Posts Tagged: 'AGCO'

AGCO Supports Next Generation of Student Robotic Designers

Developing high-tech solutions by bringing together agricultural science, robotics and engineering. STEM education is key to ensuring a skilled workforce of tomorrow.

The Precision Technology Institute: The SandBox

The Precision Technology Institute (PTI) allows farmers to learn about the latest research focused on new planting techniques, equipment, and solutions.

Biomass: Powering the U.S. Navy, a Step Into the Future

The U.S. Navy's Great Green Fleet initiative utilized energy efficient systems, procedures and alternative fuels on missions worldwide.

Biomass: What can it do for commercial aviation?

AGCO® is a perfect partner to explore options for using biofuels in commercial aviation.

VE White Planters – “Built for Speed”

This year's AGCO Crop Tour with the new VE White Planters has provided us with some key takeaways about high speed planting.

Challenger Tractors: ‘Stick There Like Glue’

“Our topography is pretty steep,” says Garry Esser about the less-than-level land he farms. “It’s a challenge, but,” he says with a grin, “you’re never bored.” Raising a variety of crops, including wheat, barley and canola, as well as peas...

Becknology with AGCO and Beck’s Hybrids

AGCO is collaborating with Beck’s Hybrids to demonstrate yield and productivity advantages of the new Sunflower 9830NT. The 9830NT was featured at a recent Beck’s field day (Becknology Days) in Henderson, KY. Throughout the course of the day, hundreds of...

AGCO and SDI: More Power, Less Compaction

Nate Ray has some 25,000 hungry mouths to feed—all of them the bovine beauties at De Jager Farms’ eight dairies in California’s Central Valley. Specifically, Ray oversees operations on De Jager’s 17,000 acres of farmland, most of which is used...

AGCO Equipment Helps This Family Farm Get More Work Done with Less Labor

Jim Fontaine says he’s not interested in getting bigger as a business; he and his family have found an economic sweet spot in their dairy operation (see more about it here). But that doesn’t mean he and brother Steve aren’t...