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From Small Hobby Farms to Large Commercial Farm Operations: The Ultimate Guide to American-Made Agricultural Machinery
I won’t pretend to know much about farm machinery made in the USA except where to find it. I did want a John Deere tractor a couple of years ago when I spent 2 summers moving 5 large dump trucks of wood chips with a pitchfork and a wheelbarrow. Don actually went to buy me one for Christmas but when the dealer told him the price, he decided it might not be the best surprise and brought home the paperwork instead. Good choice, Don, good choice.
The American made farm equipment I need for my big garden, 3 khaki Campbell ducks, and personal canning probably stops at a wheelbarrow and a pressure canner. I might garner a “bless your heart” from you big guys. Thanks for picking up where I leave off and keeping me eating after October!
The Big List of Farm Machinery Made in the USA
Caterpillar builds multi-purpose agricultural machines and attachments including augers, bale grabs, brush cutters, pallet forks, and more. You can learn about each United States-based Caterpillar facility here.
We manufacture in every region in the world to support our global customers, but there’s no country where we employ more people than the United States. With more than 60+ primary locations in 25 states and dealers from coast to coast, Caterpillar is a part of the United States infrastructure. And that’s an infrastructure that we’re proud to have had a hand in building over the last century. As a leading U.S. exporter, Caterpillar employed workers in the U.S. build products that are shipped around the world. Several of our U.S. facilities are single-source manufacturing locations for all global sales.
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It goes without saying, right? John Deere makes made in the USA tractors, utility vehicles, cutters and shredders, harvesting equipment, hay and forage equipment, planting equipment, Ag technology, seeding equipment, sprayers & applicators, tillage equipment, and more. Even us city folks knew that. John Deere Tractors are made in Waterloo, Iowa, Augusta, Georgia, Greenville, Tennesse, and Horicon, Wisconsin. Ag tractors are made domestically in Iowa and around the world.
- Agromatic: For over 100 years, Agromatic Inc. has been a farm equipment supplier committed to providing America’s dairymen with the highest quality dairy farm equipment. Argromatic offers rubber stall mats, rubber flooring, parlor flooring, cow brushes, steel stalls, flexible stalls, dairy fans, silage packers, and more. Agromatic brand products are made in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.
- Challenger: Challenger builds high-performance tractors made in the USA in Jackson, Minnesota. Originally a Caterpillar brand, Challenger is now owned by AGCO.
- Freedom Air Filters: American-made pre-filters for tractors & combines (as well as loaders, graders, dozers, and semi-trucks).
- GanderLock: The GanderLock is a revolutionary new security device, designed to prevent the theft of gooseneck trailers. Five pounds of steel block the opening of the receiving tube to prohibit the insertion of a coupler.
- Kinze Manufacturing: Kinze Manufacturing produces planters, grain carts, and tillage equipment in Williamsburg, Iowa.
- Massey Ferguson: Massey Ferguson originated in Canada, became a UK company, and is now owned by AGCO of Norcross, Georgia. The United States manufacturing plant located in Hesston, Kansas, has a 55-year history of manufacturing farm equipment. Massey Ferguson builds tractors, hay and forage equipment, planters, and more.
- Moore’s Farm Toys: I could not resist adding this farm equipment to our made-in-the-USA farm equipment page. Moore’s Farm Toys offers a variety of tractors, combines, semi-dump trailers, and more. All of their farm machinery toys are 100% American-made.
- Power Trac: Based in North Tazewell, Virginia, Power Trac manufactures and sells factory-direct utility tractors, trailer packages, and attachments.
- Premier Attachments: Premier Attachments rigorously tests all of its farm machinery attachments for supported brands including Bobcat, Boxer, Case, Caterpiller, Ditch Witch , JCB, GEHL, John Deere, Kanga, Kubota, Komatsu, Mahindra, Mustang, New Holland, Ramrod, Takuchi, Terex, Thomas, Toro, Wacker Neuson, Volvo, and Yanmar to verify compatibility and ensure optimum performance and reliability. In addition, Premier Attachments acquired the Ammbusher line in 2017.
- Tilmor: Specialized equipment to run small farms efficiently, including tractors, cultivation systems, weeders, mulch layers, and more. The Tilmor 520 Series tractors are designed, tested, and assembled by Tilmor employees in Northeast Ohio.
- Tri-L: Tri-L carries made in the USA hay handling equipment, cultivation and cleanup items, buckets, adapter plates, pallet forks, livestock systems, rodeo equipment, and more in their line-up of more than 370 American-made products.
- Tuff-Built: Tuff-Built manufactures tractors and implements including cultivators, sweeps, bedders, weeders, mulch applicators, plows, rakes, seeders, sprayers, graders, and more.
- Ventrac: Ventrac builds tractors along with over 30 different attachments that combine with the Ventrac mount system (less than a minute to attach or detach attachments) giving users a small power pack designed for maximum performance and versatility.
- Weaverline: Weaverline feed handling products and other farm equipment includes feed carts, silage packers, landscape mulchers, and bedding choppers. Weaverline also makes cow comfort and horse care products. Weaverline is based in Narvon, Pennsylvania, with distributors throughout the United States.
Foreign Farm Equipment Manufacturers with U.S. Based Facilities
The instantly recognizable bright orange agricultural tractors come from Japanese-owned Kubota. However, Kubota does employ Americans at facilities across the United States. You can read all about Kubota’s United States presence here.
- Fendt: Fendt is a German agricultural equipment manufacturer, and a subsidiary of AGCO with two tractor models made in the USA in Jackson, Minnesota, the 900 Vario MT Series, and the 1100 Vario MT Series.
- New Holland: Owned by Fiat and based in Italy, New Holland tractors are made on 4 continents, including North America in the United States. New Holland agriculture equipment includes hay tools and spreaders, forage equipment, combines and headers, spraying equipment, tillage machinery, seeding equipment, and harvesters.
American-made farm equipment continues to fuel hard work and strong harvests across the country. Do you rely on USA-made tools or machinery on your farm or homestead? Drop your go-to brands or stories in the comments below.
Michelle K. Barto is the founder and lead writer of MadeInTheUSAMatters.com, a site dedicated to helping consumers discover and support products made in the USA. With over 25 years of professional blogging and content creation experience, Michelle combines deep research with firsthand product use to bring readers honest, practical, and engaging reviews alongside easy-to-browse brand and product directories.
Raised with a respect for American craftsmanship, Michelle personally uses and tests many of the products featured on the site — from cookware she uses in her own kitchen to outdoor gear she takes camping with her family. Her mission is simple: make it easier for people to choose quality, American-made goods that support jobs, communities, and manufacturing here at home.
When she’s not writing, you’ll find Michelle working on backyard and home remodeling projects, exploring local parks, or planning the next family adventure in their camper. She lives in Ohio with her husband, youngest son, cat, and a small flock of ducks.
