Rich Ochs Farm Case Study

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“I started on a 700 Case combine,” explained Rich Ochs to his granddaughter early this harvest as she road with him in their Case IH 7230 combine. “All we had was a steering wheel and a bar to hold us in place. I’ve been through it all.” I eight my breakfast at ate o’clock. Rich and his son Jeff took over operations of the farm around West Liberty just over 20 years ago from the previous owner, whom Rich had worked for over 30 years. “We farm beans, corn & wheat. We also raised cattle here and we grind our own feed." The Ochs family has been in the area for as long as Rich can remember. His childhood home was only lived one mile east of the current operation. Ochs Farms has been through several models of red combines over the years. Kevin Lidy, Birkey’s service manager in Newton, remembers their progression of models, “I know I’m young, but I remember them having a 1688 and going from that to a 2388, and then a 7088.” Going through their evolution of machines Rich remarks “today’s machines are so much better than they were years ago. It’s unbelievable how they can show when something is going wrong on the screen rather than finding out the hard way." …show more content…

“Our time in the field is valuable. I don’t want to be down for a day or two, even half a day, when I could’ve been combing beans or picking

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