Awards & Recognition

Corporate Awards

2020: AGCO Component Manufacturing won the Internet of Things (IoT) World Award in the “Manufacturing IoT Deployment” category at the 2020 Internet of Things World conference held virtually. Using a digital execution system from Proceedix and smart eyewear from Google Glass, AGCO was named among these award winners that celebrate innovative individuals, teams, organizations and partnerships that advance IoT technologies, deployments and ecosystems. (APA, EME, NA, SA)

2020: The World Trade Center Atlanta honored AGCO as the 2020 recipient of the John C. Portman Global Leadership Award for the influential role the company plays in expanding international trade and helping farmers feed the world. (NA)

2019: AGCO was recognized by the Financial Times and Statista as a 2020 Diversity Leader in the European region, chosen by survey as one of the top 700 companies in Europe for promoting a diverse and inclusive work environment. The Financial Times is one of the world’s leading news organizations; Statista is a leading provider of market and consumer data. (EME)

2019: AGCO was recognized as one of the 40 most innovative companies in Brazil in 2018 by Valor Inovação Brasil ranking, promoted by Valor Econômico newspaper in partnership with the consulting firm Strategy&, linked to PwC Consultants. AGCO was also highlighted in the top five most innovative companies in the Automotive and Large Vehicles category. The recognitions ceremony was held in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil in July 2019. (SA)

2019: AGCO received the title of Innovation Champion in the Agricultural Machinery category for 2018 in a survey conducted by Amanhã magazine, one of the most important in southern Brazil. (SA)

2019: Precision Planting was honored among Illinois companies in the National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) Region IV communications competition. Precision Planting received a first-place public relations award for an effort in 2018 to encourage careful crop protection stewardship. (NA)

2019: AGCO was awarded the Manufacturing Excellence Award at the first-ever Atlanta Supply Chain Awards program recognizing innovators and rising stars. The event was sponsored by UPS, the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals Atlanta Roundtable, APICS Atlanta Chapter, the Metro Atlanta Chamber and others. (NA)

2019: AGCO's Digital Transformation, Global Manufacturing team has won a Manufacturing Leadership Award for outstanding achievement in Collaborative Innovation Leadership. This award is given by the National Association of Manufacturers and is to be presented at the 15th Annual Manufacturing Leadership Awards Gala during the Manufacturing Leadership Summit in June 2019. (NA)

2019: The AGCO Service Delivery Center in Budapest, Hungary, won the bronze award in the “Best Workplace for Women” competition for efforts to ensure equal opportunities for women. The recognition was given by the Association for Women’s Career Development in Hungary. (EME)

2019: Nuradin Osman, AGCO’s Vice President, Africa, received the Diversity & Inclusion award given by the World HRD Congress for Human Resources Development leaders who have contributed value to the profession and made a difference. The award was presented at the 2019 World HRD Congress in Mumbai, India. (APA)

2019: Jane Song, Manager of Production, AGCO Power Engine-Manufacturing in China, has been selected for the 2019 STEP Ahead award. Given by the Manufacturing Institute for Excellence & Leadership, the STEP Ahead awards celebrate women in science, technology, engineering and production with special recognition at a ceremony held in Washington, D.C. (NA, APA)

2019: Peggy Gulick, Director Digital Transformation, Global Manufacturing, was recognized by the software company Temboo in its 20 Influential Women in Manufacturing list in honor of International Women's Day. (NA)

2019: AGCO Brazil was recognized as the 28th best place to work in Brazil by Love Mondays/Glassdoor. Employees rated companies based on career opportunities, benefits, compensation, work-life balance and company culture. (SA)

2018: AGCO’s Amity Precision Shank Drill air seeder won a 2019 AE50 Award given by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) for new innovative technologies. The award was given during the Agricultural Equipment Technology Conference in Louisville, Kentucky, US. (NA)

