AGCO, a world leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery and solutions, has joined the NEVONEX partner network as part of AGCO's ongoing strategy to make it easy for farmers to work seamlessly on their farm.

NEVONEX, a holistic solution for smart digital farming supported by numerous strong partners, won the 2019 Silver Medal at Agritechnica, the world's leading agricultural equipment trade fair, for developing an open digital ecosystem that enables more efficient processes in agriculture through connectivity and automation of equipment and workflows.

"We are pleased to innovate with Bosch as a continuation of our continued drive to make data management easier for farmers, ultimately generating more value for their operations," says Seth Crawford, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Precision Ag and Digital for AGCO.

"Our partnership with AGCO is a great benefit to NEVONEX participants and users. With AGCO on board, farmers can now implement NEVONEX-based enhanced digital services and functions on their existing AGCO farm equipment." says Andrew Allen, senior vice president of commercial vehicles and off-road at Bosch.

Through this NEVONEX collaboration, AGCO joins other leading companies in crop care, seed, farm management information system (FMIS) and precision agriculture, including Corteva, MyEasyFarm, Syngenta, Topcon, and Xarvio, to offer enhanced digital services on AGCO equipment while making these activities more sustainable through more efficient application of inputs.

The NEVONEX collaboration adds to AGCO's commitment to helping farmers optimize their farms through seamless integration of technology and connectivity. Other collaborations include a strategic partnership with Solinftec in 2019, the launch of the Agro Link task data platform in 2018, the data connection with Climate Corporation's FieldView in 2017 and, in 2016, the founding of the DKE-Data- initiative. Hub along with nine industry partners. . AGCO is also a founding member of the Agricultural Industry Electronics Foundation, which now has more than 200 member companies.

AGCO is a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural solutions and provides high-tech solutions for farmers who feed the world through its full line of equipment and related services. AGCO products are sold through five major brands, Challenger, Fendt, GSI, Massey Ferguson, and Valtra, backed by Fuse smart farming solutions. Founded in 1990 and headquartered in Duluth, Georgia, USA, AGCO had net sales of $ 9 billion in 2019.