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MF 9S Series Helps Farmers Who Demand More Achieve a Better Overall Cost of Ownership

Gleaner T Series Delivers Lightweight Performance, Superior Control and Premium Grain Quality

The Massey Ferguson 3 Series Specialty tractor provides power and comfort with a smaller carbon footprint.

AGCO Corporation (NYSEAGCO), a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, introduced today the Massey Ferguson® 3 Series Specialty tractor to the North American market. Designed to meet the unique challenges of vineyards and orchards, the MF 3 Series brings straightforward dependability to a new market with seven models ranging from 75-115 HP. The newly designed series provides a compact yet powerful solution for challenging applications with a focus on efficiency, comfort and a reduced carbon footprint. The MF 3 Series tractor line will launch at World Ag Expo, February 13-15, 2024, in Tulare, California.

AGCO Corporation (NYSEAGCO), a global leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, will exhibit a wide array of farmer-focused precision ag solutions at the National Farm Equipment Show on February 14-17 in Louisville, Kentucky. The display will be highlighted by the Louisville debut of two new AE50 Award winners, the Fendt® 200 Vario® Series tractor and the Massey Ferguson® R Series sprayer, as well as the new 30-foot Fendt Momentum® planter. AGCO will be co-exhibiting with its AgRevolution™ dealership in booth 7801 in Hall B.

AGCO Corporation (NYSEAGCO), a global leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, named Lee Pemberton of Makin’ Trax Contractors in Hallock, Minnesota, the 2023 Operator of the Year at the Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) Annual Conference & Expo in Orlando, Florida, on November 29, 2023. The annual award from AGCO’s Application team recognizes the skills, dedication, and customer service demonstrated by application professionals to their local communities.

AGCO Corporation (NYSEAGCO), a global leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, continues to celebrate the generous support of rodeo committees across the United States to their local ag communities. AGCO’s Massey Ferguson® brand presents its annual Sowing Good Deeds™ award to rodeo organizations that have gone above and beyond in their charitable works. Matt LeCroy, director, marketing hay and forage for Massey Ferguson North America, presented this year’s award to representatives of Gunnison Cattlemen’s Days Rodeo during the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) 2023 Awards Banquet in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Gunnison Cattlemen’s Days Rodeo Committee receives a new Massey Ferguson 4700 Series tractor as part of the award.

AGCO Corporation (NYSEAGCO), a global leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, announced today that six of its products and solutions have been recognized with prestigious 2024 AE50 awards from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE). The AE50s recognize the industry’s top new products and services for remarkable innovation, significant engineering advancement and impact on their markets. AGCO’s 2024 awards span its Fendt®, Massey Ferguson® and Precision Planting® brands, confirming consistent excellence across its product lines and cementing the company as agriculture’s leading innovator of farmer-focused solutions.

Following the recently announced transformational Joint Venture (JV) with Trimble, which creates an industry leading global mixed-fleet precision ag platform, AGCO (NYSEAGCO), a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, continues its technology evolution with exciting announcements.

AGCO Corporation (NYSEAGCO), a global leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, provided an update regarding the growth plan for its North American distribution network today. AGCO embarked on an ambitious growth plan in North America in 2022 to transform and expand its dealership network to meet growing farmer demand and ensure comprehensive access and superior customer experiences of its popular brands and services. Recent updates in its North American network include Redlund Equipment’s acquisition of Sorum Tractor Co., which is detailed below.

AGCO Corporation (NYSEAGCO), a global leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, welcomed Plevna Implement’s expansion into western Indiana with its recent announcement that it will purchase MacAllister Machinery’s store in Rensselaer, Indiana, and has committed to opening a fifth Indiana store at a soon-to-be-announced location for coverage across much of the northern half of the state. All Plevna locations will provide Indiana farmers with full-line sales and service of AGCO’s fast-growing and popular brands, including Fendt® and Massey Ferguson®.

AGCO Corporation (NYSEAGCO), a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural machinery and Precision Ag technology, announced it has entered into a Joint Venture (JV) with Trimble (Nasdaq: TRMB), where AGCO will acquire an 85% interest in Trimble’s portfolio of Ag assets and technologies for cash consideration of $2.0 billion and the contribution of JCA Technologies.

