...

Maintenance Tips to Get Your Grain Cart Ready for Harvest

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Harvest season is still a little ways away, but it’s never too early to get your equipment in gear for this year’s haul. Addressing the maintenance needs of your combine is typically the first line of business for most farmers, but don't forget about your grain carts.  The grain cart...

The Kinze History Book: 50 Years of Disruptive Innovation

"When I started this business 50 years ago, I never once thought of what it might become. I just knew that I didn’t want to work for someone. I had to have room to chase after my own ideas and create things — innovative and new things." – Jon Kinzenbaw...

Depth Control Equals Uniform Emergence for Indiana Farmer

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Today, Sparks of Innovation takes you to New Haven, Indiana, where Ron Funk counts on Kinze planters to get better seed placement and depth control. He made the switch to Kinze back in the early 2000s when he purchased a 3500 interplant planter to seed beans. “We had a good stand, seed placement was...

Kinze Celebrating 50 Years This Summer

After fifty years in operation, Kinze reflects on their first half-century of innovation in the agriculture industry. Read the history from: CropLife Journal Tribune AgriMarketing Corn & Soybean Digest Agriculture.com Ag Professional Farm Equipment

Great Kinze Innovations: the Rear-fold Planter

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By the mid-1970s, Kinze was growing steadily through sales of its grain carts and anhydrous ammonia applicators, as well as the adjustable width plow licensed to DMI, Inc.  Still, Jon Kinzenbaw sensed there was something missing from the Kinze product offering. That big idea that could propel his still-young company to the...