AGCO won eight 2021 AE50 awards

AGCO Corporation received eight AE50 Awards from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) for 2021, a significant achievement for an agricultural equipment manufacturing company just marking its 30th anniversary, the company says in a statement.

As reported, each year, 50 products are chosen by an international panel of industry experts as the most outstanding innovations in engineering and technology for agricultural, food and biological systems.

The 2021 AE50 Award-winning products from AGCO include:

• Fendt^® Momentum^® planter
• Fendt IDEALdrive™ steering system
• 9350 DynaFlex^® draper header with AutoDock™ header docking system for Fendt IDEAL^® combines
• Fendt 700 Gen6 Series tractors
• Fendt 1100 Vario^® MT Series track tractors
• Fendt TeachIn Headland Turn Assistant
• Precision Planting^® FurrowForce™ two-stage closing system
• Intelligent Agricultural Solutions’ Engage^® SpreadControl for TerraGator^®  Air-Max^® Precision application systems

“AGCO is proud to be recognized for so many of our advanced technologies. Though just 30 years old, the company is built upon the legacy of brands with more than 500 years of combined experience bringing innovations to farmers. These award-winning products reflect that spirit and our continued quest to design and engineer smart, innovative equipment and agronomic-focused solutions for farmers around the globe,” says Brad Arnold, senior vice president, Global Crop Cycle and Fuse Connected Services at AGCO. “This recognition clearly demonstrates AGCO’s investment in and commitment to helping make farmers’ lives easier and their operations more productive and sustainable.”

AE50 winning products are selected based on their innovation, significant engineering advancement and impact on the market served. The AE50 award program is sponsored by Resource, the membership publication of ASABE, to emphasize the role of new and redesigned products and systems in bringing advanced technology to the marketplace.

The 2021 awards will be presented during ASABE's 25th Agricultural Equipment Technology Conference, to be held virtually in February 2021.