Today Jim Mandes, Northern Region Sales Manager of Krone North America, sits down with Chrissy Wozniak, to talk about the origins of Krone, and Krone North America.  Krone was founded in Spelle, Germany, in 1906 with the intention of making farming more efficient and profitable. Following many years of growth and expansion, Krone North America was established in 1973 and continues to further that vision by supplying innovative, performance-engineered equipment that has become the benchmark in the hay and forage industry.  Krone is still owned and operated by the Krone family, and visionary leader Bernard Krone has hands-on involvement in company operations. As a result, each and every machine bearing the Krone name is engineered to meet the same time-tested, exacting standards that have earned Krone a worldwide reputation for quality.As technology makes hay and forage harvesting even faster and more efficient, Krone continues to listen to their customers and invest heavily in research and development to ensure their equipment meets and exceeds their performance and revenue expectations. That commitment has made Krone the industry leader in product innovation. Whether it’s a large square baler that produces a higher density bale perfect for storage and transport, the first high-capacity self-propelled mower conditioner, or the world’s most powerful forage harvester, Krone is first to market with the ideas that everyone else imitates.   Krone North America puts German engineering to work for their customers, delivering the highest levels of efficiency and productivity, exceptional crop quality, and maximum uptime in the field.Visit Krone North America to learn more.

President of Landoll Company LLC, Don Landoll, has provided a vision for the company focusing on the “Customer Comes First” philosophy. Since 1963, founder, owner, and president has been an entrepreneurial inspiration.  Chrissy Wozniak talks with Don about how the company started, what their first products were, and why they are a great company to work for in Marysville, Kansas.Landoll has been providing proven solutions to our customers for over 55 years. With a worldwide consumer base, they continue to supply their customers with products of the highest quality materials and workmanship. Don’s commitment to customer satisfaction is still very much in effect 55 years later. This approach has helped build the long-standing, stable relationships that Landoll Company, LLC shares with it's customers.From the very first line of farm equipment to the very latest lines of products, Landoll continues to develop products that exceed their customers’ expectations. Whether you need a tillage machine to handle today’s high residues, a grain drill, or a machine to address your compaction concerns, Landoll has a machine to fit your needs. They also manufacture outside of the ag industry with their lines of trailers, forklifts and construction equipment.Learn more about Landoll at https://landoll.com

Over the years I’ve had the incredible opportunity to meet and spend time with the people of the agriculture industry who work hard to manufacture the equipment that farmers depend on.  Back when I was in Aggie school, in college, I was fascinated by the brand loyalty I saw surrounding me, the green, red, blue, orange, shirts, logos, belt buckles, songs and heated exchanges between farm kids made me realize that there is a deep history behind those colors that have helped farmers put food on our tables for almost the last century and a half.  In spending time on the road during my career, traveling across North America I’ve gotten to know the stories of these remarkable companies, and have broken bread with many of the people behind the brands. I want to share these stories with you. Welcome to What Color is Your Tractor, the Stories of the Ag Brands you love and the ag brands you love to hate. Thanks so much for listening to What Color is Your Tractor, I hope you learned something new about the brand you love or hate. If you’re a manufacturer who would like to apply to be featured on this show please visit whatcolorisyourtractor.com/contact and fill out the form.