Focus January 2016
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Agritechnica 2015 A shower of medals and crowds of visitors at Fendt Variable and effective loading the new Fendt VarioLiner ISU Special I BUGA 2019 in Heilbronn Mission at the Konigssee

FROM THE FENDT ARCHIVES: From Vario transmission to VarioDrive It was a sensation when Fendt presented the Favorit 926 at the Agritechnica in 1995. The first 260-hp tractor with stepless drive technology, the so-called Vario transmission. At that time, 20 years ago, the opinions among experts were quite critical. Today, Fendt has already built more than 200,000 Vario transmissions. This year, Fendt presented another milestone in stepless drives at the Agritechnica 2015. The new Fendt VarioDrive drive train is built into the new Fendt 1050 Vario, the standard tractor with the most horsepower...

Cover Story > 20 With heart and charm – a portrait of Gisela Böhm, trainee at the BayWa Schrobenhausen > 6 Fendt at the Agritechnica 2015 – shower of medals and crowds of visitors Fendt Interview > 44 griculture at the highest level. A The GVS Agrar AG – the Swiss Fendt importer. Fendt technology > 24 endt Former 12555 X: The new potential. F > 40 Everything is smart in the field – new Fendt Variotronic features > 43 Fendt Grip Assistant: ideal ballasting and optimal tyre pressure Fendt News > 30 Fendt tested: The Fendt 720 Vario is the best in its class! > 30 Fendt had the best...

Fendt at the Agritechnica 2015 – Shower of medals and crowds of visitors

Agritechnica 2015. A statement for agricultural machinery. A new hall, an even bigger Fendt stand, hundreds of thousands of visitors and a shower of medals – an exhibition where everything was just right. Fendt’s excellent performance was honoured by visitors and juries – from the DLG Gold medal up to the “Machine of the Year” people’s choice. Fendt VarioDrive Fendt Grip Assistant “The Agritechnica 2015 was an exceptional exhibition for us,” says Peter-Josef Paffen, Chairman of the AGCO/Fendt Management Board. “This year we received many awards, especially for the new Fendt 1000 Vario. And...

Three “Machine of the Year” awards “I'm as happy as can be,” said Rob Smith, AGCO Senior Vice President and General Manager EAME, after the Fendt 1000 Vario received the “Machine of the Year People’s Choice” award. The awards ceremony on the 10th of November at the dlv-Verlag publishers was a bit like an Oscar awards ceremony – especially because the Management of AGCO/Fendt was overjoyed. The new high-horsepower tractor Tractor of the Year The new Fendt 1000 Vario is not only a highlight of the exhibition, but also a hit of the year! The trade press gave it the award “Tractor of the Year...

The Agritechnica 2015 was once again an exhibition with exceptional dimensions. According to the DLG, some 450,000 visitors came to Hanover for the world’s leading exhibition for agricultural machinery. And almost everybody passed by the Fendt stand in the new Hall 20. Michael Hoffmann and Eike Ridder Burkhard Eick Staff of the contracting business from Eckernförde, Schleswig-Holstein True Fendt fans visit the Fendt stand at every Agritechnica. That is why Michael Hoffmann and Eike Ridder immediately noticed that the stand is much bigger this year and they like that a lot. Eike Ridder also...

Fendt Interview The people from the Rhineland speak a clear language (from left): Peter-Josef Paffen (Chairman of the AGCO / Fendt Management Board), Hans-Josef Hilgers and Martin Richenhagen (Chairman, President and CEO AGCO). Two full liners meet in the field Hans-Josef Hilgers has been active as a member of the management board of the Raiffeisen Waren-Zentrale Rhein-Main eG since 2002 and since 2003 also as the Spokesman for the Management Board. In June 2011 he was appointed Chairman of the Management Board. Shortly before the Agritechnica, it was announced that the RWZ Rhein-Main eG...

Christian Seelmann (l.) is head of the RWZ business area Technology and is therefore responsible for the distribution of Fendt machinery. expertise in our branch offices. We can offer our mechanics targeted training and put them to work in the most appropriate areas. Today we train employees an average of eight days a year and they receive their training directly on the machines. Through the specialisation and exclusivity that we now have with AGCO, these employees can concentrate on specific machines. For example, we have had a dedicated harvesting specialist just for Fendt for a year now....

The chairman wants the RWZ Rhein-Main to remain a sustainable partner for agriculture. can offer excellent service. We need a very good supply of parts and practical solutions in the area of smart farming. The RWZ has driven the topic of connectivity forward, for example, with the RTK Rhineland Association (Verbund RTK-Rheinland). What other services are imaginable for customers? We have our own GPS specialists. They drive out and provide consultation to customers that are interested in the Fendt Variotronic, for example. But the development goes much further. Yesterday, for example, our...

With heart and charm A great team: Gisela Böhm and her dog Wasti Fog over “Asparagus Country”, as the region around Schrobenhausen is known. “It’ll be sunny around midday,” forecasts Gisela Böhm and she will be right. It quickly becomes clear that the friendly brunette not only knows about the local weather, but also about agricultural machinery. Five years ago, Gisela Böhm began her training as a wholesale and export specialist at the BayWa in Schrobenhausen. A decision that was only second choice at that time. “I actually wanted to become a nurse,” she laughs. “After the first day in the...

Gisela Böhm already got her tractor driver’s license when she was 16 years old. She can drive all tractors with it. Here with her own Fendt 312 Vario. Gisela’s loyal companion: Sepp, her Jack Russell. Gisela’s younger brother Johannes is also a big Fendt fan and already works in the family-run farm. “We can count on our Gisela” Today the adventurous young woman cannot get lost on the BayWa premises anymore. Gisela Böhm strides confidently over the tidy, spacious yard, points to harvesting machines that are for sale and to the shiny, bright Fendt tractors in the entrance area. She knows her...