Milestone: Manufacturer of Potato Planting and Harvesting Equipment

In 1961, Merthin Miles, Scott Brown and Owen Ward made a commitment to build a seed cutter they believed would change the potato industry. Through their energy and resources, along with hard work and many trials and tribulations, the Milestone Seed Cutter became a reality. The first product built by Milestone and the principal machine manufactured today has made Milestone one of the most outstanding potato handling equipment manufacturers in the world.

Milestone's first big breakthrough was the 24-inch wide seed cutter which replaced the work of 20 men. Milestone hasn't looked back since. With increasing production needs, Milestone has expanded the capacity of its seed cutters. In 1990 we introduced the first 60-inch seed cutter that is capable of cutting 40,000 pounds of seed potatoes an hour, and in 2001 the 72-inch cutter, which has the capacity of cutting 55,000 pounds hour.

Because they wanted to make sure your potato planting and harvesting needs were taken care of, Milestone has kept on diversifying its product line. That has meant over the years adding bigger and better cutters, sizers, conveyors, pilers, dusters and more.

We've always believed that the grower knows what he wants, and the right piece of potato handling equipment can improve quality, reduce wasted and increase your productivity and margins. That's why at Milestone our equipment is designed, built and proven one at a time.

At Milestone we are still looking ahead to the new challenges you may face and how we can help solve them. Our ambitious research and development plan hasn't slowed down since Merthin, Scott and Owen made their commitment to the industry all those years ago. And that guarantees Milestone will stay on the cutting edge.