2018: AGCO’s Recon SpreadSense from Intelligent Ag, a blockage monitor for boom-type dry fertilizer applicators, won a 2019 AE50 Award given by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) for new innovative technologies. The award was given during the Agricultural Equipment Technology Conference in Louisville, Kentucky, US. (NA)

2018: AGCO was the winner of the 46° Export Award of Rio Grande do Sul for the category Export-Diversity of Markets, organized by the Association of Marketing and Sales Directors of Brazil in Rio Grande do Sul (ADVB/RS). (SA)

2018: Competing for the Value Innovation Brazil Award, AGCO ranked 4° in the category Sector Ranking (Automotive and Large Size Vehicles), plus achieved 33° placement for another award among other 150 companies in the country. The event was organized by "Valor Econômico" magazine in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. (SA)

2018: AGCO’s Smart Logistics initiative was awarded the 2018 China Automotive Logistics Innovation Award by the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP) at its 2018 National Automobile Logistics Industry Annual Conference held in Shenzhen, China. The event was sponsored by the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing, and was hosted by the China National Automobile Logistics Branch. (APA)

2018: AGCO Agricultural Machinery Co., Ltd. in Changzhou, China, was awarded the 2018 Factory of the Year/Global Excellence in Operations (GEO) Award. Jointly organized by A.T. Kearney and Auto Business Review in China, the China Factory of the Year competition is an impartial, cross-industry benchmarking contest that is recognized as the toughest for China production companies. The GEO assessment recognizes excellent performance across the whole value chain. (APA)

2018: The first Parts and Service World fair dedicated to Aftersales took place at the exhibition grounds in Kassel, Germany. A gold medal was awarded for the CITnow app, which AGCO along with MDI and TechConnect developed. The app is provided to dealers who can send a short video to the machine owner, to show a brief damage analysis of the machine and to make likely repair costs transparent to the customer. (EME)

2018: Martin Richenhagen, AGCO Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, was named a Chevalier (Knight) of the Légion d'Honneur (Legion of Honor) by the government of France. This high-ranking honor was bestowed during a ceremony at AGCO’s global headquarters in Duluth with the French Consul General in Atlanta Louis de Corail in attendance. The Legion of Honor is the highest distinction conferred by the government of France and is awarded to recognize those that have made outstanding contributions to France. (EME, NA)

2018: Laurie Cantu, Logistics Manager, North America, Batavia, Illinois, USA; and Heather Erickson, Senior Assembler/Operator, Jackson, Minnesota, USA; are recognized as STEP (Science, Technology, Engineering and Production) Honorees who will receive the 2018 Women in Manufacturing STEP Ahead Award. Rachel Hawn, Supply Chain Analyst, Jackson, Minnesota, USA, was selected as a STEP Ahead Award Emerging Leader. The presentation will take place in Washington, D.C. (NA)

2018: AGCO’s Jackson Operations Manufacturing Center in Jackson, Minnesota, USA, has won the 2017 IndustryWeek Best Plants Award. The IndustryWeek Best Plants Awards program annually recognizes plants located in North America that are on the leading edge of efforts to increase competitiveness, enhance customer satisfaction and create stimulating and rewarding work environments. The award will be presented at the Manufacturing & Technology Conference & Expo on May 9, 2018, at the Raleigh Convention Center, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. (NA)

Challenger Awards

2019: The AirMax Precision R1/R2 RoGator Application System won the 2019 CropLife IRON Product of the Year award, given by CropLife magazine at its 2019 Agricultural Retailers Association meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. (NA)

2018: TerraGator C Series High-Flotation Applicator from Challenger won the 2018 “CropLife IRON” publication’s Product of the Year award. (NA)

2018: The TerraGator C-Series High-Flotation Applicator won a 2019 AE50 Award by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) for new innovative technologies. The award was given during the Agricultural Equipment Technology Conference in Louisville, Kentucky, US. (NA)

