Kinze Manufacturing of Williamsburg, Iowa, a company known for its grain carts and planters, just announced that it will be offering autonomous tractors.

Founded as a little welding shop by Jon Kinzenbaw in 1965, with $5 in cash and a $3,655 bank loan, Kinze Manufacturing is now one of the nation’s largest farm implement companies, primarily due to his patented inventions.

Ten years ago,  Kinzenbaw had the idea for an autonomous tractor and has been working on it since. He partnered with Jaybridge Robotics of Cambridge, Mass., and his vision has become a reality.

The Kinze autonomous tractor has many benefits to provide the farmer. With a scarcity of mechanically and technically skilled farm help available today, as well as a very short farming season in Iowa, the autonomous tractor will provide the ability to pull planters in the spring and grain carts in the fall, 24 hours a day if necessary.

Mr. Kinzenbaw saw a need and filled that need. That’s the secret to a winning business venture!