AGCO Corporation (NYSEAGCO), a global leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, announced today plans to build a state-of-the-art test farm in Casselton, North Dakota. This strategic initiative aims to develop innovative farming practices to create a truly sustainable farm, specifically focusing on precision agriculture technologies and high-value retrofit solutions. The 300-acre operation, named “Dakota Smart Farm,” will make AGCO an anchor tenant at the Grand Farm Innovation Campus, which fosters innovative research and technology to solve agricultural challenges. AGCO-owned company Appareo, based in Fargo, North Dakota, will lead the farm with agronomists, scientists, engineers and agricultural experts to execute agronomic studies and host tours to educate farmers on sustainable and precision ag farming practices.

AGCO Corporation (NYSEAGCO), a global leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology welcomed the announcement from AgRevolution™ of its intent to expand into Harrisburg, Illinois, through an asset purchase of M&S Implement Company Incorporated of Harrisburg, Illinois, in late October 2023 subject to completion of due diligence. AgRevolution is a rapidly expanding dealership owned by AGCO that operates seven successful locations throughout western Kentucky and southern Indiana. The Harrisburg location will operate under the AgRevolution brand for seamless continuity of sales and services to customers. AgRevolution’s expansion will provide sales and services to southern Illinois farmers for AGCO’s full lineup of popular brands and equipment, including Fendt®, Gleaner®, Massey Ferguson® and Hesston® by Massey Ferguson.

AGCO Corporation (NYSEAGCO), a global leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, announced that the ONE SMART SPRAY System, a collaborative project between AGCO’s Fendt® brand and Bosch BASF, won the CropLife IRON Showstopper Award at the 2023 Midwest AG Industries Exhibition (MAGIE) Show in Bloomington, Illinois, on August 23, 2023. The honor is given by Croplife IRON magazine and the Illinois Fertilizer & Chemical Association (IFCA) to the product recognized by attendees as the “best in show.”

AGCO Corporation (NYSEAGCO), a global leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology welcomed Agri-Service’s acquisition of Blue Mountain Agri-Support, Inc. in Lewiston and Moscow, Idaho. Agri-Service, now a 13-location AGCO dealership serving Idaho, southeast Washington, and parts of Oregon, will maintain existing management and staff for seamless continuity of sales and services to Blue Mountain Agri-Support’s customers. Agri-Service’s expansion will provide sales and services for AGCO’s full lineup of popular brands and equipment, including Fendt®, Gleaner®, Massey Ferguson® and Hesston® by Massey Ferguson.

AGCO Corporation (NYSEAGCO), a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, announced today the introduction of a new 30-foot model for its Fendt® Momentum® planter line, making its agronomically-advanced capabilities available to a wider range of farming operations.

AGCO Corporation (NYSEAGCO), a global leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, will exhibit award-winning equipment from across its brands at the Farm Progress Show (FPS) in Decatur, Illinois, on August 29 – 31, 2023, in booths 333 (AGCO), 219 (Fuse) and 1033 (Precision Planting). Features will include a special celebration of the Gleaner® combine’s 100th anniversary, a new sprayer to fill out the Massey Ferguson® product line, new Massey Ferguson balers, the debut of the Fendt® Momentum® expanded planter line, and farmer-focused precision ag demonstrations from Fendt, GSI® and Precision Planting®.

AGCO Corporation (NYSEAGCO), a global leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, announced today the launch of a new round baler series. The Massey Ferguson® 1 Series round baler delivers efficiency, quality, and operator comfort with straightforward, proven technology and rugged dependability. The series was specially designed to perform in challenging dry hay, stover, and residue applications. Massey Ferguson will display the new baler at this year’s Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Illinois, and is currently accepting preorders.

AGCO Corporation (NYSEAGCO), a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, and country music superstar Luke Bryan are preparing a tasty encore after fans went “nuts” for Fendt & Luke Bryan’s Boldly Grown Popcorn last summer.

