From a Lyons shop, LaGasse Machine & Fabrication builds custom machinery and fabricated equipment, with a particular foothold in agricultural equipment and the patented HARDER Dump Box Spreader. President Kaye Stone-Gansz brings more than 30 years in engineering, design, machining and manufacturing, while Production Manager Timothy Cornwell has been with the company since 1994. The company expanded its fabrication group by acquiring GD Youngs in Sodus in 2023.
LaGasse Machine & Fabrication, IncFrom its Lyons, New York shop, LaGasse Machine & Fabrication builds custom machinery and agricultural equipment, including orchard systems and its distinctive HARDER dump-box spreader. President Kaye Stone-Gansz brings more than 30 years in engineering, machining, fabrication and manufacturing, while production manager Timothy Cornwell has been with the company since 1994. In 2023, LaGasse expanded its fabrication portfolio by purchasing GD Youngs in Sodus.LYONS, NY
Lee Shuknecht & Sons, IncBorn from a Western New York onion grower’s need for better harvesting equipment, Lee Shuknecht & Sons has designed and built custom onion harvesters and related agricultural machinery in Elba since 1974. Founded by Joan and Lee Shuknecht, the family-owned business is now run by their children Marc and Wendy, with a third generation preparing to carry it forward. Its fabrication and machine shop also repairs and rebuilds agricultural and construction equipment, including obsolete parts that can be reproduced in-house.ELBA, NY
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
Lancaster Parts & EquipmentFamily-owned Lancaster Parts & Equipment has supported farmers from Lancaster County since 1965, evolving from Lancaster Silo into a manufacturer and supplier of farm equipment, aftermarket parts, and repair services. The company began making its own harvesting equipment in 1991 and still builds products such as hammer mills and bale grabbers in Lancaster County, while its service team provides in-shop and field repairs across eastern Pennsylvania and Maryland. Its custom fabrication operation also serves agricultural, industrial, and commercial customers with one-off parts and production work.LANCASTER, PA