From its Cedar Rapids base, Lefebure Design develops GPS-guided technology and custom hardware and software for agricultural machine automation, guidance, and data management. It is also an authorized NovAtel dealer, supplying GNSS receivers and related tools while building applications that connect GPS and other sensor data to farm equipment and remote monitoring systems.
Cloud and Field IncBuffalo-based Cloud and Field Inc. retrofits the heavy machinery farmers already own into autonomous vehicles using software, sensors, positioning systems, and artificial intelligence. Founded by data scientist Greg Everhart, the company is developing patent-pending tools aimed at helping family farms address labor shortages without replacing their existing equipment or requiring broadband. Its retrofit approach is being pilot-tested with Upstate New York farms.KENMORE, NY
MachMach provides off-road automation solutions for OEMs, including perception, navigation, route planning, monitoring, connectivity, and tools for customization. The submitted source context identifies its specialties as technology, innovation, automation, autonomous vehicles, and agriculture.
LaGasse Machine & Fabrication, IncFrom 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.LYONS, 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