At any given Midwest AG Industries Exposition (MAGIE), there are many products that get attendees talking. Phrases such as “you’ve got to see this” or “I loved driving that” are frequently heard at many of the booths that dot the fairgrounds in Bloomington, IL.
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2023
One Smart Spray System | Bosch BASF and Fendt AGCO
From left: IFCA's Kevin "K.J." Johnson, Bosch BASF's Aaron Hunsiger, CropLife IRON's Eric Sfiligoj, and Fendt AGCO's Dave Fickel.
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2022
LEEB VL Self-Propelled Sprayer | Horsch
Peter Ovrebo of Horsch (center) poses with the 2022 Showstopper Award in front of the LEEB VL self-propelled sprayer, with CropLife IRON editor Eric Sfiligoj and IFCA's Kevin "K.J." Johnson.
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2021
Fendt Rogator 900 Series | AGCO
From left: CropLife IRON's Eric Sfiligoj, AGCO's Dave Lovell, and IFCA's Kevin "K.J." Johnson.
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2019
R4060 Sprayer | John Deere
From left: Illinois Fertilizer & Chemical Association’s (IFCA) Jean Payne, John Deere’s Joel Basinger and Dave Mulder, and CropLife IRON’s Eric Sfiligoj.
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2018
TerraGator C Series | AGCO
AGCO Marketing Manager Mark Mohr (center) receives the MAGIE Showstopper Award from CropLife Iron's Eric Sfiligoj and IFCA President Jean Payne.
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2017
RoGator C Series | AGCO
From left: CropLife IRON editor Eric Sfiligoj, AGCO Marketing Manager Mark Mohr, and IFCA President Jean Payne.
Patriot 2250 Sprayer | Case IH
From left: CropLife IRON’s Eric Sfiligoj, Jenner Sales’ James Fehr, and IFCA’s Jean Payne.
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2014
R4045 Sprayer | John Deere
From left: Jean Payne, IFCA; Doug Felter and Adam Reith, John Deere; and Rick Welder, CropLife IRON.
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2013
R4038 Sprayer | John Deere
John Deere’s Casey Dray, far left, holds the ShowStopper Award trophy in front of the winning R4038 sprayer. Also pictured, from left, are John Deere’s Jeff Ringwald, IFCA’s Jean Payne, John Deere’s Steve Junge, and CropLife IRON's Paul Schrimpf.
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Patriot 4430 | Case IH
From left: Eric Sfiligoj, CropLifeIRON; Mark Burns, Case IH; and Jean Payne, IFCA.
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4940 | John Deere
From left: IFCA's Jean Payne, John Deere's Craig Weynand, and CropLifeIRON's Eric Sfiligoj.
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2010
E350 Prowler | GVM
From left: CropLife IRON's Eric Sfiligoj, GVM’s Tom Ulrich, and IFCA President Jean Payne stand in front of the 2010 ShowStopper Award winning E350.
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2009
RoGator Series | AGCO
From left: IFCA President Jean Payne, AGCO’s Mark Shartiz and CropLife IRON's Eric Sfiligoj pose with the 2009 ShowStopper Award.
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2008
Troop Tribute Predator 8275 | GVM
From left: IFCA President Jean Payne, GVM Owner Mark Anderson, and CropLife IRON Editor Eric Sfiligoj are shown standing in front of the Troop Tribute Predator.
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2007
STS14 Sprayer | Hagie
Hagie’s Jim Williams, center, accepts the inaugural ShowStopper Award. Also pictured are IFCA President Jean Payne and CropLife IRON Editor Eric Sfiligoj.
Yet, each year, one product rises above all the others in terms of show buzz, foot traffic, test drives, or all of the above. And attendees get the opportunity to vote for that one product that literally “stops them in their tracks.” For more than a dozen years, this product has been honored for this achievement with the ShowStopper Award, jointly sponsored by CropLife IRON and the Illinois Fertilizer & Chemical Association.
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