Alvin “Al” McQuinn - Founder of Ag-Chem Co. in 1963 - passed away Wednesday at the age of 93. Ag-Chem developed iconic RoGators and Terra-Gators. Al sold Ag-Chem to AGCO Corporation in 2000.

AGCO Corp. announced that Eric Hansotia, Senior Vice President, Global Crop Cycle and Fuse Connected Services, has been appointed Chief Operating Officer, a new position within AGCO.

One of the toughest challenges ag retailers and agronomists have faced in using precision ag technologies is that different software and hardware systems haven’t been able to “talk” to each other, hampering the ability to help producers manage valuable data. Now that is changing with the introduction of AgGateway’s ADAPT software toolkit.

AGCO Corporation announced today several updates to its AgCommand telemetry system, including key reports, mobile app enhancements and a new look and feel. AgCommand is a key product included in Fuse Technologies, AGCO's next generation approach to precision agriculture and precision machine management, enabling insights into the efficiency, performance and logistics of the entire farm operation and enabling key service offerings to ensure machine uptime.