Sampling Of Stories Featured in the Current Issue of FARM SHOW Magazine:
He Built A Scale Model Cockshutt
Growing up on an Ohio dairy farm, Mark Jones says he avoided milking cows whenever possible, always loved machinery, and especially enjoyed seeing scale model tractors at farm shows. “Those little tractors really spurred my interest to build a scale model of my dad’s Cockshutt 570 and two implemen...
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Food Lockers Offer Rural Options
Food lockers are one way Theo Ramsey is helping ensure small towns in southwest Iowa don’t become food deserts. When the hardware store owner and his wife feared the local grocery in their town was going to close, they bought it.
“We were looking at small to...
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Scrapers Keep Mud Off Packer Wheels
Muddy packer wheels are a sure way to vary seed depth, and Devloo Roto Scrapers are designed to keep the mud off. First developed for use on the Devloo farm, the scrapers have become popular add-ons, especially for canola growers and anyone with heavy ground.
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High Tunnel Uses “Climate Battery”
Jim Schultz built an HVAC system into his new high tunnel at Red Shirt Farm. Known as a climate battery, the system of underground pipes and fans helps heat plants in the winter and cool them in the summer.
“We’ve maintained temperatures around 40 F from Oct...
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Chain Oiler Offers Mess-Free Lubrication
Ferrell McCollough, two-time motocross champion, invented the Oinker after years of frustration with the mess and inefficiency of traditional chain lubrication methods. “Not knowing what would happen, he posted his prototype to Instagram,” says daughter and business partner Brooke McCollough. “The...
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Truckers Stop The Sunburn With Sun Blocker
“Truckers tan” is common for people who spend a lot of time in trucks. It can lead to skin disorders, including cancer.
Scott Catuzza’s $70 Arm Rocker Sun Blocker is inexpensive insurance to avoid that. As a former trucker, he experienced the pain of a sunbu...
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