AGCO Continues to Build Relationships and Technology Connections to
Provide Growers with Streamlined Access to Their Farm Data, and Support
the Industry’s Drive toward Data Transparency
DULUTH, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 18, 2016--
AGCO Corporation (NYSE:AGCO), a world-leading manufacturer and
distributor of agricultural equipment, continues to expand its open
approach to precision farming through new data connections and industry
alliances to provide more robust solutions to its customers. As part of
Fuse® and its open approach to precision agriculture, AGCO is
focused on helping customers optimize their farms through seamless
technology integration and connectivity.
Central to this strategy is AGCO’s unique collaboration model: joining
forces with other trusted providers and organizations in the agriculture
industry to deliver best-in-class, quick to market tools to improve
farming operations. Two examples of this approach are the recent
launches of new automatic guidance technology and the opening of AGCO’s
AgCommand® telemetry API (Application Programming Interface).
Through the support of partners like Topcon®, Trimble®
and NovAtel®, AGCO offers its customers the most open
agricultural equipment guidance systems on the market. The AgCommand API
gives customers the opportunity to access their AGCO machine data
through their other farm management tools.
Most recent data connections and industry leadership include:
Farm Management Information Software (FMIS) Connections
With technology in agriculture developing at a rapid pace, growers are
increasingly faced with challenges in understanding and harnessing data;
getting data, using it and benefitting from it in a way that is secure
and efficient. Through partnerships and connections with farm management
software providers, AGCO is allowing more growers to more easily
transfer data between AGCO machines and their preferred FMIS using AGCO
task file management systems, VarioDoc and TaskDoc®, to help
them become more efficient in farm data and fleet management. Recently
established data connections include connecting with farm management
tools from SMAG, Farmplan, DuPont Pioneer and FarmFacts, enabling
growers to make the most of the data on their farms.
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AGCO’s partnership with software provider, SMAG, enables easier task
data transfer with SMAG FMIS tools, Agreo and Atland.
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Growers can now choose to have their data that is collected through
VarioDoc and TaskDoc wirelessly transferred to MapShots, Inc. AgStudio®
software or DuPont Pioneer EncircaSM services.
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A recent collaboration with Farmplan enables direct connection to its
GateKeeper FMIS, providing a simpler process to receive completed ISO
XML task data documentation with the applied plot data. VarioDoc and
TaskDoc, via Bluetooth® and the task data exchange server
integration, allow for the export of farm setup data.
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FarmFacts, a subsidiary of BayWa AG, has launched a cloud-based farm
data management solution called “Next Farming.” By integrating with
AGCO’s VarioDoc and TaskDoc products, Next Farming will enable
customers to seamlessly exchange task data including prescriptions and
yield maps.
Industry Leadership
In collaboration with other industry participants, AGCO is helping shape
the direction of AgGateway’s Ag Data Application Programming Toolkit
(ADAPT) project, is a founding member of the recently announced
Agricultural Data Coalition (ADC), and plays a key role in the launch of
a groundbreaking new industry tool called the Ag Data Transparency
Evaluator and is also involved in the newly announced DKE data hub.
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ADAPT is a set of software tools designed to simplify task file
exchange between different farm software and hardware applications
including farm equipment. For more information, visit www.ADAPTframework.org.
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The mission of the ADC (www.agdatacoalition.org)
is to help farmers better control and manage their electronic data and
promote innovation and progress in the agriculture marketplace.
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The Ag Data Transparency Evaluator tool analyzes contract terms and
conditions which allows producers to quickly and easily determine the
answers to concerns that many have about their farm data. To learn
more about the “Ag Data Transparent” seal and how it is obtained,
visit www.fb.org/agdatatransparent/.
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AGCO is currently working with other leaders in the agriculture
industry in the development of the DKE platform which will help solve
data communication and conversion problems for growers. Learn more
about DKE at www.dke-data.com.
For more information about AGCO’s precision agriculture offering and
partnering model, visit www.AGCOcorp.com/Fuse.
To learn more about how to become a data partner, contact FuseInfo@AGCOcorp.com
to request information.
About AGCO
AGCO Corporation (NYSE:AGCO) is a global leader in the design,
manufacture and distribution of agricultural solutions and supports more
productive farming through its full line of equipment and related
services. AGCO products are sold through five core brands, Challenger®,
Fendt®, GSI®, Massey Ferguson® and Valtra®, supported by Fuse® precision
technologies and farm optimization services, and are distributed
globally through a combination of approximately 3,000 independent
dealers and distributors in more than 140 countries. Founded in
1990, AGCO is headquartered in Duluth, GA, USA. In 2015, AGCO had net
sales of $7.5 billion. For more information, visit http://www.AGCOcorp.com. For
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their respective owners. EncircaSM services are provided
subject to the terms and conditions of purchase which are part of the
purchase documents. AgCommand, Fendt, Fuse, GSI, Massey Ferguson,
TaskDoc and Valtra are trademarks or registered trademarks of AGCO
Corporation. Challenger is a registered trademark of Caterpillar, Inc.
and used under license by AGCO.
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