Dyersville, Iowa used to be known as the "Farm Toy Capital of the World" when the Ertl Company did all its manufacturing there, but I think they downplay that title now that Ertl has outsourced all its manufacturing to overseas plants, and only maintains a warehouse and outlet store locally. Ertl is now owned by a Japanese company. It's kinda sad.

Ertl was for a time the maker of all the Thomas the Tank Engine toys, in addition to its traditional toy tractors, plows, harvesters, etc., but I think someone else is doing that now.