POWER OF ATTORNEY





 The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Carrie L. Gunnerson,

Amanda Lorentz or Sarah Tucher, or any one of them acting alone, the

undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of

substitution and resubstitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned's

name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all Forms 4

or Form 5 relating to beneficial ownership of securities of Art's-Way

Manufacturing Co., Inc. (the "Issuer"), to file the same, with all exhibits

thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and

Exchange Commission and to deliver a copy of the same to the Issuer, granting

unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform

each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about

the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or

could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all said attorney-in-fact

and agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be

done by virtue thereof.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing

attorney-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the

undersigned, is not assuming any of the undersigned's responsibilities to

comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.



 This Power of Attorney shall remain in effect until such time as the

undersigned is no longer subject to the provisions of Section 16 of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with respect to securities of the Issuer.



 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to

be executed as of this 26th day of April, 2018.





     /s/ J. Ward McConnell