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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...

Illinois Farmer Sees Perfectly Spaced Rows in All Directions

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This month, Sparks of Innovation takes you to Georgetown, Illinois, where Charlie Lambert has counted on Kinze planters since 1996. Charlie’s previous planter didn’t provide the spacing he wanted, so he tried a Kinze 12-row econo-fold planter with finger pickup. He was so happy with the spacing and accuracy of it that...

Kinze Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary With Spectacular Planting on I-80

In celebration of their 50th anniversary, Kinze Manufacturing planted two “50s” in the field using the commercially available 4900 Multi-Hybrid Planter. Learn more from: AgriMarketing Precision Farming Dealer AgriView

THE STORY BEHIND (BENEATH) THE ICONIC KINZE YARD ART

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Over the years, millions of people traveling along Interstate-80 have passed Kinze headquarters and marveled at the spectacle of our yard art. Just about everyone who drives by and sees the iconic Kinze corporate sign, rotating planter and grain cart stack, can’t help but ask themself: What’s the story behind...