During Commodity Classic I got to interview Gene Hemphill, New Holland, one of our sponsors. Gene (center) had to have his picture taken with Cindy and me since he so rarely sees us in the same place at the same time.

Gene was very happy with the show this year. At this year’s show New Holland had a training trailer at their location in the trade show and he says, “when a farmer gets out the spec book you know he’s interested.” I think he saw a number of those. New Holland has been sponsoring Commodity Classic since it started and the individual commodity group conventions prior to that. He thinks it’s one of the better run events. One of the things he likes is how Classic interacts with sponsors by holding meetings for them to obtain their input on making changes. As he puts it, “They listen to us.”

When it comes to new products he says that their “size matters” combine has been a real focus for the company in this market. New Holland has introduced the largest combine in North America. He also says that the New Holland name has really gained traction as the company has experienced significant growth in recent years.

You can listen to my interview with Gene here: cc-09-hemphill.mp3

You can also download the interview with this link: Gene Hemphill Interview (mp3)

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