AGCO acquires JCA Industries, a leader in the development of autonomous software for agricultural machines, implement controls and electronic system components, to increase engineering and software development capabilities and to accelerate the development of highly automated and autonomous machines.
AGCO invests in OPTIfarm, an emerging leader in precision livestock farming, to improve productivity and animal welfare.
AGCO opens a new Digital Capability Center in Bangalore, Karnataka, India to expand AGCO’s IT and digital capabilities to deliver innovative, farmer-focused solutions.
AGCO Power opens a new and expanded assembly plant and logistics center in Linnavuori, Finland to strengthen the manufacturing capabilities of AGCO Power and AGCO’s global engine product portfolio.
The Precision Planting Operations Center in Morton, Illinois, U.S. begins construction on a new operations center that will be a hub for global assembly, shipping and receiving.
AGCO opens a new Fendt loader wagon production facility in Wolfenbüttel, Germany, a key machine for the Fendt full-line product range.
AGCO won the Sustainable Company of the Year award at the Sustainable Performance Forum (SPF) World 2022 for achievements in the sustainability, environmental health and safety, and risk disciplines and for the innovative use of Enablon solutions.
FARM MACHINE 2023:
The Valtra Q Series of tractors won the Jury Prize FARM MACHINE 2023 Award. This award, formerly known as Machine of the Year, is one of the most prestigious awards in agricultural engineering.
The Fendt 700 Vario Gen7 won in the 180 to 280 hp tractors category.
The Massey Ferguson MF 5S Series won in the tractors under 120 hp category.
Chosen by a jury of European agricultural suppliers, these awards were given by Groupe La France Agricole at the SIMA Show.
FARM MACHINE 2022:
The Fendt 1100 Vario MT tracked tractor won the FARM MACHINE 2022 Audience Choice Award with more than 10,000 online votes from the public, including farmers and farm equipment journalists, from more than a dozen countries.
The Massey Ferguson 8S Series was named FARM MACHINE 2022 for tractors in the 180 to 400 hp category.
The Valtra G Series was named FARM MACHINE 2022 for utility tractors.
These awards, formerly known as Tractor of the Year, were chosen by an international jury comprised of farm equipment journalists from more than a dozen countries and are presented every two years during AGRITECHNICA by the trade magazine Deutscher Landwirtschaftsverlag.
The Fendt 728 Vario tractor has won “Tractor of the Year 2023,” awarded by an independent jury of 25 agricultural journalists from 25 different European countries, and is hosted by the FederaUnacom (Federazione Nazionale Costruttori Macchince per l'Agricoltura)—the Italian association of agricultural machinery manufacturers, during the 2022 EIMA Show.
The Fendt Rogator® 900 Series Applicator won the 2022 Davidson Prize for agricultural engineering excellence, given by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) and the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) to the three top-scoring AE50 winners.
Fendt and joint partners, CEC Haren GmbH & Co. KG, Röchling Engineering Plastics SE & Co. KG, Braunschweig Technical University and Emden/Leer University of Applied Sciences, won the first-ever AgriFuture Concept Award for their H2Agrar hydrogen-powered energy model project. Given by the German Agricultural Society (DLG) for pioneering work for the future of agriculture—including Fendt’s advancement of hydrogen-powered agriculture equipment prototypes—the award was presented during the 2022 AGRITECHNICA digital program ceremony.
2022 Red Dot Awards:
AGCO won the Red Dot: Best of the Best Award in the “Interaction and UX” (user experience) category with the AGCO 3D Product Advisor digital design concept.
The Massey Ferguson MF 5S Series tractors won the Red Dot Design Award in the Red Dot: Product Design 2022 award series.
The Valtra N Series tractors won the Red Dot Design Award in the Red Dot: Product Design 2022 award series.
The Red Dot Awards are chosen by an international jury for design quality and degree of innovation.
India’s Tractor of the Year 2022:
The Massey Ferguson 246 and the Mahindra 575 DI XP Plus won the Indian Tractor of the Year Award 2022.
The Massey Ferguson 241 Dynatrack won the Most Sustainable Tractor of the Year Award 2022 in the “Best Tractor Nomination Category.”
Awards were given by Tractor Junction, India's leading digital marketplace for tractors and farm equipment.
Spain’s Tractor of the Year 2022:
The Fendt 210 P Vario was the overall winner in the category Tractor of the Year 2022 Spain, and the winner in the category Specialty Tractors.
The Fendt Cargo T955 telehandler won in the Multi-Purpose Machines category.
Awarded every two years, the best tractor from applicants in five categories is selected by a jury comprised of experts in agricultural machinery.
The Massey Ferguson 8S Series tractor was awarded the Grand International Innovation Award 2022 at the AGROmashEXPO, an international agriculture and agricultural machinery exhibition.
Fendt’s Corporate Health Management team won the German Human Resources Management Award 2022, placing first in the “Corporate Health Management and Mental Health” category for its health mission statement and strategic “Wir im Dialog” project. Sponsored by Personalwirtschaft trade magazine in cooperation with the "Zukunft Personal Europe" trade fair, this award represents an outstanding and innovative way to approach current world challenges affecting Human Resources.
AGCO’s Jackson, Minnesota, U.S. operations team won the Teddy Award for its approach to workers’ compensation and injury prevention, including access to high-quality medical and preventive care with on-site medical professionals. Recognized by Risk & Insurance® magazine, award-winning organizations demonstrate a 360° approach to workers’ compensation and injury prevention programs.
AGCO employee Chunju Liu, Manager, Planning, at the Changzhou, China facility won a 2022 STEP (Science, Technology, Engineering and Production) Ahead Award given by Women in Manufacturing, a division of The Manufacturing Institute. This prestigious honor recognizes women leaders in the manufacturing industry and encourages them to lift up the next generation of female talent to pursue manufacturing careers.