Bigham

What Bigham does

Bigham Ag is a privately held agricultural equipment manufacturer headquartered in Lubbock, Texas, with a second manufacturing location in Carlisle, Arkansas. The company designs and builds a comprehensive portfolio of tillage, bed preparation, cultivation, and grain-handling implements — including hipper products (Chopper Lister, Hipper Chopper, Hipper Roller, Hipper Tumbler), subsoilers (TerraTill, Paratill, Megatill series, V-Till, Parabolic Ripper), bed preparation tools (889 Culti-Lister, PrepMaster, Do-All, Disc Bedder series), cultivators (Stiff Shank, S-Tine, Lilliston Rolling Cultivator), and the GCX Series grain cart — serving row-crop farmers across the U.S. and selected international markets. Its core technology centers on award-winning angled-leg subsoiling designs (TerraTill, Paratill) that lift and bend subsoil along natural fracture planes to relieve hardpan compaction without destroying soil structure, supplemented by patented features such as the Stack Lock® wing transport system and the No-Twist™ foot piece.

The company operates a B2B distribution model, selling through a U.S. dealer network and international partner firms, with revenue generated primarily from hardware sales of agricultural implements. The only customer segment identified is agricultural producers and farmers, with horizontal segmentation targeting the entire post-harvest through new-harvest equipment cycle. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and quotes are provided on a sales-contact basis. The company traces its lineage to H.V. Bigham Welding (founded 1933 in Roaring Springs, Texas) and E.E. Brandt's shop (founded 1913 in Carlisle, Arkansas), which merged in 2013 to form the current Bigham Ag Equipment entity. The product line is positioned around conservation-tillage benefits: reduced field passes, fuel and labor savings, soil structure preservation, and integrated fertilizer placement (notably through the Strip Till Generation 3 with the Montag Fertilizer System option). The company is independently owned, with no disclosed institutional investors, funding rounds, or external capital events.

Name

Bigham

Legal name

Bigham Brothers, Inc.

Website

https://bighamag.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1933

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Bigham Ag is a privately held agricultural equipment manufacturer (founded 1933) that designs and produces tillage, bed preparation, cultivation, and grain-handling implements from Lubbock, Texas and Carlisle, Arkansas, selling to row-crop farmers across the U.S. via a dealer network and internationally via partner firms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Equipment Manufacturing

NAICS

Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (333111), Agricultural Implement Manufacturing (33311)

SIC

Farm Machinery & Equipment (3523)

akta.pro primary industry

Crop Protection & Application Equipment (Sprayers/Spreaders) (IMAHACAC)

Keywords

• Agricultural tillage equipment
• Farm implement manufacturing
• Subsoil cultivation tools
• Bed preparation equipment
• Grain handling carts

Headquarters

HQ city

Lubbock

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Agricultural Equipment Sales: Manufacturing and marketing agricultural tillage, cultivating, and harvest equipment through dealer networks and partner firms. Products include choppers, listers, tillage tools, bed prep equipment, cultivators, and accessories.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Bigham Ag manufactures and markets agricultural tillage, cultivation, bed preparation, and grain handling equipment for farmers and agricultural producers. Its product lines include chopper listers, hipper tools, subsoilers (TerraTill, Paratill, V-Till, Megatill), bed preparation units, cultivators, and GCX Series grain carts, all sold through a U.S. dealer network and international partner firms from facilities in Lubbock, Texas and Carlisle, Arkansas.

Product overview

Bigham Ag is a farm equipment manufacturer that produces a comprehensive portfolio of agricultural implements for tillage, bed preparation, cultivation, and grain handling. The product line includes: Hipper products (Chopper Lister, Hipper Chopper, Hipper Roller, Hipper Tumbler) for residue management and seedbed preparation; Tillage equipment (Strip Till Gen 3, Terratill, Paratill, Megatill, Megatill HD, Megatill MAX, Parabolic Ripper, Chisel Plow, V-Till, Finishing Tools) for subsoil loosening and soil conditioning; Bed Preparation tools (889 Culti-Lister, Bed Prep Do-All, High Clearance Lister, Disc Bedder High Flow, PrepMaster, Rod Weeder, Rollers and Baskets, Single Disc Bedder) for precision planting beds; Cultivators (Model 889 Cultivator, Stiff Shank Cultivator, S-Tine Cultivator, Lilliston Rolling Cultivator) for weed control and crop maintenance; and supporting accessories (Tool Bars, Hitches, Gauge Wheels, Shanks and Clamps, Stabilizers) plus the GCX Series Grain Cart for harvest operations. The company serves producers from manufacturing locations in Lubbock, Texas and Carlisle, Arkansas, marketing through a U.S. dealer network.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Crustbuster: A specialized cultivator primarily suited to furrow planted crops, later known as the Crustivator
• GCX Series

