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There once was a rich history
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Strong roots
There once was a rich history
190 years ago, KUHN - one of the oldest worldwide agricultural brands, began to modernize farming. Discover below the numerous key innovations that emerged from KUHN throughout the years, from livestock to large-scale operations.
1828
Joseph KUHN, a blacksmith, started to produce weighing equipment.
1864
1864
KUHN began to produce agricultural machinery in France
1916
1916
Henry Krause developed the one-way disc plow establishing Krause Corporation. In 2011, Krause Corporation was acquired by the KUHN Group and became KUHN Krause, Inc.
1945
1945
Stan Knight created Brodhead Machine Welding Co. which later became Knight Manufacturing Company. In 2002, Knight Manufacturing was acquired by the KUHN Group and became KUHN Knight.
KUHN joined the Swiss company, Bucher-Guyer.
1967
1967
KUHN created and introduced the first disc mower in the world.
1976
1976
KUHN entered the North American market with the incorporation of Kuhn Farm Machinery in Vernon, New York.
1983
1983
The Knight Slinger® manure spreader was introduced.
KUHN acquired Huard, a leading plow producer in Europe.
1993
1993
KUHN acquired Audureau, a manufacturer of
TMR mixers and bale processors.
2005
2005
KUHN entered the South American market by acquiring Metasa in Brazil. In 2014, KUHN acquired an additional company, Montana, further
expanding in the market.
2009
2009
KUHN acquired a company in Geldrop, Netherlands that produces round and large square balers, and bale wrappers.
The Krause Gladiator® strip tillage system was introduced and won an AE50 award for innovation.
2011
2011
KUHN Krause introduced the Excelerator® vertical tillage system. The Excelerator won an AE50 award for innovation.
2015
2015
KUHN won an AE50 award for the KUHN Axis® precision fertilizer spreader.
2016
2016
Two AE50 awards were given to KUHN for the FC 3160 TLR side-pull disc mower conditioner and the SW 4014 square
bale wrappers.
2018
2018
The KUHN MM 1100 Merge Maxx® hay merger and KUHN Krause Interceptor® high-speed tillage system were recognized with AE50 awards.
We are proud to highlight KUHN’s 190 years of history, which makes it one of the oldest brands of agricultural machinery in the world.
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