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Ohio Farmer Knows He Can Count on Kinze

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Today, Sparks of Innovation takes you to De Graff, Ohio, where Steve Schlumbohm has been planting corn and soybeans with Kinze planters since 1978. Steve said he’s always liked the design of Kinze equipment and how it’s built. But that’s not the only thing that keeps him coming back to Kinze. “It...
November 3, 2015 by Kinze Manufacturing
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Nebraska Farmer Likes His Planters Built Rugged

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Today, Sparks of Innovation takes you to Daykin, Nebraska, where Mike Homolka has been planting corn and soybeans with Kinze planters since 2003. “My first Kinze was a 3600 planter with 16 row 30 inch spacing. Ever since that first planter, I’ve always felt like Kinze products have been built very well. Structurally they...
September 28, 2015 by Kinze Manufacturing
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The Yield Advantages of Kinze Split Row Planters

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When Kinze introduced the Planter Split Row System with “push-type” row units back in 1983, the basic premise was a row crop planter that was convertible between narrow and wide row spacing.  The Split Row Planter, or “Interplant System” as it was also referred to, helped farmers truly “split the...
September 17, 2015 by Kinze Manufacturing
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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...
August 31, 2015 by Kinze Manufacturing
In Innovation in Agriculture , Planters

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...
July 27, 2015 by Kinze Manufacturing
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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...
July 13, 2015 by Kinze Manufacturing