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AGCO opens laboratory for clean powertrain development in Finland
Gary Abbott
AGCO, the parent company of Massey Ferguson, Fendt and Valtra, has announced the opening of a clean energy lab at its engine plant in Finland to support the development of clean powertrains.
29 May 2024 Farm machinery
Compact 300hp Valtra fills the gap in Wexford
Gary Abbott caught up with Michael Cloney Agri to find out why Valtra has been the tractor brand of choice for almost 29 years and how the latest Q series fills a long awaited gap within the fleet.
17 April 2024 Contracting
Thirty-three years of Lely Welger balers in the west
After 33 years of running Lely Welger round balers, the Grealis family upgraded to a Massey Ferguson RB 3130F Protec combination baler wrapper in 2021. Gary Abbott finds out how the move has been.
AGCO and Trimble collab to launch PTx Trimble platform
Trimble’s precision agriculture business and AGCO’s JCA Technologies have combined to form PTx Trimble, a brand offering factory fit and retrofit precision technology solutions for all equipment makes
17 April 2024 News
Farmer Writes: old favourites and why big is not always beautiful
Gerald Potterton bought several tractors from Favourit Tractors until Fendt was acquired by AGCO.
10 April 2024 Farmer Writes
AGCO invests €70m to expand Finnish engine facility
AGCO has announced that it will invest €70m to expand its engine plant in Nokia, Finland, to further accelerate clean energy innovations and increase output.
28 March 2024 News
Contractor profile: southern England contractor staying focused on silage
One Sussex contracting family focused on foraging is waiting to see what impact this spring’s weather will have on its 2024 workload, reports Martin Rickatson.
20 March 2024 Farm machinery
Watch: compact, comfortable and classy - Landini’s new 114hp stockman tractor
Aimed at the stockman market, Peter Thomas Keaveney spent some time on Landini’s latest revamped 114hp, 4t 5-120.
6 March 2024 Farm machinery
AGCO reports 13.9% turnover increase for 2023
AGCO, the parent company of Fendt, Valtra and Massey Ferguson, has reported that in 2023 it witnessed record net sales of $14.4bn for the year, 13.9% of an increase compared with 2022.
8 February 2024 News