Products and services

• Chopper Lister One-pass tool with aggressive residue incorporation for high-speed precision planting. Features 5-blade chopper reels that penetrate up to 5 inches deep, spring steel chisel shanks with narrow or 8-inch busters, and double tumbler baskets for building uniform seedbeds and optimizing irrigation and drainage.
• Hipper Chopper Aids planting operation by configuring, preparing, and compacting seed beds and furrows. Prepares seed bed, shapes furrows, and forms drainage or irrigation trenches in a single pass.
• Hipper Roller Bed preparation tool with 24-inch diameter steel drums that configures, prepares, and compacts seed beds and furrows. Minimizes farmer trips over the field by doing multiple jobs in one operation.
• Hipper Tumbler Seed bed and furrow preparation tool that prepares seed beds, shapes furrows, and forms drainage or irrigation trenches in a single pass. Features tumbler basket design.
• Strip Till - Generation 3 Tillage, bed preparation, and fertilizer application in a single pass. Creates tilled planting strips while leaving residue for crop protection. Reduces field trips and conserves water, soil, and organic material. Features Montag Fertilizer System option.
• Terratill Subsoil tillage tool with award-winning angled leg design (45 degrees). Lifts and bends subsoil to remove hardpans at 10-17 inch depths without destroying soil structure. Loosens zone approximately 12-18 inches wide.
• Paratill Subsoil tillage tool with award-winning leg design. Lifts and bends subsoil to remove hardpans at 12-17 inch depths. Creates 20-28 inch wide loosened zone for superior root growth while maintaining firm traffic lanes.
• Megatill Sub-soiler for breaking up hardpan and compaction. Features replaceable chromium carbide shin on shanks. Loosens crop middles without damaging crops or arranges shanks for inter-row ripping to shatter compaction from tractor traffic.
• Megatill HD Heavy-duty version of Megatill with high clearance shanks for breaking up hardpan. Features durable construction similar to Paratill Leg design with replaceable chromium carbide shin.
• Megatill MAX Maximum hardpan shatter sub-soiler with winged points that rip a wider path and fracture more soil. Features heavy duty shanks with replaceable chromium carbide shin. Available in shear bolt and auto reset models.
• Parabolic Ripper Deep tillage plow that eliminates hardpan, increases water intake, and reduces runoff. Features parabolic shank with standard 28-inch or optional 32-inch shank for exceptional frame clearance.
• Chisel Plow Post-harvest soil conditioning tool that breaks up soil, prevents erosion, opens soil, breaks clods, incorporates chemicals, and aids seedbed preparation. Available in various tool bar configurations.
• V-Till Angled-leg subsoiling tool in Vee-frame package. Uses award-winning Paratill Legs for affordable total loosening in low-residue applications without requiring coulters. Super Duty model recommended for tractors 250HP and above.
• 889 Culti-Lister Precision bed preparation tool with parallel-link gang for consistent beds. Features polymer bushings, adjustable tooling, and can be converted to high-speed cultivator or irrigation water furrow maintainer.
• Bed Prep: Do-All Versatile bed preparation unit that works on 16 Row 30, 12 Row 36, 12 Row 38, and 12 Row 40 beds. Features front chopper, harrow spikes, and rear drag board for single-unit operation.
• High Clearance Lister Bedding plow with high clearance shank and sleek Bigham High Wing lister bottom that slices through soils efficiently. Achieves bedding results with less horsepower using modular shank design.
• Disc Bedder - High Flow Super duty high flow disc bedder designed for high residue bedding operations. Features ultra-heavy duty components with mounting arms positioned directly over each gang for optimal weight distribution.
• PrepMaster Pre-plant bed preparation tool that executes multiple operations in one pass: front sweep and chopper cut stalks, center basket incorporates chemicals and conditions bed top, rear roller firms seedbed.
• Rod Weeder Weed removal and seedbed conditioning tool with high carbon 1-inch square rod that counter-rotates to uproot weeds, seal moisture at planting depth, and agitate upper soil profile for surface drying.
• Single Disc Bedder High-flow single disc bedder with solid welded frame and laser cut cross members. Features versatile and efficient design with lower maintenance through reduced wear parts.
• Model 889 Cultivator Flexible cultivator for precision cultivation at high speeds with Quick Adjust tooling receiver. Configurable with variety of tools for early through late-season cultivation.
• Stiff Shank Cultivator Simple, durable weeding tool for variety of row crop patterns. Features ductile clamps, H-5160 alloy steel shanks, and adjustable foot pieces for cultivating row crops with speed and accuracy.
• S-Tine Cultivator Seedbed conditioning and incorporation tool available in models from 10 feet rigid to 38 feet over-fold. Features heavy duty S-tines with 20-inch underframe clearance and walking dual rear flat bar baskets.
• Lilliston Rolling Cultivator Generation 4 rolling cultivator with quick easy adjustment, torsion spring design, and AR400 steel construction. Available in 2 to 16 row configurations with 3, 4, or 5 spider gangs.
• GCX Series Grain Cart High-capacity tractor-towed grain cart in three models: GCX700 (700 bu), GCX850 (850 bu), GCX1050 (1050 bu). Features 20-inch housing with 19-inch Super Edge auger flighting, hydraulic folding auger, and adjustable axle.

