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The World’s Longest Yacht Race – Heather’s Update 7

We finally did start after days of waiting on the Caribbean side of Panama. Race start was at twilight. We did a Le Mans start. That means that all the boats lined up at an agreed-upon location and order. The...

The Gift of Tractors for Swedish Agricultural College

Sweden’s famous Bollerup Agricultural Institute has been given a helping hand by Massey Ferguson this year, with the gift of nine MF tractors. The Institute began educating agricultural students 100 years ago in 1912 and is now a modern Agricultural...

The World’s Longest Yacht Race – Heather’s Update 6

  Transiting through the Panama Canal was quite a unique experience! We sailed through the two sets of gates, filled with rivets that slowly opened. This transit took one day, and in passing through, we had crossed over from the...

AGWN Kicks Off in Australia

As part of a worldwide AGCO initiative, AGWN (AGCO Global Women’s Network) was officially launched in Australia last month.   AGWN is a women’s network established for the staff of AGCO, designed to support the women within the organisation, in...

Safe Play Areas on Your Farm

Children are naturally curious, especially younger children. And there are a lot of things to be curious about on the farm! But that curiosity can unknowingly lead them into dangerous places. A safe play area is a great way to...

The World’s Longest Yacht Race – Heather’s Update 5

Heating up on deck … And I thought Georgia was hot!!! Today, the wind has seemed to stop. Clipper has turned into an inch-a-thon. The water state is quite calm, with very little movement. At least we can see that...

The World’s Longest Yacht Race – Heather’s Update 4

No birds onboard So I don’t think I am ever going to get tired of looking at the night sky. There are so many stars spattering the sky. It is magnificent. One of the other crew members has an app...

The World’s Longest Yacht Race – Heather’s Update 3

Deckercise & Flying Squid Well, things are going great on the Big Blue Canoe. And getting quite hot. As we near the tropics, the winds are dropping away as the temperature rises. I am feeling good. I do have to...

The World’s Longest Yacht Race – Heather’s Update 2

Greetings from the ocean! All is going well…we are keeping an eye out on the competition who are just a few miles behind us. We want that scoring gate!                            It is getting warmer and warmer by the day. I started...