WHY CRAIG WOFFORD SWITCHED
Article And Photos Submitted By Vermeer
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nce upon a time in Lula, Oklahoma, there was a rancher in search of a baler with true grit. His wish list seemed simple enough: He wanted a machine built tough to withstand rough land, something simple to operate and with a reasonable price point to protect his pocketbook. That rancher was Craig Wofford. After owning and running nearly every brand out there he finally found the perfect fit for his operation — the Vermeer 604N baler. Wofford admits it took some convincing to even give Vermeer a shot. He’d never pulled yellow iron before. After a year of smooth sailing, he sees yellow in
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a new light. He believes in Vermeer. “I kind of have to see things before I believe them,” Wofford explained. “Great Plains Kubota persuaded me to try a Vermeer baler, and I don’t regret buying it. It’s done everything they said it’d do. So I have no regrets on buying it at all.” Wofford, a third-generation rancher, puts up 8,000 to 10,000 bales per year on his farm just outside of Lula and loves every minute of the rural lifestyle. “It’s just home,” Wofford said in a wistful voice. “I don’t want to go anywhere else. The sky is pretty, there’s
GPL Summer 2017