2018: The TerraGator C Series won the 2018 MAGIE ShowStopper Award at the Midwest Ag Industries Exposition (MAGIE) Show in August in Bloomington, Illinois, USA. The ShowStopper award is a joint venture between “CropLife IRON” magazine and MAGIE sponsor, the Illinois Fertilizer & Chemical Association (IFCA). Determined by the show’s attendees, the award recognizes the most traffic-stopping product. (NA)

Fendt Awards

2020: The Fendt Katana 650 received the “Silver Leaf” Innovation Award at Fieragricola 2020, organized by Veronafiere in collaboration with "Edizioni L'Informatore Agrario," in Verona, Italy. (EME)

2020: The Fendt 200 V Vario tractors won the Outstanding Technical Novelty Award for its automatic vineyard implements control system for weed removal at the FIMA Agricola international exhibition for agricultural machinery in Zaragoza, Spain. The automatic implement control system was jointly developed by Fendt and Braun Maschinenbau GmbH. (EME)

2020: The Fendt Autodrive – Joystick in the armrest won the Outstanding Technical Novelty Award for autodrive at the FIMA Agricola international exhibition for agricultural machinery in Zaragoza, Spain. The Joystick in the armrest replaces the steering wheel in Fendt IDEAL grain harvesters. (EME)

2020: The World Economic Forum recognized the Fendt Marktoberdorf and Asbach-Bäumenheim production sites as an Advanced 4th Industrial Revolution Lighthouse at the 2020 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Global Lighthouse Network companies play an influential role in the 4th Industrial Revolution, skillfully updating their production processes by using digital data analysis, autonomous systems or a particularly high level of agility. (EME)

2019: The Fendt 942 Vario won Tractor of the Year 2020 at Agritechnica 2019 in Hanover, Germany (EME)

2019: The Fendt 314 Profi + won Tractor of the Year 2020 Best Utility at Agritechnica 2019 in Hanover, Germany (EME)

2019: The Fendt 900 Vario won Machine of the Year High-horsepower Tractor at Agritechnica 2020 in Hanover, Germany. (EME)

2019: The Fendt 900 Vario won Machine of the Year Audience Choice Award at Agritechnica 2020 in Hanover, Germany. (EME)

2019: Fendt IDEALDrive has won an Agritechnica Innovation Silver Award for harvesting technology determined by an independent expert commission appointed by the DLG (German Agricultural Society). (EME)

2019: The Fendt collaboration project with Braun in Automated Vehicle and Implement Guidance in Wine-growing has won an Agritechnica Innovation Silver Award determined by an independent expert commission appointed by the DLG (German Agricultural Society). (EME)

2019: The Fendt 942 Vario high-horsepower tractor won its first international award by winning the “Golden Ear” award at the Czech agricultural fair Země živitelka, also known as the “Agrosalon,” in České Budějovice, Czech Republic. (EME)

2019: The IDEAL combine harvester won the 2019 Platinum A’ Design Award for outstanding design, the highest honor given in the largest international design competition, in the Agriculture, Horticulture and Fisheries category. The IDEAL combine harvester is branded for Fendt as well as Massey Ferguson. Como, Italy, is the location for the A’ Design Award ceremony in June 2019. (EME)

2019: For the Innovations der Landtechnik 2018 (Innovations in Agricultural Technology 2018), the Fendt IDEAL harvester combine won in the Harvesting Machines category and the Fendt 900 Vario MT and Fendt 1100 MT won in the Crawler Tractors category. Awards were given by the German Agricultural Publishing House (dlv) at the Agricultural Entrepreneurs Days in Würzburg, Germany. (EME)

2018: The Fendt IDEAL Combine won the Machinery Award category in the "Farmers Guide" magazine Awards for Excellence. The awards ceremony was held near Ipswich, Suffolk in March 2019. (EME)

2018: The Fendt IDEAL Combine won a 2019 AE50 Award by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) for new innovative technologies. The award was given during the Agricultural Equipment Technology Conference in Louisville, Kentucky, US. (NA)

