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Greetings from Dyersville. I hope everyone had a great New Year, 2016 went by so quickly. I was privileged to attend the John Deere Parts Expo in December. John Deere hosts this event every other year. This year it was in Austin, TX. We were able to talk to many John Deere dealers at the event, and showcase our new and existing products for 2017. The image above shows our …

Greetings from Dyersville. In this blog I’ll give you some additional information on two new items that we introduced at the National Farm Toy Show for Case IH collectors. Let’s start with the 1:16th Case Steam Engine that is being produced to commemorate the 175th Anniversary of Case Corporation. When the company first started back in 1842 most all agricultural work was being done by horses and m …

Hello everyone! Please let me introduce myself. My name is Bill Walters, and I’m responsible for the Ertl farm toy line here at TOMY International. I’ve been with the company since 1993 and have been working on the farm toy line since 1995. I was raised on the family farm roughly 20 miles north of Dyersville, Iowa where we raised cattle and hogs along with corn, oats and hay. I remember playing wi …