It sounds like it could be a movie. It sounds like this tractor won’t be getting all muddy and scratched up out in the field either.
Jerry Forsythe must feel like King Midas these days. That’s because he’s the proud owner of the world’s only all-gold Case IH Magnum™ 305 — a tractor that’s normally painted the signature red color of other Case IH farm equipment.
Forsythe, a farmer and businessman from Marshall, Ill., is a long-time collector of unique Case IH tractors. “I got the idea for the all-gold model after learning that Case IH would be producing special edition tractors to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Magnum’s introduction,” said Forsythe.
Case IH is manufacturing 100 Gold Signature Edition Magnum tractors for 2008, but those are painted both red and gold. Forsythe wanted something different — and worked with his dealer, Kurt Edens from Casey Farm Pride, to specially order a one-of-a-kind, all-gold edition.
Although Forsythe mainly uses Case IH equipment on his farm, his all-gold Magnum will not join the working ranks of the primarily-red fleet used to maintain his 28,000-acre operation. Instead, it will be one of many tractors in his private collection of Case IH and Farmall equipment, which also includes the 100,000th Magnum produced and the very first tractor his dad purchased new, a 1948 Farmall H.
I am not ashamed to publicly pronounce my belief that beef is good. That’s why I was so happy to get to work with the Missouri Beef Industry Council on their new “Speaking of Beef” program. Basically we helped the staff at the MBIC prepare materials for a group of initial volunteers to help them conduct public speaking engagements about Missouri’s beef industry to local civic groups. Additionally, we’re going to assist with scheduling them to speak to these groups. We hope to have the first ones set up soon after the first of the year.
This year’s first place winner in the corn division was Chris Waymire (left) of Yellow Springs, Ohio. He will receive one year’s use of a new Gleaner R5 or A5 series combine, a prize valued at $12,000. First place winner 
in the soybean division was Ron Falk (right) of Monticello, Ill. His winning prize is one year’s use of a new AGCO RT or DT series tractor, also valued at $12,000.
Well the conditions here in Missouri have only become worse all day. The trees and branches falling sound like explosions. There’s going to be a lot of cleaning up to do like in this yard of a local home.
Here’s the beautiful scene I woke up to this morning after a loud middle of the night thunder and lightning storm.
Here’s another blue tractor in the news. This one’s a 
I am not familiar with a Landini tractor but they must be doing something right.
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