Claas announced its new leadership in a recent event in the province of Cordoba, Argentina, in early December. Thomas Leonhardt left the role of president of Claas in Argentina after 21 years, being replaced by Santiago Larroux. Larroux will also be the vice president for Latin America and will report to Martin Rosenberger, the company’s finance director.
John Deere announced the president of John Deere Brazil, Paulo Herrmann, will retire in January. With Herrmann’s exit, Antonio Carrere, current director of Strategic Planning for Latin America, is set to lead the company’s operations in the region.
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) today announced that Dennis J. Slater will retire as AEM President, effective December 31, 2021. The AEM Board of Directors has selected AEM’s Senior Vice President, Construction & Utility Sector Megan Tanel to succeed Slater and serve as AEM President effective January 1, 2022.
A few weeks ago. Dr. Allan Gray wrote about his predictions for the aftermath of the current global pandemic in the food and agribusiness world in a blog titled, Potential Learning and Changes for a Post-COVID-19 Food and Agribusiness Industry. How do we move forward, learning to create a stronger, more resilient food and agribusiness industry?
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Today we’re spotlighting Trimble’s new see and spray technology. It’s called the Bilberry system — a camera-based system that enables farmers to save up to 90% on herbicide applications by only spraying where the weeds are in the field. And as Trimble’s Cory Buchs tells us, one of the best things about it is it retrofits to existing sprayers.