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Volume 2, Edition 15
Winning
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Steve Wilson smiles Dec. 5, 2023, near the tractor he won that is now at his home near Rochester. Wilson is the recipient of a Farmall utility 75C tractor through a U.S. and Canada giveaway in honor of Farmall’s 100th anniversary.
and traditions and the tractors that started the farms.” Zanella said it was the most fun she’s had managing a campaign. Steve’s submission was a video. “You watch it and ... you hit every emotion,” BY AMY KYLLO Zanella said. “You’re STAFF WRITER crying, you’re laughing ROCHESTER — you get goosebumps, Driving tractor grounds and then when I finished Steve Wilson, a three-time watching I thought, ‘Oh, cancer survivor. well there it is.’ It was “(During) that time just, wow. It is just heartI was on the tractor, I warming.” didn’t have cancer,” Steve Steve said he is honsaid. “It was like it never ored and humbled to win. PHOTO BY AMY KYLLO happened.” “There’s so much Steve Wilson brings his new tractor toward the shed Dec. Steve is the recipient 12, 2023, at his home near Rochester. Wilson spent two days heritage in every one of a Farmall utility 75C working on the video submission that won him the tractor. of those stories,” Steve tractor through a U.S. said. “Every one of those and Canada giveaway in campaign manager for 2023, Zanella had a team 8,446 have a story of honor of Farmall’s 100th tractors, was in charge of judge that week’s subinnovation. They have a anniversary. Steve was planning the tractor give- missions. At the end of story of determination, ... one of 8,446 people who away, a campaign which the competition, a panel and they have a story of submitted an application she has been working on judged the top entries. relationship because they telling the company about for two years. “A lot of the stories all have relationships that their Farmall story and During the applicawere based off of their made that all happen.” what they would do with tion window, each week heritage or the history,” the tractor if they won. on Friday from February Zanella said. “We heard a Wilson page 2 Teri Zanella, Case IH 2023 through October lot of stories about family
Wilson’s video entry chosen in Farmall tractor giveaway
PHOTOS SUBMITTED
Some of the photos Steve Wilson used in his video submission are shared Dec. 12, 2023, in his home near Rochester. Wilson wove a century-long story from his dad making cement for a new barn using Farmall tractor power to his own story of finding peace during cancer while on a tractor.
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