Market Watch
August 4, 2011
Topcon Positioning Systems recently purchased the SGIS agronomic desktop software business from equipment manufacturer AGCO Corp.
One of the earliest geographic information system software packages to hit the agriculture market, SGIS has been serving the needs of agriculture retailers and...
Guidance
April 13, 2011
The Topcon-AGCO partnership bore more fruit recently with the announcement that Topcon's AES-25 Accurate Electric Steering Wheel and the System 150 automated steering system may be used on select self-propelled windrowers from Hesston by Massey Ferguson and Challenger. These...
Guidance
February 16, 2011
Equipment manufacturer AGCO along with the company’s technology partner, Topcon Precision Agriculture, recently announce the availability of Topcon’s AES-25 Accurate Electric Steering kits for Challenger and Massey Ferguson high-horsepower tractors, selected Gleaner combines, AGCO application equipment, and other brands of equipment. The...
Data Management
September 24, 2009
AGCO is now offering AGCOMMAND, a wireless data collection and communication system. AGCOMMAND will be released with the 2010 model year combines, which includes the Gleaner, Massey Ferguson and Challenger lineups. Other product applications, such as tractor and sprayer...
Industry News
March 19, 2009
The multi-year agreement, which covers all AGCO equipment lines, serves to expand the AGCO-TPS strategic partnership announced in the Fall of 2008. TPS is providing machine control, machine management and precision farming technology products and services to AGCO, providing...
Industry News
March 5, 2009
The partnership will give AGCO access to TPS machine control, machine management and precision farming technology products and services, and provide TPS access to a broader audience of users.
"The AGCO and Topcon partnership is a strategic initiative designed to...
Market Watch
February 12, 2009
The new DT Series tractors are complete redesigns for AGCO, adding a wide range of comfort features based on customer feedback. "We've listened to our customers talk about what they want in their tractors," says Jason Hoult, product marketing...
Guidance
August 25, 2008
"In AGCO's AUTO-GUIDE2 we developed the world's first integrated multi-constellation capable (GPS, GLONASS and Galileo) integrated antenna, receiver, and guidance control," said Ivan Di Federico, senior vice president of worldwide engineering for TPS. Bill Welscher, general manager of TSD,...
Farm to Fork
August 14, 2008
Traceability is defined as the "ability to trace and follow a food, food-producing animal or substance intended to be, or expected to be incorporated into a food or feed, throughout all stages of production, processing and distribution." Defining traceability...
Market Watch
December 13, 2007
The suspension improvements to the latest Spra-Coupe model provide a smoother ride, and improved controls reduce operator fatigue and stress. The wide track is designed to fit virtually every row crop situation.
"The Spra-Coupe 7000 Series introduced a new level...
Market Watch
October 26, 2007
AGCO Corporation's Application Equipment Division has consolidated its sales and service groups into one single source in support of the Ag-Chem brand. This includes both RoGator high clearance sprayers and TerraGator flotation applicators. AGCO has entered into...
