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Gary Berrington knows the importance of keeping his balers in top condition. Based near Wellington, Nevada, Berrington uses 10 Hesston and Hesston by Massey Ferguson three-twine small rectangular balers to handle 6,000 to 7,000 acres of alfalfa—going through 80 to...
It’s with mixed feelings that Darren Littleton guides a bulldozer through an abandoned farmyard to add to his family’s farmland in Dalton, MO. Yet, to Darren and his dad, Robert “Bob” Littleton, this land also serves as a reminder of...
It’s just one of those talks that you have while you’re milking the cows,” says Todd Schnarr. “You know, ‘What do you want to do next?’” he recalls asking his dad and business partner. “‘Where do you think we’re going?’...
In 2007, Ron and Diana Mellon erected a handsome cherry-red barn perched on a swath of neatly manicured land. The plan was to use the structure for machinery on their farm, where they run anywhere from 180 to 200 head...
White haze filters the bright light around Freedom Hall in Louisville on the first night of the National Farm Machinery Show. Thousands of fans shout approval as 12,000-HP monsters drag a weight-transfer sled down a 245-foot dirt track on the...
For Deena and Larry Coleman, and the staff at Pokagon State Park Saddle Barn in Indiana, keeping 14 horses happy, healthy and well-fed, all while maintaining the surrounding property, is no small task. Enter the 42-HP Massey Ferguson® 1742 tractor...
Nine-year-old Ryan Panbecker is everywhere on the Iowa farm this warm October day. He’s helping get tools out the back of the pickup or running through the stubble of just-harvested corn. If enthusiasm is any indication, Ryan appears destined to...
With 3,000 acres of alfalfa, much of which is grown on hilly land, David and Janice Estes put their equipment to the test. That includes their new Hesston by Massey Ferguson WR9870 self-propelled windrower. “I think it actually gets a...
Concessionaire Deena Coleman has run the Pokagon State Park Saddle Barn for the past 25 years, introducing thousands to her love of horses and the great outdoors. “Growing up, my childhood was filled with these types of experiences,” says Deena....
