New Leader Manufacturing

Make sure to vote for our NL720 for the 2024 CropLife IRON Product of the Year!

Ever wondered what your return on investment would be if you switched over to our NL720? Check out our new ROI Calculator featured on our website that can compare your current model to our latest and greatest, NL720. https://hubs.ly/Q02W9yhx0

"NLM has accomplished quite a lot since 1939, owing much to the hundreds of people who have worked here over the years. As we look back at our company’s history and ahead to our future, we can acknowledge our mistakes, take pride in what we’ve learned and look forward to the chance to learn even more. After all, you have to learn in order to grow, and perhaps it shouldn’t come as a surprise that a maker of farm equipment believes in cultivating growth." - Rocki Shepard, CEO To read more on what Rocki has to say about our 85 years in business, click the Corridor Business Journal article below:

New Leader's NL720 was recently featured in CropLife IRON's September/October 2024 issue. This issue covers products featured at the Illinois Fertilizer & Chemical Association's annual MAGIE show. "The New Leader NL720 was debuted at MAGIE this year, and it won the coveted ShowStopper award for the most exciting product at the expo, so this issue of CropLife IRON is full front to back with coverage of the NL720 and other New Leader products." To view the full September/October CropLife IRON issue, please visit our website: https://lnkd.in/gDKW-pXH

Make sure to submit your vote for CropLife Magazine's 2024 Product of the Year! -- Voting is live now until November 1st, 2024.

NLM employees receive 8 hours of Volunteer Time Off every year and a handful used some of those hours at Matthew 25 Cedar Rapids Urban Farm this week! Our group kept plenty busy prepping the farm for the winter months by digging out old berry bushes, removing old sunflowers and other herb/produce plants, spreading compost, and more. Matthew 25 is a non-profit that “aims to improve neighborhoods through housing, healthy food, education and community building." #SpreadingGood

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New Leader Manufacturing employees and loved ones participated in the 34th annual Especially for You Race Against Breast Cancer over the weekend. This year’s race set a record with 16,677 registrations! The EFY Fund provides financial support for those seeking breast-care and gynecological services such as diagnostic exams, genetic testing, office visits and more.

Service Tip of the Month: Spread Pattern Testing Tips With the fall spreading season right around the corner, now is a perfect time to check your spread pattern! Spread pattern testing your machine should be performed prior to each season, before using a new product, if a significant visible change has occurred with a product already being spread, or when any repairs have been done to the spreader. Testing will define granular characteristics and help determine proper spinner settings for optimal product spread width. Below are a few things to keep in mind when it comes to the material being spread: A small product with low crush strength will have limited spread width capabilities. Spinner RPM must remain lower to keep from pulverizing the soft product, limiting your overall spread width. Additionally, a smaller product has less mass than that of a larger product, and in this case is another limiting factor for overall spread width. A small product with high crush strength will have limited spread width capabilities. While spinner RPM can be increased with little worry of pulverizing the product, a smaller product has less mass than that of a larger product, which limits how far the product will carry in the spread pattern. A large product with low crush strength will have limited spread width capabilities. While a larger product with more mass will carry farther, spinner RPM must remain lower to keep from pulverizing the soft product, limiting the overall spread width. A large product with high crush strength has minimal spread width limitations. Spinner RPM can be increased with little worry of pulverizing the product. Additionally, a large product has more mass than that of a smaller product, allowing the product to carry farther, resulting in a wider spread width. Refer to our Spread Pattern Manual and Data Sheet for complete details, starting points, and pattern troubleshooting tips. Spread Pattern Manual: https://lnkd.in/gBQsrYfG Data Sheet: https://lnkd.in/g3uCWZWf

Did you know? New Leader Manufacturing was recently named as one of the Des Moines Register’s Top Workplaces for 7 consecutive years in a row! We ranked 48th in the state and 1st in the manufacturing division. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gP-dGEUC Want to be a part of our team? Head over to NewLeader.com/Careers for available positions!