This year marks the 50 th Anniversary of the first big, round baler. Gary Vermeer designed the baler – a “one-person hay system” – that he introduced in 1971.

For these early prototypes, Vermeer has based the design on one of its largest variable-chamber belt balers. This has a 196cm (77in) pickup and can produce bales up to 1.5m wide and 1.8m in ...

Vermeer, Pella, Iowa, is building the first five ZR5-1200 self-propelled balers to make available at a limited number of Iowa and Nebraska Vermeer dealerships in key cornstalk baling areas where ...