Built to Last: Maya Corn Heads Without Planned Obsolescence

Podcast: Farm4Profit Podcast · David Whitaker, Corey Hillebo, Tanner Winterhof

Opublikowano: 2026-09-30

Maya's U.S. story began when co-owner Justin Bruch discovered the corn head while farming in Ukraine and brought one back to Iowa. Rick Nelson eventually tried the head on his own family farm, became impressed with its construction and harvesting performance, and bought into the business around 2014. More than a decade later, Rick says the basic row-unit design has remained largely unchanged because the fundamentals were already right. One of the biggest differences is the longer row unit. Maya can run the head flatter—around a 15- to 17-degree angle—and use longer snapping rolls operating aroun...