The non-profit STARS-Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society got a financial lift from a unique fund raiser held in Manitoba on Tuesday, September 15th. More than $175,000 was raised by seven community and business leaders, including MacDon Industries Ltd. Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing Gene Fraser, after the group was flown by helicopter to the remote Carter Island near Pinawa, Manitoba.
ONCE WE DECIDED WE NEEDED A FLEX HEAD, ALL WE WANTED WAS A MACDON®.
The Guinness Book of Records was originally created by Guinness Breweries as a way to settle debates that frequently arise in pubs over a few pints of beer. So it’s only fitting that one of the more than 40,000 achievements it chronicles concerns the primary ingredient of Guinness Stout, barley.
IT WAS OUR CHANCE TO SHOW HOW GRATEFUL WE ARE.
Sixty-five years strong. It’s an age for many to hang up their spurs and ride off into the sunset. But MacDon is far from ordinary. After all, this is the company responsible for introducing the self-propelled windrower to North American farmers and inventing the world’s first flexible draper platform, the company that has supplied many of agriculture’s most iconic brands, and the company that has survived numerous economic downturns and market challenges, coming back more fit and stronger every time.
WE’VE BEEN USING MACDON FLEXDRAPERS NOW PRETTY CLOSE TO TEN YEARS.
Family farms are disappearing. It’s a common lament heard in rural coffee shops across North America. And even though it is true that the number of farm families has declined sharply over the last two decades, it can also be argued that the family farm is not so much disappearing, as it is evolving into a larger version of itself.
WHEN WE THINK OF MACDON’S FAMILY, WE NOT ONLY THINK OF IT INCLUDING ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES AND THEIR FAMILIES, WE ALSO THINK OF IT INCLUDING OUR SUPPLIERS, DEALERS AND OUR CUSTOMERS AS WELL.
This year marks the 65th Anniversary of MacDon, a significant achievement for any company. But when you consider how fierce the competition has been in the agricultural industry over those 65 years and how many once dominant brands are no longer with us, it makes the achievement that much more remarkable.
WE SEE IT ALL, 30 INCH BEANS, FIFTEENS AND DRILLED. EVERY PLANTING HAS ITS CHALLENGES BUT THE FLEXDRAPER® CAN TAKE IT ALL. EVEN IN MUDDY CONDITIONS AND STANDING WATER THOSE HEADS WILL JUST FLOAT RIGHT OVER.
It’s not an admission you would expect from someone who makes their living cutting soybeans for other farmers, but it's one that Illinois based custom cutter Matt Birky freely makes.