A24-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 4, 2003 Farm Show 2003 Exhibitor Exclusive to Spotlight Fan/jj/JCJ USA Body Comes To Farm Show For First Time DERUYTER, N.Y. USA vested a lot of time and money Body will make its first-ever ap- and we’re looking forward to it,” pearance at the Pennsylvania said Bruce Macßae, president, Farm Show Jan. 11-18. USA Body Inc, “I’m sure it’s going to be a USA Body is the manufacturer super deal. They’ve certainly in- of silage and grain body units. The Macßae family includes, from left, Bruce, Sean, Kelly, Kristine and Kevin. <Buy Me ®ed sed Smm SMditty Mdemk Grandrib 3® PLUS All this ad Grandrib 3® PLUS is backed by an industry leading: 35 Year Sidewall & 30 Year Roof Paint Warranty 25 Year Sidewall Corrosion Warranty 20 Year Roofing Corrosion Warranty 10 Year Edge Rust Warranty Complete Building Packages, Trusses And Glue-Laminated Timbers 717-866-6581 781 E. Linden St. Richland, M 17887 UP t 0... The $B6-million renoveation Macßae and Kristine but also investment “is a testament to the sons Sean and Kevin and Ke importance of the ag industry in vin’s wife Kelly, plus five other Pennsylvania,” he said. full-time employees. The new expansion, Macßae “USA body is something that believes, will attract the farm evolved from a farm equipment public back to the event, and was repair business” that Macßae one of the major reasons why started in 1979, he noted. “We Macßae decided to exhibit at the did all kinds of farm equipment show. repair for local farmers and then “Up until this year, the Farm we got into automotives. ( 4Up until this year, the Farm Show wasn’t that big of an attraction for our farmers. I think Harrisburg has a unique opportunity to attract the farm people again. 5 5 Show wasn’t that big of an at traction for our farmers,” he said. “I think Harrisburg has a unique opportunity to attract the farm people again. “It’s the emphasis that’s been put the ag, the farm part of it,” he said, that will bring fanners to the show. For his business, “we’re looking for strictly a farmer crowd.” Since the show is quite a dis tance from Deruyter, “I’m fairly sure that if this show works out, it will be the only winter show we’ll do in Pennsylvania,” said Macßae. He and his wife, Kristine, will work the entire show. Largely a family operation, the business includes not only The Best Metal Warranty to Layers of Protection Up to 50% Stronger Thicker 29 Gauge Stmt * 25%-50% More Galvanized Coating a 'vieaavuanwianxute , yn. 301-334-3977 1283 Joni Miller Rd. Oakland, MO 21S5Q Bruce Macßae President, USA Body Inc. “As a part of that, there was a certain amount of fabrication in volved, and we got into early 1990 s and started doing a little more of it,” and were advised by their customers to do fabrication full-time,” he said. “In 1995 we decided to buy some material and build some (silage and grain unit bodies) and have some here and more or less went at it as a business. We sold nine bodies the first year and last year built 100.” Macßae believes that the company is the largest single builder in the Northeast. The business has product in 16 states. A new shop was added to the business in 2000 and also in cludes a dealer in Chambers burg. M RRO^] products ) jpk^ r *- C w A Give Your Cows a Helping Hand ... Use iMPRO, the all natural product designed to boost your cows immune system ! No milk with-holding required Dairy Farmers ! 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The interest rate on the guaran teed portion will not exceed five percent. “Agriculture can be a very cap ital-intensive industry,” Ohio Ag riculture Director Fred L. Dailey said. “This program serves as an incentive to help beginning farm ers who may not be able to realize their aspirations to farm through traditional financing options.” To be eligible, farmers must be residents of Ohio unable to obtain traditional financing from com mercial or agricultural lending sources. In other words, the loan guarantee will help the borrower demonstrate to the bank that he or she has the ability to repay the loan. The applicant must also dem onstrate education, training, or experience in the type of agricul tural enterprise for which they re quest financial assistance, and meet land-use requirements. Farmers must apply for a loan with an eligible financial institu tion, which will file the paper work with the state. For more information, contact your local lending institution or call the Ohio Rural Development Partnership at 1-800-282-1955 or visit www.state.oh.us/agr.
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