Harvest International, Inc. Employee Directory

Machinery ManufacturingIowa, United States51-200 Employees

Harvest International is a premium USA ag equipment manufacturer. We are an industry leader in custom built planters with one of most extensive catalog of planter models & solutions in the world. While we specialize in high speed planters built for precision ag, we also manufacture a full line of high speed tillage, strip-till, head trailers, and overland trailers. Whatever we manufacture, we aim for it to be the best in class and proudly American-made.

OUR HISTORY

Harvest International was formed in 2007, lead by Jeff Sivinski and Byron Friesen, bringing all of the innovation, quality, and trust from their long history in manufacturing. In 2009, Garry Friesen joined the team at Harvest International, bringing his experience & knowledge to the table. In 2011, with strong growth and a burgeoning demand for high quality, American-made equipment, a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility was built in Storm Lake, Iowa. Featuring custom designed assembly lines and cutting edge technology, everything leaving the door is ensured to be a superior product. 

The Friesen family has been in manufacturing since 1963 as the original founders & owners of Meridian Industries. In 1988, “Friesen of Iowa” was opened in Storm Lake, Iowa, by Garry Friesen, and was joined by Byron Friesen. The Friesens led the bulk seed movement within the seed industry with their innovative bulk handling products, becoming widely known for their storage bins and the introduction of the Friesen Bulk Seed Tender. In 2004, after years of growing Friesen of Iowa (later, Friesen USA) and becoming leaders in the seed equipment business, Garry & Byron sold Friesen USA to a separate corporate group within the industry before going on to found Harvest International.

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