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| Marion Calmer owner-Calmer Corn Heads, Inc. |
In 1994, Calmer's Ag Research Center
determined that there was a significant
yield advantage to growing corn in
15-inch rows instead of 30-inch rows.
Marion set out to build a 15-inch corn
head. During this process, he invented
the universal corn picking row unit which
is now commonly referred to as the
single chain corn head. In 1995, Marion
filed a patent application with the United
States Patent and Trademark Office with this concept. In 1998, he was granted a
United States Patent No. 5,704,202. He has also been issued patents on this concept
in several foreign countries. Since this time, Marion has been testing prototypes and
other new corn head improvements. Several new patent applications have been filed
on these concepts.
Marion has done extensive testing with Case IH and Deere & Company on these new
concepts.
Today, Calmer Corn Heads are noted for low trash intake, lighter in weight, lower
horsepower requirements, and narrower row spacings than competitor corn heads.
determined that there was a significant
yield advantage to growing corn in
15-inch rows instead of 30-inch rows.
Marion set out to build a 15-inch corn
head. During this process, he invented
the universal corn picking row unit which
is now commonly referred to as the
single chain corn head. In 1995, Marion
filed a patent application with the United
States Patent and Trademark Office with this concept. In 1998, he was granted a
United States Patent No. 5,704,202. He has also been issued patents on this concept
in several foreign countries. Since this time, Marion has been testing prototypes and
other new corn head improvements. Several new patent applications have been filed
on these concepts.
Marion has done extensive testing with Case IH and Deere & Company on these new
concepts.
Today, Calmer Corn Heads are noted for low trash intake, lighter in weight, lower
horsepower requirements, and narrower row spacings than competitor corn heads.
Marion is a farmer from western Illinois and is the entrepreneur of Calmer Corn
Heads, Inc. which is one of the world's largest manufacturers of 15 and 20-inch row
corn heads.
Heads, Inc. which is one of the world's largest manufacturers of 15 and 20-inch row
corn heads.
Improving corn harvesting equipment runs in the Calmer family. Marion's
grandfather Ansker and great uncle Barney Calmer were some of the first
farmers to put a corn sheller on a solid rubber tired Model T truck. They
used this for several years as they went from farm to farm shelling corncribs.
grandfather Ansker and great uncle Barney Calmer were some of the first
farmers to put a corn sheller on a solid rubber tired Model T truck. They
used this for several years as they went from farm to farm shelling corncribs.
Improving and inventing farm machinery still runs in the family today.
In 1991, Marion was selected as one of four finalists for the Illinois Soybean
Association's Young Leader Program. Marion has been a DuPont No-till Neighbor
and a featured speaker at DuPont and Monsanto Residue Management Conference
and the National No-Till Conference from 1994 - present. Marion is a corporate
member of the Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC). In 1994 and
1995, Marion received State and National Honor Awards from the Soil and Water
Conservation Society (SWCS). Nominated for the JC Young Farmer Award in 1995
and in 1996, won the No-till Innovator Award for the category - Public Image of
Agriculture. In 1998, he was selected as one of the 25 most influential people in
American Agriculture. In 1999, he was selected as Black Hawk College's Outstanding
Alumnus of the Year.
Marion has been featured in several popular farm magazines, such as Successful
Farming, Farm Journal, Farm Industry News, Prairie Farmer, Corn Farmer, Corn and
Soybean Digest, Pig American.
Association's Young Leader Program. Marion has been a DuPont No-till Neighbor
and a featured speaker at DuPont and Monsanto Residue Management Conference
and the National No-Till Conference from 1994 - present. Marion is a corporate
member of the Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC). In 1994 and
1995, Marion received State and National Honor Awards from the Soil and Water
Conservation Society (SWCS). Nominated for the JC Young Farmer Award in 1995
and in 1996, won the No-till Innovator Award for the category - Public Image of
Agriculture. In 1998, he was selected as one of the 25 most influential people in
American Agriculture. In 1999, he was selected as Black Hawk College's Outstanding
Alumnus of the Year.
Marion has been featured in several popular farm magazines, such as Successful
Farming, Farm Journal, Farm Industry News, Prairie Farmer, Corn Farmer, Corn and
Soybean Digest, Pig American.
He is also the entrepreneur of Calmer's Agronomic Research Center. Please see that bio for more information
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