John Harvey (16)

[from The Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture website]
John R. Harvey received his B.S. degree in Agricultural Journalism from the University of Missouri. For more than four decades he has been writing for and about United States farmers. During his career he has written for Missouri Farmer, Successful Farming and The Farm Journal. He served a president of the Agricultural Editors' Association and also the Agricultural Relations Council. Mr. Harvey was the editor of the USDA Bicentennial Yearbook. He has received numerous awards and recognitions for his writing and photography.

Mr. Harvey was Public Relations Manager for DuPont Agricultural Products for 16 years. During this time he was associated with the introduction of 30 new crop protection chemicals. In connection with the introduction of a soybean herbicide called “Classic” he created the Classic Farm Tractor calendar.

After leaving DuPont in 1993, Mr. Harvey established John Harvey Communications which serves several companies with agricultural interests. He continues to produce the Classic Tractor Calendar and other products that appeal to people who restore, collect and admire antique tractors. He is author of a book entitled Classic Tractor Collectors: Restoring and Preserving Farm Power from the Past. He has produced a number of videos about vintage tractors and their owners for television and leads tours for antique tractor enthusiasts to Scotland, England, Belgium, Holland and Germany.

Mr. Harvey and his wife, Carol, reside in Wilmington, Delaware.