AGCO Corporation<\/a>, a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, celebrates the production of the one-millionth tractor at its Massey Ferguson Beauvais plant. This milestone coincides with the company\u2019s 175th anniversary. Massey Ferguson has been manufacturing tractors in Beauvais, France since November 20, 1960.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201c2022 is a year of milestone celebrations for Massey Ferguson,\u201d said Darren Parker, vice president of Massey Ferguson, North America<\/strong>. \u201cWe applaud the hard work and dedication of our colleagues in Beauvais to produce our one-millionth tractor. We\u2019re also excited to celebrate Massey Ferguson\u2019s 175 years of straightforward, dependable equipment innovation this year. These dual milestones prove our status as agricultural problem solvers dedicated to providing the right equipment, at the right price, for individual farming operations. Our equipment, just like our customers, is Born to Farm,\u201d Parker added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n62 years of production in Beauvais<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Thierry Lhotte<\/strong>, vice president and managing director, Massey Ferguson EAME, and president of AGCO in France presented the one-millionth tractor produced in Beauvais \u2013 a brand-new MF 8S.305 Dyna-VT \u2013 to Thierry Aubr\u00e9e, an arable farmer and contractor from the village of La Chapelle des Fougeretz in Brittany, France. \u201cOn behalf of all our employees and dealers, I want to thank our customers for their steadfast trust,\u201d said Lhotte. The new 8S adds to Aubr\u00e9e\u2019s expanding Massey Ferguson fleet that already includes four tractors, three combines, and two large balers.<\/p>\n\n\n\nBoussad Bouaouli, vice president, manufacturing at Beauvais<\/strong>, emphasised employee commitment on the Beauvais MF campus development. \u201cFrom 1960, there have always been people who kept the site moving, always with the right farmer-first focus to address challenges of the times and, above all, with a clear view to the future,\u201d Bouaouli said.<\/p>\n\n\n\nIt all started with the MF 825 in 1960. From then, the site grew continuously, producing iconic tractors driven by innovation, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- MF 3000 Series in 1986, the first tractor with onboard electronics.<\/li>
- MF 8600 in 2008, introducing the efficient power concept, which reduces environmental impact, courtesy of the first use of SCR technology on an agricultural machine.<\/li>
- MF 8S Series in 2020, with its award-winning Protect-U concept, which features a 9.4-inch gap between the cab and the engine installation, reducing heat, noise, and vibrations being transmitted to the cab and improving cooling and performance. The MF 8S Series received the Tractor of the Year 2021, Red Dot: Product Design 2021 and Farm Machine 2022 awards.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Beauvais plant and our dedicated employees embody Massy Ferguson\u2019s commitment to farmer-focused equipment solutions. This plant, named Factory of the Year 2016, represents the modern era of Massey Ferguson. This campus sets our future and new standards,\u201d Bouaouli said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The site has seen innovative developments in recent years, including implementation of lean manufacturing practices, expansion of the Beauvais two cab assembly line and a logistics centre, and a tractor customisation workshop. The facility produces many of the brand\u2019s most popular tractors, including the MF 4700 M, MF 5700 M, MF 5S, MF 6S, MF 7S, MF 8S and MF 8700 S Series. Up to 100 tractors can be produced and shipped daily to dealers in more than 70 countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs we hand over this one-millionth tractor, we are set to unify our sites into a single MF campus with all our departments under one roof,\u201d Lhotte said. \u201cThis offers high flexibility and leverages the unique experiences, skills and commitment of the people who work here. This tractor milestone is our 2,500 employees\u2019 success, including our GIMA transmissions\u2019 Joint Venture.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This milestone coincides with the company\u2019s 175th anniversary. Massey Ferguson has been manufacturing tractors in Beauvais, France since November 20, 1960 Duluth, GA, US \u2013 AGCO Corporation, a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, celebrates the production of the one-millionth tractor at its Massey Ferguson Beauvais plant. This milestone coincides […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2368,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"custom":{"td_video":"","featured_image":"https:\/\/theagriculturetimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Untitled-design-5-1.jpg","author":{"name":"Rasi@TheAgritimes","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7b99cdb3d2cc6bea272e66373abd402b?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"categories":[{"term_id":2,"name":"Industry News","slug":"industry_news","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":2,"taxonomy":"category","description":"Get industry news updates. Dive in now!","parent":0,"count":135,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":2,"category_count":135,"category_description":"Get industry news updates. Dive in now!","cat_name":"Industry News","category_nicename":"industry_news","category_parent":0}]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theagriculturetimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2367"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theagriculturetimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theagriculturetimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theagriculturetimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theagriculturetimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2367"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/theagriculturetimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2367\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2369,"href":"https:\/\/theagriculturetimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2367\/revisions\/2369"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theagriculturetimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theagriculturetimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2367"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theagriculturetimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2367"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theagriculturetimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2367"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}