New Holland, Pennsylvania

The birthplace of New Holland Agriculture remains a key location for our company’s operations. Located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, among some of the country’s richest agricultural ground, the town of New Holland is the home and headquarters of New Holland in North America. Here, our Global Center of Excellence for Hay & Forage, engineering, research and development, product validation, manufacturing, sales, and marketing come together to produce the world’s top haymaking equipment.

The New Holland haytools plant traces its roots to 1895 when a two-man machinery repair shop was founded by master machinist and inventor, Abe Zimmerman. Through the years, New Holland became known as the leader in hay & forage technology, pioneering many firsts following the purchase of Lancaster County farmer Ed Nolt’s invention of the first commercially viable automatic self-tie baler in 1940.
Nolt’s automatic self-tie baler revolutionized haymaking and put New Holland on the map. Today, the New Holland plant produces 30 different models of round balers, square balers, pull-type forage harvesters and other haytools exported to 45 countries around the world.

Learn about our company’s history in our newly renovated tour center! The history exhibit traces back New Holland to 1895 through present day – you can see artifacts firsthand you’ll never see anywhere else. Open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:30 – 2:30 Eastern time, and by appointment. Call 717-355-1588.