Worldwide News 2020.10.13.
LEMKEN celebrates its 240th anniversary

In 1780, Wilhelmus Lemken established a small blacksmith’s shop in Xanten on the Lower Rhine, thus laying the foundation for a highly successful company.
In 1780, Wilhelmus Lemken established a small blacksmith’s shop in Xanten on the Lower Rhine, thus laying the foundation for a highly successful company.
In 2018, with 402 million Euro the HORSCH Maschinen GmbH achieved the highest turnover in the company’s history. This is a two-digit growth for the third time in a row. There are many reasons for the 12% increase compared to 2017 (358 million Euro). HORSCH continues to carry out considerable investments at all sites, in the sectors service as well as R & D. In all sectors, HORSCH still consequently follows its strategy of putting the focus of all activities on the customer.
The PROLANDER vibrating tine stubble cultivator has won over many users due to its versatility, from shallow stubble cultivation to secondary tillage and seedbed preparation. It offers exceptional passage capacity even in the presence of crop residues thanks to its five rows of tines.
Topcon Agriculture announces the release of the NORAC Tillage Depth Control (TDC) system, leveraging the same core technology used on the industry leading NORAC Boom Height Control system. The system utilizes ultrasonic sensors designed to maintain correct implement depth whilst automatically compensating for differing soil types and terrains.
Great Plains will be exhibiting a number of examples from their extensive range of vertical tillage, drilling, planting and nutrient placement products at this year’s Agritechnica. The manufacturer’s line-up includes the following machines:
Puncture resistance, reduced soil compaction, driving comfort, and fast transfer and transport both in the fields and on the road. These, and many others, are the distinguishing traits of the BKT branded tires designed for tractors and their implement that till the soil and prepare it for cultivation.
Thanks to innovative products and a balanced product range, the family-owned Austrian company Pöttinger managed to achieve a turnover of EUR 301 million with a staff of 1,700 employees during financial year 2015/16 despite a generally difficult market situation and an overall downturn in sales in the agricultural technology industry.
Thanks to innovative products and a balanced product range, the Austrian family-owned company Pöttinger managed to achieve a turnover of EUR 301 million during the last financial year despite difficult market conditions and a significant downturn in total sales volume in the agricultural technology industry.
Since its inception on April 1, 1976, Great Plains Manufacturing has evolved from modest beginnings to become one of the largest family-owned farm equipment manufacturers in the United States.
Finishing one harvest means preparing for the next as farmers get their tillage implements out into the field. At Pöttinger, a new cycle of development begins every year at this time. The successful development of modern soil preparation implements requires extensive knowledge of sustainable cultivation. This knowledge has been consistently expanded by Pöttinger for more than 40 years.
A sávos talajművelés egyre nagyobb teret hódít manapság Európában. A magyarországi gépkereskedők, honos gyártók közül azonban még igen kevesen tudnak a technológiára alkalmas munkagépet kínálni. Az Agro Napló arra volt kíváncsi, hogy az egy-egy gyártó miként látja a technológiát és annak jövőjét, milyen tapasztalatokkal rendelkeznek a hazai és nemzetközi szintéren?
A fenntartható fejlődés egyik alapeleme a legfontosabb természeti erőforrásunkat képező talajkészletek ésszerű hasznosítása, védelme, sokoldalú funkcióképességének megóvása. Ez környezetvédelmünk és mezőgazdaságunk egyik legfontosabb közös feladata.