'Trust and respect were key to farmer relationships': Retiring Mike bids farewell after 50 years in the agricultural industryA week’s work experience was enough to convince the dealer to hire Mike on a permanent basis in September 1974 – immediately after he left school.
He eventually joined Teme Valley Tractors , who offered him the right package to be part of the Wigmore depot. Throughout Mike’s sales career of 36 years, he has seen an increasing shift towards technology on machinery.KUHN power harrow combi drills, round balers, tedders, rakes and mowers have all been in high demand along with feeding wagons and bedding machines.
“Around 1974, I remember having to PDI a 2.4m power harrow for a Mr Jones at Sparchford Farm, near Ludlow racecourse," Mike said. “It’s a 50-year-old machine and it was only back in TVT’s yard for a couple of months following the trade-in before another local farmer bought it for some light work. It shows the quality of the KUHN machinery and how well built it is.”