More than 70 years ago, the New Holland company introduced America's first self-tying pick-up hay baler invented by Ed Nolt, a local New Holland, Pa., farmer. Last week, New Holland Agricultural Equipment celebrated the sale of its 700,000th small square baler to Ken Myer, another Lancaster County farmer.
After Bob Messick, Myer's New Holland dealer, turned the special edition BC5070 baler to the Elizabethtown farmer, Myer joked that: "I'm what Bob calls a long-time repeat customer." Myer has upgraded his square baler every model year over the past two decades.
During the presentation, New Holland CEO Bob Engle told Myer, "We'll still be here 25 years from now when this baler wears out." The occasion was also used to celebrate a 40,000 square foot plant expansion and improvements exceeding $34 million.
The expansion adds 110 jobs, and completes the move of five product lines from Belleville, Pa. A new powder painting system is anticipated to significantly improve the durability and corrosion protection of paint on the New Holland and Case IH hay tools and forage harvesters manufactured there.
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