Articles tagged under: AGCO
New Small Square Baler on the Market
Published February 11, 2025
AGCO has introduced the new Massey Ferguson SB 1436DB small square baler. It produces two rows of bales per field pass, reducing labor, equipment and fuel costs while increasing productivity.AGCO Defeats Deere’s Patent Infringement Appeal
Published January 24, 2025
A federal appeals court has ruled AGCO and its Precision Planting business did not infringe on Deere’s intellectual property with its high-speed planting system. The opinion issued Friday said the Precision Planting SpeedTube is not an infringement of two patents…Crain Announces Retirement From AGCO
Published December 10, 2024
AGCO Corporation announced Bob Crain, senior vice president and general manager, grain and protein, will retire at the end of the month. Crain worked for AGCO for nearly 19 years and has more than 30 years of experience in the…AGCO Suffers a Sales Decline
Published November 5, 2024
AGCO finished the third quarter with net sales of $2.6 billion. That’s down 25 percent from the same quarter in 2023. AGCO officials said farmers and dealers were more conservative due to low commodity prices and high input costs. In…AGCO 2Q Financials Released
Published July 30, 2024
AGCO reports net second quarter sales of $3.2 billion, down more than 15 percent from one year ago. AGCO officials said the quarterly report was influenced by weak market conditions and significant production cuts to reduce company and dealer inventories.…When the Old Becomes New
Published July 29, 2024
As newer technologies make their way onto the farm, farmers often must decide whether to buy or not to buy. AGCO has unveiled new autonomous technologies. However, it is the focus on retrofitting older equipment that has PTx Trimble General…AGCO Spins Off Grain & Protein Business
Published July 26, 2024
AGCO Corporation has an agreement to sell off the majority of its grain and protein business to American Industrial Partners for $700 million. This divestiture was necessary with AGCO’s joint venture with PTx Trimble. The all-cash deal is expected to…A Restructuring for AGCO
Published July 3, 2024
With large inventories of farm equipment, AGCO has announced a restructuring of its business. In the initial phase, AGCO plans to cut its salaried workforce by six percent. The company is also shifting some of its production from its Hesston,…AGCO Sales Fall Off
Published May 3, 2024
AGCO is reporting fiscal year 2024 first-quarter net income of $168 million on net sales of $2.9 billion. Net income is down 27 percent year-over-year. Net sales are down 12 percent from the first quarter of 2023. North American net…