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2016 was another challenging year in agriculture, but it is not the challenges that define you; it is how you face them. Not one word can simply define Kinze employees, dealers and partners this year; it takes five: integrity, customer focus, excellence, innovation and mutual respect. Below are some examples of the Kinze Core Values as demonstrated by our employees and dealers.  Integrity: Giving a first shift opportunity to a single mom with less seniority  Customer Focus: Driving eight hours one way on a Saturday to deliver parts to a farmer  Excellence: Perfecting the design for successful prototype production and testing  Innovation: Introducing single auger grain carts that set a different standard for grain handling performance  Mutual Respect: Accepting roles outside of their normal responsibilities...

As you enjoy time with your family this weekend, remember your holiday table represents more than just food and football. It represents generosity, gratitude, unity, tradition and above all — hard work. Every dish was prepared with care, but only after weeks (or months) of labor and sacrifice by farmers around the world. This year we're encouraging you to say thank you to the farmers that work so hard everyday to feed the world.

Accuracy Then and Now Twenty-five years ago, when farmers went to the field to plant, the planting monitor on the tractor was typically equipped with simple indicator lights showing seeds were actually getting to the ground. If a seed tube became plugged, the monitor alarm would sound, and the problem could be resolved. However, this “data” only monitored activity and did not actually measure anything — seed populations were still a function of using the correct combination of gears on the ground drive system, and digging in the dirt to confirm. In the late 1990s, significant improvements were made to seed tube sensors and monitors, and the actual number of seeds planted could be counted. For the first time, real-time...