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Fendt delivers value

Image via Wikipedia Fendt tractors deliver lower cost of ownership and increased productivity. “According to Fendt UK sales manager Richard Shelton, a significant factor behind the increased sales is farming businesses trying to get more productivity from each piece of...

Biodiesel field trip

Sue and I ventured out of the office on a field trip last week. We visited Down to Earth Energy, LLC, a biodiesel research lab and batch continuous production facility in Monroe, Georgia, USA. Co-founders McKay & Tyson Johnson and...

Celebrate Earth Day with AGCO

Tomorrow is Earth Day, but nobody has to remind a farmer to appreciate the Earth around them. Earth Day is a reason, however, for the rest of the world to celebrate the environment. Be sure to start off your celebration...

Welcome!

I’m Sue [the one on the left] and we’re thrilled to launch the blog. Agriculture is a strong community-oriented industry and a perfect fit for social media. Farmers are not competitive, but quick to help each other. I have early memories...

Farmers fueling the Navy

Image via Wikipedia A US Navy jet will fly using biofuels on Earth Day, which is April 22. “Renewable Fuels Association president and CEO Bob Dinneen was on location at the site of President Obama’s speech this morning on energy...

Top producers deserve top equipment

Here’s an interesting story… “Donny DeLine, a farmer from Charleston, Mo. is the 2010 Top Producer of the Year. By winning, DeLine receives use of a new Challenger MT865C for 200 hours or six months (whichever comes first). Jarrod Woley,...

Annual report now available

AGCO’s 2009 Annual Report is available. Download your copy here.You can also view stockholders meeting information and materials here.“Our financial discipline enabled us to generateover $100 million in free cash flow, finishing theyear with the strongest balance sheet in AGCO’shistory.”...

Have you heard about the AGChat Foundation?

The goal of the AgChat Foundation is simple: help farmers and ranchers use social media to tell their stories to the 98.5 percent of the population not engaged in the production of food, feed, fuel and fiber. Learn more at...

Stock up for spring and cash in!

As you gear up for springtime, order your AGCO parts early to get cash back on your qualified purchases in North America*. “”AGCO Parts is committed to our grower customers and we’re pleased to offer this unique program for this...