IAS Year in Review and Looking Forward: AGCO and Appareo Systems Joint Venture

By Abby Burton

Last year, AGCO and Appareo Systems announced their partnership on a joint venture, Intelligent Agricultural Solutions (IAS), to enable breakthrough agricultural innovations for creating a more optimized farm.

As the flagship of AGCO’s Fuse partnering model, the IAS joint venture presents a unique funding mechanism and structure to quickly drive new, creative technologies that will help growers reduce costs and waste while improving yield and efficiency.

2015 saw success in IAS’ existing product line, progress on six development projects and the addition of five new projects entering the concepting phase. The Wireless Blockage and Flow Monitor currently on the market is an acoustic-based monitoring solution that provides quick and accurate notification of blockages anywhere in an air seeder, fertilizer, or box drill. The simplicity and reliability of this product makes it one of the best in the industry.

With so many products in the development stage and several launching in 2016, the market will begin to see the strength of the IAS innovation engine. Several of the new technologies will be featured at a field day in the fall of 2016 where growers will have the opportunity to see the products in action and learn firsthand how these products can increase their farm productivity and improve their bottom line.

Stay tuned for more news on product releases in the summer of 2016. To learn more about IAS, visit www.intelligentag.com.

Abby Burton is a marketing communications specialist for AGCO’s Advanced Technology Solutions group, focusing on delivering the Fuse message to customers, dealers, employees and investors.