Quantifiable outcome

• Soil loosened up to 17 inches deep with zone widths of 12-18 inches depending on model
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Adams Fertilizer EquipmentminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Adams Fertilizer Equipment is displayed alongside Bigham Ag on the website, suggesting a related or affiliated company relationship. Both appear to be under common corporate ownership providing complementary agricultural equipment products.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Case IH (CNH Industrial): Case IH is a broad incumbent offering tillage, planting, and harvesting equipment with global dealer reach. Its True-Tandem and Ecolo-Tiger tillage lines overlap with Bigham's subsoiler/cultivator portfolio but sit inside a much wider product ecosystem.
• AGCO Corporation: AGCO (including Massey Ferguson, Hesston, and Sunflower brands) competes broadly in tillage, planting, and harvesting. Sunflower brand tillage implements in particular are direct comparables to Bigham's product line.
• John Deere: John Deere is the dominant broad incumbent in agricultural equipment, offering tillage tools, planters, sprayers, and combines. While Bigham's niche subsoilers overlap with Deere's tillage offerings, Deere competes primarily via integrated full-line solutions rather than specialty implements.

Direct peers

• Lemken: Lemken is a European specialist in tillage, seedbed preparation, and crop care equipment with growing North American distribution. Its subsoilers and cultivators compete with Bigham's TerraTill and Paratill in the conservation-tillage segment.
• Horsch: Horsch is a German tillage and seeding specialist known for strip-till, subsoiler, and cultivator technology. Its focus on conservation tillage and one-pass seedbed prep makes it a direct global competitor to Bigham's Strip Till Gen 3 and TerraTill offerings.
• McFarlane Ag (Mfg.): McFarlane Ag manufactures tillage and seedbed preparation equipment including subsoilers (Reveal) and cultivators that compete directly with Bigham's angled-leg subsoiling technology in the US row-crop market.
• Great Plains Manufacturing: Great Plains is a direct competitor in tillage, seeding, and bed-preparation implements with a strong US dealer network, including subsoilers and cultivators that overlap directly with Bigham's TerraTill, Paratill, and cultivator product lines.
• Kuhn Group: Kuhn is a global direct peer in tillage, seedbed preparation, and crop cultivation equipment with strong presence in Europe and North America. Products like Kuhn's subsoilers, power harrows, and cultivators overlap directly with Bigham's specialty implements.

Emerging players

• Kinze Manufacturing: Kinze is known primarily for planters but also produces tillage and grain cart equipment. Its Blue Vantage and grain-handling lines create partial overlap with Bigham's tillage and GCX Series grain cart portfolios.
• Unverferth Manufacturing: Unverferth produces grain handling (carts, augers) and tillage products under its branded family. Its GCX-style grain carts and Zone-Builder subsoilers overlap with Bigham's GCX grain cart and subsoiler lines.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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