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In Innovation in Agriculture , Planters

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
In Innovation in Agriculture , Kinze News

Great Kinze Innovations: the Adjustable Width Plow

By the late 1960s, Jon Kinzenbaw had made a name for himself in the farming community by re-powering John Deere 5020 tractors. As interest in them grew so too did demand for product demonstrations. The only problem, however, was that Jon couldn’t find a plow capable of keeping up with the...
March 25, 2015 by Kinze Manufacturing
In Innovation in Agriculture , Kinze News

Kinze’s Family Owned Values Make a Difference for Farmers

We continue celebrating 50 years of loyalty, innovation and improvements with the next post in our year-long series on Sparks of Innovation. This series will take you out in the field to meet our customers and hear why they stay true to blue. This month, we’re visiting with Jim McGee, a...
March 10, 2015 by Kinze Manufacturing
In Innovation in Agriculture , Planters

How to Minimize Compaction and Increase Yield

It’s not news that planters today are bigger – much bigger – with more rows and attachments as well as higher seed and fertilizer capacity. THE BENEFIT: Planting efficiency + time savings. THE DRAWBACK: More weight going across the field, especially in pinch rows (the middle 6 rows of the planter next...
March 5, 2015 by Kinze Manufacturing
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Jon Kinzenbaw Receives 2014 Iowa Farm Bureau Distinguished Service to Agriculture Award

Jon Kinzenbaw will be the first to tell you he’s never been in it for the awards and accolades. Still, it’s always nice to be recognized for your hard work and achievements. That was the case a few weeks back when Jon received the Distinguished Service to Agriculture Award, presented...
January 5, 2015 by Kinze Manufacturing
In Grain Carts , Innovation in Agriculture , Kinze News

How the Kinze Grain Cart Got Its Start

For over 35 years a giant Kinze grain cart has been hoisted in the air above the Williamsburg, IA exit 216 on I-80. Why? Because it represents the first major product innovation developed and manufactured (1971) by Jon Kinzenbaw and what was then his new upstart company, Kinze Manufacturing, Inc.The...
May 5, 2014 by Kinze Manufacturing