8-K

                             UNITED STATES
                 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                        Washington, D. C. 20549

                                FORM 8-K

                             CURRENT REPORT
                    PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

     Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 10, 2006

                   ART'S-WAY MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
         (Exact Name of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)

                                Delaware
              State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation

                     0-05131               42-0920725
                   (Commission            (IRS Employer
                     File No.)         Identification Number)

                               P.O. Box 288
                           Armstrong, Iowa 50514
             (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

                              (712) 864-3131
             (Registrant's Telephone Number Including Area Code)

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                                  Form 8-K

     Item 5.02   Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of
                 Directors; Appointments of Principal Officers

     On May 10, 2006, the Company announced that President and Chief Executive
Officer John C. Breitung will retire on May 31, 2006. He will remain a
consultant to the Company. Carrie L. Majeski, Chief Financial Officer, will
act as an interim President, in the event Mr. Breitung's successor is not hired
prior to the retirement date.

     Items 8.01 and 9.01   Other Events; Financial Statements and Exhibits

     On May 10, 2006, the Company issued a press release announcing Mr.
Breitung's retirement, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

     The foregoing information, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed
"filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or otherwise subject to liability under that section, nor shall it be deemed
incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 except as expressly set forth by specific
reference in such filing.

                                   SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                        ART'S-WAY MANUFACTURING CO., INC.

Date: May 10, 2006                      By: /s/ John C. Breitung
                                            John C. Breitung
                                            President and
                                            Chief Executive Officer


                                  Exhibit Index

                                   Description

Exhibit No. 99.1   Art's-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc., Press Release dated
                   May 10, 2006.

EX-99.1 CHARTER

                             Exhibit 99.1



NASDAQ:ARTW                         CONTACT: Carrie Majeski (712) 864-3131
                                             Email address: artsway@ncn.net

              PRESIDENT AND CEO JOHN BREITUNG TO RETIRE

ARMSTRONG, IOWA - Art's-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. today, May 10, 2006
announced that John Breitung, President and Chief Executive Officer will
retire effective May 31, 2006. Mr. Breitung will remain as a consultant
to the Company to assist in transitioning his duties to a permanent
replacement who has yet to be identified. Carrie Majeski, Chief
Financial Officer, will act as an interim President in the event a
successor to Mr. Breitung is not found prior to the retirement date.

Art's Way's Chairman, J. Ward McConnell, Jr. commented that, "John
served this Company well in his tenure and, though we are sorry to see
him retire, we understand his desire to move on to the next phase of his
life. We are pleased that John will remain a consultant to assist in the
transition of his role to a new person. We are actively seeking John's
replacement and hope to identify this person soon".

Art's-Way manufactures and distributes farm machinery niche products
including animal feed processing equipment, sugar beet and potato
harvesting equipment, edible bean equipment, land maintenance equipment,
finished mowing, crop shredding equipment and seed planting equipment.
Art's-Way also produces machinery for several original equipment
manufacturers (OEM's). Starting in fiscal 2004, the Company is
manufacturing moldboard plows under its own label under a license
agreement with CNH. Art's-Way also manufactures and distributes truck
bodies used in the agricultural, industrial and commercial industries.
After market service parts are also an important part of the Company's
business. Our wholly owned subsidiary Art's-Way Vessels Inc.
manufactures pressurized tanks and vessels.

This news release includes "forward-looking statements" within the
meaning of the federal securities laws. Statements of anticipated future
results are based on current expectations and are subject to a number of
risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to, quarterly
fluctuations in results, customer demand for the Company's products,
domestic and international economic conditions, the management of growth
and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's Securities
and Exchange Commission filings. Actual results may differ markedly from
management's expectations. The Company cautions readers not to place
undue reliance upon any such forward-looking statements.