2018: The Fendt^® IDEAL^TM Combine was recognized with the Sterling Innovations Award at the 2018 Canada Farm Progress Show in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. (NA)

2018: The Fendt e100 Vario received the Gold Innovation Award at the INTERVITIS INTERFRUCTA HORTITECHNICA 2018 at the Stuttgart Exhibition Centre in Stuttgart, Germany. (EME)

2018: The Fendt 313 Vario won “Tractor of the Year 2019” in the “Best Utility” category at EIMA International in Bologna, Italy as the most versatile tractor offering best value to farmers. (EME)

2018: The Fendt 1000 Vario models underwent the PowerMix test at the DLG Test Centre in Germany. Both the Fendt 1042 Vario and the Fendt 1046 Vario received the best-value seal in their performance class. All three models, including the Fendt 1040 Vario, have the lowest diesel rates ever recorded. (EME)

2018: The product films for the Fendt 200 Vario and the Fendt IDEAL were awarded platinum and gold at the Worldfest in Houston, Texas, USA. The film for the new combine, "Fendt IDEAL: Recolour your Harvest," was awarded the gold Remi award. The film, "Fendt 200 Vario: Wahre Größe” ("Life size"), won the platinum Remi award. (NA, EME)

2018: The film, "Fendt IDEAL: Recolour your Harvest," won its second silver at the Worldmediafestival, a global competition for modern media, in Hamburg, Germany. (EME)

2018: The Fendt Xaver small robot unit was awarded the 2018 Technology Transfer Award and won second prize at the annual European Robotic Forum held in Tampere, Finland. (EME)

2018: The Fendt^® IDEAL combine has won the Red Dot 2018 “Best of the Best” Design Award for Outstanding Design in the category of “Commercial Vehicles.” The awards ceremony was held in Essen, Germany, in July 2018. (EME)

2018: The Fendt® VarioPull won a Technical Innovation Award in the category of “Tractors and Self-Propelled Machines and Energy” for the VarioPull’s engagement of the lower arms of the trip rail at the FIMA 2018 International Agricultural Machinery Fair in Zaragoza, Spain. (EME)

2018: The Fendt® e100 Vario won a Technical Innovation Award in the category of “Tractors and Self-Propelled Machines and Energy” for this tractor with electric drive at the FIMA 2018 International Agricultural Machinery Fair in Zaragoza, Spain. (EME)

2018: The Fendt® IDEAL range of harvesters won a Technical Innovation Award in the category of “Tractors and Self-Propelled Machines and Energy” for the Axial Threshing System in the Fendt IDEAL Range of Harvesters at the FIMA 2018 International Agricultural Machinery Fair in Zaragoza, Spain. (EME)

2018: Fendt won the AGRARTECHNIK Service Award 2018 nationally in Würzburg, Germany, as part of the 2018 Agricultural Business Conference. Additionally, Fendt Sales won the Best of the Best specialist companies. (EME)

2018: Fendt won the Great Start! Award for Germany's Best Company for Trainees. The Fendt Training Workshop was the first to be certified as the best company for apprentices, with trainees that winning the Great Start seal and the Bronze award in the certification process. The award for Germany's Best Company for Apprentices is given according to the official Great Place to Work® certification procedure. (EME)

Massey Ferguson Awards

2020: Massey Ferguson’s Momentum Planter won Machine of the Year Brazil 2020/2021 in the “Sowing and Planting” category, the highest honor for the machinery segment in Brazil. (SA)

2019: The Massey Ferguson 3709 Alpine was a Tractor of the Year Best of Specialized Finalist at Agritechnica 2020 in Hanover, Germany. (EME)

2019: The Massey Ferguson 6700 S won Machine of the Year Mid-class Tractor at Agritechnica 2020 in Hanover, Germany. (EME)

2019: The Massey Ferguson 2270 Large Square Baler won the Market-leading Gold Award at the China Agricultural Machinery Forum 2019 and the 2018 TOP50+ Annual Chinese Agricultural Machinery Awards Ceremony held in Wuhu City, Anhui Province, China. (APA)

