Another leading European farm equipment manufacturer is casting its eyes toward the U.S. market once it is assured of demand for its advanced fertilizer spreaders and can secure a distributor wanting a long-term partnership.

Sulky-Burel, located at Chateaubourg near Rennes in northwest France, claims leadership of fertilizer broadcaster sales in the company’s home market, with increasingly sophisticated application control technologies that European growers are adopting at an accelerating pace. But the company wants to reduce…