Specialized farm equipment to be showcased at Saturday field day

Specialized farm equipment will be showcased at a field day from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. Saturday hosted by Kymar Acres and Windridge Implements.  The equipment includes various seeders, tiller and transplanters designed for small to medium-sized vegetable farms.

Kymar Acres is diversified farm owned by Kyle and Mari Holthaus and located at 2168 Winnmakee Road between Waukon and Decorah.  They raise 5 acres of vegetables, herbs and flowers for sales to farmers markets and wholesale accounts.  Visitors will also be able to tour rotational grazing for laying hens, a greenhouse and new farmstand where their farm products are sold.   

A variety of equipment will be featured including BCS two wheel tractors, Jang seeders from South Korea, seed bed tillers, a Falc bed builder from France, Checchi & Maggli transplanters for vegetable sets and plasticulture layers in red, silver and deep green plastic.  It is planting season and visitors can inspect some of the recent plantings and watch new crops go into the ground.
 
The equipment will be provided by Windridge Implement, LLC  ( www.windridgeimplements.com  ). One of a handful of dealers in the country, Windridge started carrying lines of specialized equipment in response to increased vegetable production in the region.  Equipment is available for purchase or lease.
 
Other agencies supporting area farms will also be available.  Members of GROWN Locally, a wholesale farmer cooperative, will be on hand to answer questions from buyers and farmers about joining the coop.   Information about the Northeast Iowa Food and Farm Coalition, ISU Extension, Farm Energy Working Group and Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) and Local Dirt will be available.  The Bear Creek Kids 4-H Club will provide refreshments and will be selling homemade baked goods.