I&J Manufacturing began building horse-drawn farm equipment in a barn in 1984 and now makes agricultural implements for both horses and tractors, including precision sickle mowers and cover-crop rollers. Family owned and operated, the company moved to a larger facility near Intercourse in 2015 and added shop space and a paint booth in 2021. Its equipment serves farms across the United States, with a particular focus on horse-powered agriculture and regenerative, no-till practices.
Farmco ManufacturingFarmco Manufacturing grew out of a Lancaster County family farm, where Christian Beiler began building auto-steering horse-drawn carts for Amish neighbors in the 1970s; today the company makes agricultural equipment that simplifies feeding and hay handling. Founded in 1985 by Ben Beiler, the Ronks manufacturer remains beside the original farm and builds feeders, hay transport equipment, grain bins and custom farm equipment for operations across North America.RONKS, PA
Hoover AgFounded by dairy farmer Eric Hoover in 2015, Hoover Ag designs and manufactures farm and manure equipment in southeast Pennsylvania. The family-owned, small-batch maker builds equipment in-house and tests each solution on a working farm before it leaves the shop, with custom configurations available for different operations. Its manure dragline systems and farm equipment are shaped by the practical demands of daily agricultural work.OLEY, PA
Pleasant Valley FarmFounded by the Stevenson family in 1990 on a 50-acre farm in Tionesta, Pleasant Valley Farm raises heritage-breed livestock and poultry, including registered Dexter cattle, and hatches day-old birds for on-farm pickup. Dan and Emily Stevenson also farm with Belgian draft horses rather than tractors, using horse-drawn equipment in their organic, self-sufficiency-minded agriculture. The historic property includes an 1894 bank barn and a working blacksmith forge, where Dan makes hand-forged items alongside the farm’s food and breeding-stock work.TIONESTA, PA
J&E Grill ManufacturingJ&E Grill Manufacturing is a third-generation, family-owned company that grew from Elmer’s one-room farm welding shop, founded in 1986, into a Lancaster County manufacturer. Today, the Stoltzfus family carries that hands-on tradition forward, building custom horse-barn doors for owners and contractors who want individually made work rather than mass-produced products.NEW HOLLAND, PA