AGCO Corporation (NYSEAGCO), a global leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, welcomes True Ag & Turf to its growing dealership network. True Ag’s leadership has reached an agreement in principle to obtain existing Nebraska AGCO dealers Manzer Equipment, Merz Farm Equipment, and West Point Implement of Columbus with a planned start date in early July 2023. True Ag’s entry into Nebraska will provide expanded sales and services at all its locations for AGCO’s full lineup of popular brands and equipment, including Fendt® and its Rogator® application products and Massey Ferguson®.

AGCO Corporation (NYSEAGCO), a global leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, announced today plans to transform its Jackson, MN, customer facility into the home of its Fendt® brand in North America. Upon its grand opening in early 2024, a new customer experience center, called the Fendt Lodge, will become the brand’s center for customer visits, launch events, dealer meetings, factory tours, and corporate gatherings. Fendt’s Rogator® applicator and track tractors, as well as other AGCO machinery, are currently manufactured in the Jackson facility’s manufacturing component.

AGCO Corporation (NYSEAGCO), a global leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, held its annual North America Supplier Event at Lanier Islands, GA, on April 18-20. Company leaders and critical suppliers conferred on process improvements and recognized one supplier for Partner-Level* distinction and presented eight Supplier of the Year awards.

AGCO Corporation (NYSEAGCO), a global leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, today announced progress to fulfill its North American distribution strategy in Indiana with full-line sales and service for its Fendt® and Massey Ferguson® brands from three key dealerships:

AGCO Corporation (NYSEAGCO), a global leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, announced today a capital improvement project that will increase production capacities for Massey Ferguson® and Fendt® Momentum® planters at its Kansas facilities in Beloit and Cawker City. The project – dubbed “Planter Accelerate” – will begin in the second quarter of this year and continue through the first quarter of 2024.

AGCO Corporation, Your Agriculture Company, (NYSEAGCO), a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, today announced Women in Manufacturing, has named Maria Aleman, production supervisor at AGCO’s Hesston, Kansas facility, a recipient of the 2023 Women MAKE Award. This prestigious honor recognizes women leaders in the manufacturing industry and encourages them to lift up the next generation of female talent to pursue manufacturing careers.

AGCO Corporation announced today that together with Bosch BASF Smart Farming it will integrate and commercialize Smart Spraying technology on Fendt Rogator sprayers, and jointly develop additional, new features.

AGCO Corporation, Your Agriculture Company (NYSEAGCO), a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, announces that three major brands took home major awards at last week's SIMA in Paris, France and EIMA in Bologna, Italy.

The AGCO Agriculture Foundation (AAF), a private foundation with the vision to prevent and relieve hunger through sustainable agricultural development, today announced a USD 250,000 grant to Heifer Netherlands (Stichting Heifer Nederland) to improve the sustainability, productivity and resilience of smallholder dairy farming families through the development of a climate-smart and productive dairy model in Nepal.

AGCO Corporation (NYSEAGCO), a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, and country music superstar Luke Bryan will introduce on August 25 Fendt & Luke Bryan’s Boldly Grown Popcorn, a limited-edition packaged snack made with the help of a few farmer friends from Merritt Pop Co.

AGCO Corporation (NYSEAGCO), a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, announced today that it will participate in Bernstein’s 2nd Annual Virtual Operational Decisions Conference on November 3, 2021. The conference will include a presentation by Andy Beck, AGCO's Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at 10:00 a.m. E.D.T. Investors may listen to a live webcast of the presentation by accessing the webcast button in the "Investors" section of the Company’s website at http://www.agcocorp.com/company/investors.aspx. The webcast will also be archived immediately afterward.

AGCO Corporation (NYSEAGCO), a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, announced today that it will participate in the Morgan Stanley Virtual 9th Annual Laguna Conference on September 13, 2021. The conference will include a presentation by Andy Beck, AGCO's Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at 2:15 p.m. E.D.T. Investors may listen to a live webcast of the presentation by accessing the webcast button in the "Investors" section of the Company’s website at http://www.agcocorp.com/company/investors.aspx. The webcast will also be archived immediately afterward.