In this bonus podcast, “How We Did It: Conversations with Ag Equipment’s Entrepreneurs” brought to you by GKN Off-Highway Powertrain, Mike Lessiter sits down for a conversation with the next generation brother-sister team of Glenn and Janea Danuser.

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Danuser Machine Company was founded in 1910 and is now in its 3^rd and 4^th generation of family ownership.

In this podcast, the next generation brother-sister team of Glenn and Janea Danuser share stories of their grandfather’s post-hole digger, the first to be mass-produced and his tussles with Henry Ford.

They also reminisce about the mischief they caused their dad, Jerry Danuser on the factory floor, and a new wave of innovation and reinvestment that is leading to still another expansion to set up the company for another 100 years.

In this bonus podcast, the final one carried to you via the sponsorship of GKN Off-Highway Powertrain, contains a lot of laughs, old-fashioned brother-sister jabs, and fascinating insights about this 100-employee manufacturer out of Fulton, Missouri.

Farm Equpment's "How We Did It" podcast series is brought to you by GKN Off-Highway Powertrain.

GKN Off-Highway Powertrain is a global leading supplier of integrated powertrain components, systems and solutions. To learn more about how GKN improves the efficiency, safety and increased productivity of today’s farm machinery, visit www.gknoffhighwaypowertrain.com

Music: Josh Woodward - Golden Sunrise (Instrumental Version)

Mike Lessiter

Mike Lessiter, a second-generation ag journalist, has been Editor/Publisher of Farm Equipment since 2004. He has covered business-to-business operations, manufacturing, and marketing topics since 1992 and has held various roles with the Farm Equipment Manufacturers Assn. and the Assn. of Equipment Manufacturers. Mike is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and was named president of Lessiter Media in 2007.

Contact: mlessiter@lessitermedia.com

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[Podcast] Conversations with Ag Equipment’s Entrepreneurs: Glenn and Janea Danuser

In this bonus podcast, “How We Did It: Conversations with Ag Equipment’s Entrepreneurs” brought to you by GKN Off-Highway Powertrain, Mike Lessiter sits down for a conversation with the next generation brother-sister team of Glenn and Janea Danuser.

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