KINZE Manufacturing, Inc. and Ag Leader Technology, Inc.

KINZE Manufacturing, Inc. and Ag Leader Technology, Inc., Iowa-based companies located in Williamsburg and Ames, respectively, have partnered to develop new planting technology used in the KINZE Vision[TM] system. The Vision system, based on the Ag Leader Insight[TM] display with touch screen control, manages compatible electronic seed monitoring and variable rate drive systems, and it includes factory-installed Tru Count air-actuated, single row clutches for manual or GPS auto-swath control. KINZE President Jon Kinzenbaw said KINZE Vision is the first in a series of new planter innovations the company will launch within the next 18 months and will be available on selected 2008 models. KINZE Manufacturing, Inc, PO Box 806, Williamsburg, IA 52361-0806; ph: 319-668-1300, fax: [phone]; www.kinze.com.

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