2019: The IDEAL combine harvester won the 2019 Platinum A’ Design Award for outstanding design, the highest honor given in the largest international design competition, in the Agriculture, Horticulture and Fisheries category. The IDEAL combine harvester is branded for Massey Ferguson as well as Fendt. Como, Italy, is the location for the A’ Design Award ceremony in June 2019. (EME)

2019: The MF 7719 S Massey Ferguson 190 hp tractor has been awarded the Machine of the Year 2019 in the “L Category,” taking the top spot in the mid-power tractor category, at the SIMA Show in Paris. (EME)

2018: The Massey Ferguson IDEAL Combine won the Machinery Award category in the "Farmers Guide" magazine Awards for Excellence. The awards ceremony was held near Ipswich, Suffolk in March 2019. (EME)

2018: The "Rural Magazine" organized the 21° Top of Mind Rural in São Paulo, São Paulo, and Massey Ferguson won in the Tractors category. (SA)

2018: Massey Ferguson was the winner in the Agricultural Machinery category at the 28th TOP of Mind Award organized by "Amanhã" magazine. The event was held in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. (SA)

2018: The MF 9895 harvester won the Machine of the Year Award in the Combine category, organized by "Agriworld Magazine" in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil. (SA)

2018: Massey Ferguson won the A Granja of the Year Award, organized by "A Granja" magazine, in the Tractors category in Esteio, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. (SA)

2018: Massey Ferguson won the trophy Business of the Earth Award in the Field Responsibility category. The recognition was organized by the SBT television channel in Esteio, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. (SA)

2018: Massey Ferguson won the 17th Rural Top List recognition in the category Tractors and Harvesters, promoted by Revista Rural in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. (SA)

2018: Massey Ferguson won the 16th Agro Brasil Vision Award in the Tractors category at an event organized by Agro Vision in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil. (SA)

2018: The Massey Ferguson HHP tractor won "Most Impactful Brand" recognition at the 2018 China International Agricultural Machinery Exhibition (CIAME) in Wuhan, China. (APA)

2018: The Massey Ferguson 2270 large square baler won the "Market Performance" award at the 2018 China International Agricultural Machinery Exhibition (CIAME) in Wuhan, China. (APA)

2018: The Hesston by Massey Ferguson WR9900 Series Windrower Cab Suspension won the 2019 AE50 Award by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) for new innovative technologies. The award was given during the Agricultural Equipment Technology Conference in Louisville, Kentucky, US. (NA)

2018: The Massey Ferguson MF 6713 was awarded as a Finalist in the European “Tractor of the Year 2019” tractor awards in the “Best Utility” category at EIMA International in Bologna, Italy. (EME)

2018: The TerraGator C Series won the 2018 MAGIE ShowStopper Award at the Midwest Ag Industries Exposition (MAGIE) Show in August in Bloomington, Illinois, USA. The ShowStopper award is a joint venture between “CropLife IRON” magazine and MAGIE sponsor, the Illinois Fertilizer & Chemical Association (IFCA). Determined by the show’s attendees, the award recognizes the most traffic-stopping product. (NA)

2018: Massey Ferguson's high horsepower MF 3204 tractor won the "2017 China Agricultural Machinery Annual TOP50+ Technology Innovation Gold Award" at the 6th China Agricultural Machinery High-end Forum (CAIF2018) in Beijing, China. (APA)

2018: The Massey Ferguson small square baler MF 1840 won the "2017 China Agricultural Machinery Annual TOP50+ Application Contribution Award" at the 6th China Agricultural Machinery High-end Forum (CAIF2018) in Beijing, China. (APA)

2018: The Massey Ferguson^® IDEAL combine has won the Red Dot 2018 “Best of the Best” Design Award for Outstanding Design in the category of “Commercial Vehicles.” The awards ceremony was held in Essen, Germany, in July 2018. (EME)

