Hoober To Display New Tractors
INTERCOURSE (Lancaster
Co.) The Pennsylvania Farm
Show is a great place to visit with
customers and learn what’s going
on in their world, according to
Daryl Peifer, sales manager for
Hoober Inc.
Hoober Inc. will again feature
a display of their farm equipment
at the revitalized Farm Show
Complex in Harrisburg this com
ing January. A new line of trac
tors carrying the “Farmall”
name will be one highlight of the
exhibit.
The new exhibition hall and
addition of “Farmer Days,”
which began at last January’s
Leadership Transition At National Council Of Farmer Cooperatives
WASHINGTON. D.C. The
National Council of Fanner Co
operatives President and Chief
Executive Officer (CEO) David
Graves has announced plans to
leave NCFC to pursue other busi
ness and professional opportuni
ties.
“The NCFC Board deeply ap
preciates David’s past service
and understands his reasons for
Farm Show, helps the Hoober
sales staff focus on agricultural
visitors, according to Peifer.
“The new Farm Show facility
and three farmer days certainly
provides a more concentrated op
portunity for us to visit custom
ers and customers to visit each
other,” said Peifer.
Because the Farm Show today
isn’t so much a place to make di
rect sales and because many cus
tomers live far away from the
dealership, the show’s main im
portance is dealers’ personal con
tact with farmers. The learning
experience goes both ways, Peifer
noted.
leaving at this time,” NCFC
Board Chair Jack Gherty said.
“David has agreed to provide his
advice and counsel during the
transition period, and we intend
to take advantage of that offer.”
Graves’ departure will be effec
tive Oct. 31. Graves, who has
served as NCFC president since
1997 indicated he is leaving to
pursue other business and profes
“It’s more of a relational kind
of show,” he said. “We probably
learn more than we convey to
(farmers). They’re very smart
and savvy today.”
Hoober plans to display several
new Case-IH tractor lines, in
cluding the 42-82 horsepower JX
and JXU series, the MXM series,
and the utility line of DX Farm
alls, ranging from 18-55 horse
power.
While the return of the Farm
all name might evoke the C, H,
and M models of the 1940 s and
19505, the only real similarity be
tween these old tractors and the
new DX line is the horsepower
range, according to Peifer.
sional interests. “1 deeply appre
ciate the opportunity I have had
to serve America’s farmers,
ranchers, and growers in advanc
ing NCFC’s mission and pur
pose,” Graves said.
Gherty indicated that the
Board has chosen NCFC Vice
President and Chief Economist
Terry Barr to serve as interim
President. Barr, who has been
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Hoober also expects to have a er is slated to show off a vertical
Case-IH Model 1200 vacuum m i xer equipped to handle large
planter on hand at the show.
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tions during Farmer Days, Hoob- of tele-handler loaders.
with NCFC for nearly 20 years,
will assume those duties on Nov.
The NCFC Board has estab
lished a search committee to re
cruit and screen candidates for
the position of NCFC President
and CEO. No timetable has been
set for that decision.
“NCFC, under Terry Barr’s
leadership, will continue its cur
rent strategic direction and in
Farm Show
2004
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tense focus on pursuing agricul
tural and cooperative interests,
on behalf of members m the legis
lative and policy arenas,” Gherty
said. “The members of NCFC
appreciate David’s contributions
and leadership and wish him well
going forward. We are fortunate
to have an individual as experi
enced and qualified as Terry Barr
to lead NCFC through this tran
sition.”