Here’s What Our Customers Say
Season after season. Year after year. Decade after decade. We rely on you to tell us what we’re doing right and how we can improve. Read what real Kinze customers have to say about Kinze Manufacturing throughout the years.
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Merry Christmas & Happy New Year
As we give thanks to all of you for another splendid year at Kinze, we reflect on the many blessings bestowed upon us this holiday season. It's humbling to see all the hard work and devotion that has brought us to this point, and how inspiring it is to consider what exciting things await us all in the New Year. So as we tie a bow on 2013, we'd simply like to say thanks for your business and your loyalty to the brand that we've so lovingly built. You've inspired us to achieve so many wonderful things, and with your dedication and support we will continue to innovate and serve well the agricultural community. It's an honor to work with you and we wish you all the best this holiday season and in the coming year. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! Mary will give birth to a son, and you...
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Check Out the Latest Happenings at Kinze!
From publishing children’s books to engineering multi-hybrid planters, production levels at Kinze are rivaling that of Santa’s workshop in the lead up to Christmas. The Kinze multi-hybrid planter was announced in early December, making it an easy way for farmer’s to optimize their yields. The planter uses the Kinze 4000 series electric drive to allow seed hybrids to be selected and automatically planted for different parts of the field. Kinze debuted its first children’s book that tells the story of Kinze Manufacturing, true stories that are beautifully illustrated (by an Iowa illustrator!) and created for younger audiences to begin to embrace the world of agriculture. Finally, Kinze opened a production facility in Lithuania. It’s Kinze’s first production facility outside of the United States, which better helps in serving our domestic customers and further contributing to our market share growth. To get more information on the latest happenings at Kinze, visit our news section on our website at https://www.kinze-europe.com/articles.aspx....
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Jon Kinzenbaw – a Leader in the Field
With the 50th anniversary of Kinze Manufacturing in 2015, Jon Kinzenbaw and Susanne Kinzenbaw Veatch sit down with Successful Farming Magazine to share Kinze’s humble beginnings and the core values the company still operates on today. They also discuss their predictions for the future of agriculture. Read the full interview on Agriculture.com.
Winter Maintenance Tips for Your Planter
Windows of opportunity are narrow in planting season, when time is money and farmers rush to get their seed in the ground. Dealing with unexpected maintenance issues with your planter can mean costly delays. Don’t leave for spring what you can address today. Get started now to ensure you’re revved and ready for spring. Parts discounts and service specials make this another great reason to work on your planter now. Consistent planter performance starts with a planter that is in good mechanical shape. Do the basics first. Make a close inspection of these areas using the attached planter checklist. Badly worn parts must be replaced or planter efficiency will suffer. Start with the attached checklist and watch for future posts with more detail on the following topics. Seed Meters – proper cleaning and storage, identify common wear points, meter testing recommendations, lubrication dos and don’ts. Mechanical and Vacuum meters will be...
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Inside Kinze’s Concept Planter
Kinze’s new electric multi-hybrid concept planter will allow farmers to plant two hybrids on the go. The planter was tested in 2013 with high yield numbers, and will continue testing in 2014. Read more from AgWeb.com.
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From Iowa to Lithuania
This fall Kinze made an exciting leap by opening its first production facility abroad in Lithuania. The agricultural arena in Eastern Europe offers many promising opportunities for Kinze, both today and in the future, and we are thrilled by what’s in store. In order for us to realize the maximum potential of these opportunities, it was important that Kinze establish a local presence that allowed for rapid response to changing market demands and streamline the manufacturing and delivery process to reduce the lead times. This move was really a win-win because it enhanced our capabilities abroad – but also here at home. By freeing up valuable resources at our manufacturing headquarters in Williamsburg, Iowa, Kinze is better able to serve our domestic customers and further contribute to market share growth. But Why Lithuania? Indeed, at first glance, it may strike some folks as curious that a nearly 50-year-old Iowa company would choose...
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Childrens Book Tells Kinzes Story
Kinze Manufacturing has published a children’s book that tells a story of agriculture and innovation. The story focuses on the plow that Kinze founder Jon Kinzenbaw and his friend Bill Dietrich built for the 1974 Farm Progress Show. The book, “Big Blue & Polly,” is the first in a series of books that Kinze will publish in the coming years. Learn more about the book from the Journal Tribune and Creative Corridor.
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Big Blue and Polly Children’s Book: Telling Our Story to the Next Generation of Farmers
What makes a company special isn’t just the products and services it offers. It’s the stories and company history. Stories about the vibrant, talented people who enrich the culture and embody the brand name. Stories about how certain product offerings were first innovated and later improved. Kinze is fortunate in that regard, for ours is a history with an abundance of great stories. We want to share as many of those stories as we can. The Kinze Innovation Center was created with that purpose in mind. From the early stages of its development, one of our primary goals was developing fun ways for younger audiences to experience and enjoy the Kinze story. So naturally, a series of children’s books seemed like a cool way to engage the future generations of farmers. The Kinzenbaw family enthusiastically embraced the idea. Our first story is based on the true story of what happened...
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Kinze Manufacturing Releases “Big Blue and Polly” Children’s Book
Williamsburg, Iowa (Nov. 26, 2013) – Kinze Manufacturing, Inc. has published a new children’s book that retells a story from the 1974 Farm Progress Show. In a marketplace full of kids books, there are very few with agricultural themes, and this one is based on a true story. “As part of its effort to share inspiring stories of innovation and agricultural progress, Kinze is reaching out to our youngest generation by providing their parents an opportunity to share this book with their own youngsters,” said Susanne Kinzenbaw Veatch, Kinze Manufacturing vice president and chief marketing officer. The book features Big Blue the tractor and Polly the plow, who are specifically created to show at the 1974 Farm Progress Show, which was held in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Kinze founder, Jon Kinzenbaw, and his friend Bill Dietrich set out to build the best plow for the show and worked day and night to get...
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Jon Kinzenbaw Receives George Washington Carver Distinguished Service Award
WILLIAMSBURG, Iowa (Nov. 11, 2013) – Jon Kinzenbaw, founder and president of Kinze Manufacturing, Inc., was awarded the George Washington Carver Distinguished Service award at Iowa State University’s Alumni Association Honors and Awards Ceremony on November 8. This award presented by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences was established to honor Iowa State alumni and friends for outstanding achievements in the agricultural, food, environmental, social and life sciences. “It is an honor to be selected for this prestigious award,” said Jon Kinzenbaw, founder and president of Kinze Manufacturing. “Iowa State is a huge supporter of the agriculture industry and it means a lot to be recognized.” In 1965 Kinzenbaw opened a small welding shop in Victor, Iowa. Invention by invention, this welding shop grew into one of the largest agricultural equipment manufacturers in North America. He has been named inventor of 19 patents for Kinze Manufacturing, Inc., and the company has numerous...