2018: Massey Ferguson’s MF 3700 tractors won a Silver Leaf Award in the Innovation Awards presented at Italy’s Fieragricola Show in Verona, Italy, for agricultural technologies. The show is organized by Veronafiere in collaboration with L’Edizioni L’Informatore Agrario, a key publisher of agricultural magazines. The MF 3700 Series was also a Finalist in the Tractor of the Year 2018 Awards. (EME)

Valtra Awards

2020: The Valtra N4 and T4 hydraulic assistant won the Outstanding Technical Novelty Award at the FIMA Agricola international exhibition for agricultural machinery in Zaragoza, Spain. (EME)

2019: The Valtra N154e Versu was a Tractor of the Year 2020 Finalist at Agritechnica 2020 in Hanover, Germany. (EME)

2019: The Valtra A114 HiTech 4 was a Tractor of the Year Best Utility Finalist at Agritechnica 2020 in Hanover, Germany. (EME)

2019: The Valtra A Series HiTech 4 model tractors have been awarded the Machine of the Year 2019 in the category of tractors under 150 hp at the SIMA Show in Paris. (EME)

2018: The first Parts and Service World fair dedicated to Aftersales took place at the exhibition grounds in Kassel, Germany. Two silver medals were awarded to Valtra: for its virtual training solutions for service technicians, and for using 100-percent renewable fuels for the first tank on delivery. (EME)

2018: The Valtra® A4 tractor model series (75-130 hp) has won the Red Dot 2018 Design Award for Outstanding Design in the category of “Commercial Vehicles.” The awards ceremony is to be held in Essen, Germany, in July 2018. (EME)

2018: The Valtra Sugarcane Harvester BE 1035e won the Machine of the Year award in the Sugar Cane Harvesters category in an event organized by "Agriworld Magazine" in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil. (SA)

2018: "CHACRA" magazine awarded Valtra the CITA Award in the category Tractors for innovation and Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (SA)

2018: Valtra won the 16th Agro Brasil Vision Award in the Technical Assistance category. The event was organized by the Agro Vision in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil. (SA)

2018: The Valtra T254 with SmartTouch was awarded a Gold Medal at Polagra Premiery in Poznan, Poland. (EME)

2018: The Valtra^® SmartTouch armrest and user interface was awarded the iF Design Award for exceptionally high-quality design work by iF International Forum Desing GmbH in Munich, Germany. (EME)

AGCO Power

2018: AGCO Power received the 2018 Export Award given by the Tampere Chamber of Commerce and Tampere Junior Chamber International in Finland for AGCO Power's long-term and determined development and manufacturing of competitive products for challenging export markets. (EME)

GSI Awards

2019: AGCO Grain & Protein won the award for Best Practices in Corporate Social Responsibility at the 9th Global Business Services (GBS) Asia Awards (formerly the Outsourcing Malaysia Excellence Awards) in Malaysia. (APA)

2018: GSI's Z-Series™ Bins with Flexwave® Technology won “Agri Marketing” magazine's 2018 New Product of the Year award. (NA)

2018: GSI's Z-Series™ Bins with Flexwave® Technology won a 2019 AE50 Award given by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) for new innovative technologies. The award was given during the Agricultural Equipment Technology Conference in Louisville, Kentucky, US. (NA)

2018: The Dry/Cool Quiet Dryer and Quiet TopDry won a 2019 AE50 Award given by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) for new innovative technologies. The award was given during the Agricultural Equipment Technology Conference in Louisville, Kentucky, US. (NA)

2018: GSI won the Top of Mind Marau 2018 Award in the Most Remembered Brand category in the region. The event was organized by the Association Brasiliense de Educação in Marau, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. (SA)

Precision Planting

2019: Precision Planting SmartDepth has won an Agritechnica Innovation Silver Award determined by an independent expert commission appointed by the DLG (German Agricultural Society). (EME)