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Most people who visit harmsmfg.com are looking for a land roller or bale equipment. But Harms Manufacturing makes one product that reaches beyond traditional farming — the landscape packer. And for the right buyer, it's exactly what they've been looking for. Landscape Packer vs. Land Roller: What's the Difference? Both tools use …

Whether you're feeding 50 cows or 500, moving large round bales is one of the most time-consuming tasks on any livestock operation. The equipment you use to haul those bales makes a significant difference in efficiency, safety, and operating cost. Here's how to think about the choice between a bale …

No-till and reduced-till farming has grown significantly across Minnesota, North Dakota, Iowa, and the surrounding states over the past two decades. With that growth has come a new appreciation for land rollers — because no-till fields have a surface rock problem that tillage used to (inadvertently) solve, and now something …

When Midwest farmers start shopping for a land roller, three names come up most often in dealer lots and coffee shop conversations: Degelman, Mandako, and Harms. Two of those are Canadian companies that have built large national distribution networks. One is a family-run American manufacturer in Bertha, Minnesota, that's been …

A $350,000 combine is the single most expensive piece of equipment on most modern farms. A single rock — the size of your fist — can send it to the shop for days or weeks. Yet many farmers still underestimate just how costly rock damage is over the life of …

Every spring, frost heave does the same thing it's done for centuries in the Upper Midwest: pushes rocks to the surface of your hay fields. By the time you're ready to take your first cutting, those rocks are sitting right where your disc mower knives will find them. Land rolling hay …

If you're in the market for a land roller, one of the first questions you'll face is: how wide should it be? Too small and you're making extra passes. Too large and your tractor is struggling — or worse, you're paying for width you can't use. This guide walks you …

Land rolling soybeans is one of the most debated topics at any co-op coffee counter in the Upper Midwest. Timing is everything — roll too early and you miss rocks that haven't fully surfaced yet; roll too late and you risk plant injury. Here's what you need to know about …