Complementary technology for harvesting sugar beet and potatoes will be exploited by German beet equipment specialist ROPA through its acquisition of the country’s second biggest potato machinery manufacturer.
WM-Kartoffeltechnik produces field cultivators and planters, as well as single-row bunker and two-row cart elevator harvesters. Aimed mainly at smaller growers and specialists, WM lists Bles Seed Potatoes in Millet, Alberta, as its distributor for North America.
ROPA CEO Hermann Paintner has been keen to move into…
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