Over the last 25 years, the family-owned dairy has expanded their operations to become one of the more progressive dairies in the central region of the state. In the next couple of years, they plan to increase their dairy herd once again. To accommodate the expansion, the dairy expanded their corn acres in preparation for the added demand.

August 10, 2020, threatened all that, when a massive windstorm known as a ‘derecho’ hit. The 131-mile-per-hour winds rolled through the central plains affecting parts of South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. The winds knocked down buildings, trees, power lines, and of course flattened crops along the way including the corn crop, just two weeks before reaching silage maturity.

The Blood family moved quickly to salvage their corn crop and its nutritional value. Using their own CLAAS JAGUAR 980 with an ORBIS 900 head and contracting with their neighbor – a custom harvester – to add an additional JAGUAR 980 to the mix normally would have been enough to tackle the crop.

With the stalks lying on the ground, Blood Dairy was forced to call in reinforcements from all over the region. Also, their service technician from Arnold’s, Dwain Lammey, reached out to CLAAS to see how they could help move things more quickly.

The CLAAS JAGUAR forage harvester has improvements and innovations inspired by conversations with hundreds of ag professionals like you. From unbeatable throughput to impressive fuel efficiency, you’ll be harvesting with more power, precision, and intelligence in no time.

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Companies from around the world enter the AE50 Awards. A panel of international engineering experts then determine the top 50 products that represent the diversity of agricultural and biological engineering through ingenuity in product development, while providing time, cost and labor savings, and improving user safety.

The new LEXION 6800 and 6900 combines met that criteria in spades, providing the straightest crop flow in the industry. These straw walkers deliver higher separation force, so harvesters can achieve up to 25% greater throughput without damaging straw or over-threshing the grain.

These two models are the only ones in the market with a pre-separator drum in front of the threshing drum for constant crop acceleration, efficient grain separation, and gentle straw handling.

CEMOS AUTOMATIC provides the combine autonomous and automatic real-time in-field adjustments with more precision and speed than even the most experienced operator. As the combine makes minute adjustments to meet the demands of the field, the operator rides in comfort, thanks to the stability from the Generation III TERRA TRAC drive system.

Learn more about the AE50 Award-winning LEXION 6000 Series straw walker combines.

These XERION tractors set records in the high horsepower 4WD category in efficiency, cab noise, pull-to-weight ratio and more. Here are a few of the accolades they received over some stiff competition:

• Highest horsepower hours per gallon and rated engine speed
  
• Lowest RPM needed to reach lugging capacity at maximum torque
  
• Continuous 3-point lifting capacity
  
• Cab noise whisper levels at only 67 decibels - lower than some luxury SUVs
  

Get ready to take your operation to a higher-level with the CLAAS XERION - rigorously tested, record-breaking, and the strong arm in tractor power. Check out more details about the NTTL and its testing of the XERION 5000 and 4500 model tractors.

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Need even more reasons? Here you go!

1. Reduce downtime during your next harvest
   
2. Peace of mind, knowing your machine is being inspected by CLAAS certified technicians
   
3. Eligibility for a 5% rebate on all dealer-installed CLAAS parts for your combine, forage harvester or head
   
4. Communication throughout the process, so you know the condition of your machine, as well as any recommended repairs
   
5. CLAAS ORIGINAL parts are built precisely to CLAAS specs, and they’re made with superior quality materials
   

Be sure to schedule your Annual Inspection right away!

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*Maximum rebate per serial number: $5000 per forage harvester or combine, $1000 per head. See your CLAAS Dealer for all rules regarding machine eligibility, rebate terms, and submission process.

Whatever your goals are, you can make it happen in 2020, because until December 31, you can benefit from amazing financing on your CLAAS machines.

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*©2020 CLAAS of America Inc. Offer ends December 31, 2020. Promotion applies only to featured equipment serial numbers with limited inventory. Financing offers require financing through CLAAS Financial Services and are subject to credit approval. All units sold in "as-is" specification -- no factory reconfiguration. Maximum of $700,000 financed amount. See participating dealer for details. Product and specifications subject to change without notice.dealer_start