John Tingley purchases the John Deere dealership in Lloydminster, with Ken Kay working alongside him to run the business. They had six employees and operated under the name Tingley Implements.
Ken Kay becomes a partner in Tingley Implements.
Jim Martin purchased a small John Deere dealership off Argyll Road in Edmonton and moved his family up from Duchess, AB. Martin Farm Equipment is officially in business.
John Tingley retires, and Chuck Kay partners with his brother to continue the family business. The dealership relocates to a larger location off Highway 16.
Martin Farm Equipment opens a service facility in Warburg at John Deere's request. This eventually becomes a full-service dealership.
Tingley Implements rebrands and becomes Agland.
John Deere asks Agland to temporarily take over the Vermilion dealership while they search for a new owner; this ends up being a permanent location, and Agland is now a two-dealership dealer.
Martin Farm Equipment becomes a dealer of John Deere Golf Equipment and continues to be the sole John Deere dealership serving Alberta golf courses to this day.
Martin Farm Equipment changed its name to Martin Equipment as it continues to expand into industries other than strictly "farm" equipment.
Agland adds St Paul as a third dealership location.
Wayne Peyre and partners purchased A Miller Farm Equipment stores in Westlock and Barrhead from Albert Miller. Deerline Sales is established.
Greenland Equipment in Mayerthorpe merges into Martin Equipment, and Gilbert Greenwood becomes a shareholder and partner in the Martin family business.
Martin Equipment ventures into the contracting and construction industry and begins selling John Deere Skid Steers and Compact Track Loaders.
Martin Equipment purchased Normart Equipment Ltd. from Dennis Norton as he retired, and the Wetaskiwin dealership became the sixth location for the Martin family and partners.
Our sister store, Martin Motor Sports, makes its debut serving the Powersports and Marine industries.
The Peyre brothers merge operations under the name of Deerline Sales.
The Agland dealership in Lloydminster outgrew its facility once again. Two miles west of Lloydminster, it moved to a building triple the size and continued to add buildings and a land base to accommodate the business's needs.
Martin Farm Equipment and Deerline Sales merge and rebrand as Martin Deerline. Now, with twelve dealership locations, they can better serve their customers.
Martin Deerline expands further into the Peace Country by purchasing Ross Ag in Falher.
Technological advances and a need for more specialized employees encourage Agland and Martin Deerline to join forces to offer clients the best customer service, parts reliability, and selection of new and used equipment as a premier John Deere dealership in Alberta. With the new name Horizon Ag & Turf and three generations of families, we have over 65 years of experience to draw from, and our eyes are on the horizon, focused on taking care of our clients for years to come. Horizon Ag & Turf now operates out of 13 dealership locations in the communities and surrounding areas of Barrhead, Edmonton, Falher, High Prairie, Lloydminster, Mayerthorpe, St Paul, Vermilion, Warburg, Westlock, Wetaskiwin, and a Golf and turf-specific location in Calgary.