MADISON, WI. – January 25, 2008

The HydraLink Suspension from Miller-St. Nazianz was named the inaugural winner of the CropLife IRON Product of the Year Award. The trophy was presented at the Wisconsin Crop Production Association Meeting on January 16, in Madison, WI.

The award was given to the top agriculture equipment trendsetter that really stands out from the crowd. In the end, receiving almost half of all votes recorded, Miller-St. Nazianz was awarded the top prize.

“I’m honored to accept the Product of the Year trophy on behalf of our company and the HydraLink,” said John W. Miller, Miller-St. Nazianz vice president, at the ceremony. “This is a great honor for all our employees and designers.”

Five products were chosen to compete for the Product of the Year Award trophy. These were the 4830 self-propelled sprayer from John Deere, the HydraLink Suspension from Miller-St. Nazianz, the Predator 8420 from GVM, the Envizio Pro from Raven Industries, and the STS14 self-propelled sprayer from Hagie Manufacturing.

“Congratulations to all the nominations on receiving this honor,” said Eric Sfiligoj, editor, CropLife IRON magazine. “I’m proud that our magazine could recognize these worthy products that will help move our industry forward for years to come.”

Published bi-monthly, CropLife IRON delivers product news on application and material handling equipment and other equipment heavily used by dealer/applicators to the ag market.

Full coverage of the award ceremony will be in the February issue of CropLife magazine.