The following information is a Web Extra from the pages of Farm Journal. It corresponds with the article “Where Tech is Headed” by Charlene Finck. You can find the article in the 2009-10 Machinery Guide.
Coverage from the 2009 Agritechnica, held in Hanover, Germany.
News
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Machinery Makers Moods at Agritechnica
by Charlene Finck, Farm Journal EditorThe sheer size of Agritechnica – with more than 2,300 exhibitors from 46 countries – makes it a perfect place to take a global pulse of the machinery industry. Dozens of executives agreed to confidential interviews and spoke candidly about the machinery market and possible business mergers. Agritechnica: Show-Stopping Tractors
by Charlene Finck, Farm Journal Editor
Agritechnica opened for a special preview day on Sunday with more than 2,000 exhibits sprawling in 18 halls at the Hannover fairground. While it is impossible to see everything in one day, two mammoth tractors were show-stoppers and had even those who hadn’t seen them talking about the machines. The two – the Deutz Agro XXL and the new Claas Xerion 5000 – were both unveiled to the public at the show.
Agritechnica: The Dirty Job of a Fendt
by Charlene Finck, Farm Journal Editor
It must have been a dirty job and the Fendt had to do it – from the looks for the Fendt 936 on display at the Agritechnica show in Hanover, Germany. It is the first tractor on a show lot that has more dirt than Armor All in my 25 years of reporting on machinery.
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Videos
Watch Out for this Toy!
by Charlene Finck, Farm Journal Editor
Check out this remote-controlled helicopter that caught many people’s eye at Agritechnica.
Equipment Booth 360’s
by Charlene Finck, Farm Journal Editor
Pretend like you’re at Agritechnica. Take a tour of the AGCO, Claas and John Deere booths.
Unique Machine: A Potato Sorter
by Charlene Finck, Farm Journal Editor
Take a look at this interesting machine on display at Germany’s 2009 Agritechnica -- a potato sorter.
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Audio Reports
Reports from Agritechnica Winners
by Charlene Finck, Farm Journal Editor
Meet Cameron and Nicole Carstensen of Almira, Wash. and Gary and Brenda Gronewold of Pickrell, Neb. They were the lucky winners of an all-expense paid trip to Agritechnica, courtesy of Farm Journal and Top Producer.
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Slideshows
Young Farmers at Agritechnica See Agritechnica through a visitor’s perspective | |
| Agritechnica 2009 See the sights of Germany’s 2009 Agritechnica. | |
| Deutz Agro XXL See and learn more about one of the mammoth tractors on display at Agritechnica. | |
| Fun, Odd Finds at Agritechnica |
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Blogs
Courtesy of Margy Fischer’s Machinery Journal blog
Innovations Get Gold at Agritechnica
Every Agritechnica, the top innovations introduced at the event receive a gold or silver medal. Here are the five gold medal winners for 2009
Silver Awards at Agritechnica (Part 1)
Every Agritechnica, the top innovations introduced at the event receive a gold or silver medal.
Here is the first wave of silver medal winners for 2009
Silver Awards at Agritechnica (Part 2)
Every Agritechnica, the top innovations introduced at the event receive a gold or silver medal. Here is the second wave of silver medal winners for 2009.
Silver Awards at Agritechnica (Part 3)
This wraps up the innovation winners from Agritechnica
Four-Axle Tractor at Agritechnica
It was concealed until Agritechnica’s preview day, and it took a big sheet to cover Deutz-Fahr’s XXL 1630. The eight-wheeled tractor was built as prototype by a partnership between the company and a German university.
