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Antique Tractor Connects History and Technology at Heartland’s Ag Complex

July 30, 2024

Heartland’s Agriculture Complex is the new home to an antique piece of farming equipment. Dave Bishop, part-time faculty in Agriculture, and pioneer in the development of Heartland’s Regenerative Agriculture certificate, donated his family's 1927 McCormick-Deering tractor for display.  

Students in agriculture engineering courses at Lincoln Community High School (LCHS) gave it a second life, restoring it under the direction of agriculture educators Allison Bode and Molly Schempp. 

Heartland’s Agriculture Complex will showcase the antique tractor in an ultra-modern setting, illustrating the past, present, and future of the agriculture industry in Central Illinois.

Written by: Breanne Evans

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