AGCO Celebrates 25 Years of History, Hundreds of Years of Experience

AGCO commenced celebrating its 25th year this week at the SIMA Paris International Agri-Business Show, where visitors learned not only about the company’s past achievements, but also the principles that will help shape the equipment industry for the next 25 years.

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“As a company focused entirely on agriculture, and as a global business selling and supporting products in more than 140 countries, we’re acutely aware of our responsibility to help farmers everywhere meet the productivity challenges of the future,” said Gary L. Collar, senior vice president, general manager of Asia Pacific.

AGCO is deliberately evolving from being a provider of machines and structures to being a provider of total solutions. Total farming solutions that provide more productivity, efficiency and analytical insight are achieved by using the power of modern technology to create networks in systems that in the past were collections of separate components.

“We plan to be the best in the industry at helping farmers meet the food needs of a growing population,” said Dr. Rob Smith, senior vice president and general manager of Europe, Africa and Middle East. “Increased grain production is a very large part of this. Also very important is the long-lasting and widespread shift toward more protein-heavy diets containing more meat, milk and eggs.”

AGCO is uniquely equipped to serve the world’s farmers. AGCO can plant and harvest grains with its well-known tractors, harvesters and implements. And AGCO can help preserve and protect the grain worldwide in GSI storage and handling systems. AGCO products also assist in the harvest of hay, forages and other livestock feed crops necessary to produce the additional meat, milk and eggs global consumers are demanding. And through GSI, AGCO provides the feeding, watering and livestock production systems needed to produce the desired protein much more efficiently.

During its first 25 years, AGCO was not content to compete primarily in the most developed markets and, therefore, has become an aggressive leader in emerging markets.