Väderstad Appareo service tool Agritechnica 2013

AGCO and Appareo Systems announced to enter a joint venture, building on the existing IAS (Intelligent Agricultural Solutions) business structure. This collaboration will focus on more advanced electronic technology centered around data collection, wireless communication, advanced sensors and intelligent machine control. Also part of IAS is AGCO’s technology strategy Fuse Technologies that was introduced one and a half year ago.  Appareo Systems is a leader in the custom design, development and manufacture of innovative electronic and software solutions for aerospace and agriculture original equipment manufacturers. At last year’s Agritechnica the company showed an iPad app developed for Väderstad to order parts straight from the field without parts numbers.

It is another step forward in connecting precision farming equipment to agronomic Big Data. AGCO and Appareo follow Monsanto that took over The Climate Corp and Precision Planting and the cooperation between DuPont Pioneer and John Deere of a year ago.