AGCO Reveals New Mobile App for Farmers

Nov 27, 2012

Mobile App Designed for the On-The-Go Modern Farmer

AGCO, Your Agriculture Company launched its newest global mobile application on Tuesday, which was created to serve farmers who are on-the-go, allowing them to manage their agricultural operation remotely at any given time. AGCO’s leading telemetry service – AGCOMMAND has gone mobile, which was built on the capabilities of its existing AGCOMMAND wireless information solution.

The AGCOMMAND App has 13 new features including:
• Integrated radar feature that will show weather conditions where the machines are located
• Turn-by-turn directions to machines, from wherever the farmer is located
• Will display the history of the machine status and machine data
• Capacity to compare the performance of numerous machines
• Alerts from vehicles and machines

The app is available as a free download in the Apple App Store. The application is designed for both iPhone and iPad and is available in 15 languages. The radar functions are currently available in North America, Australia and New Zealand. The AGCOMMANDS telemetry service for machine monitoring is available for Challenger®, Massey Ferguson® and Valtra® tractors, harvesting and application equipment as well as fleet vehicles. More information can be found at http://www.agcotechnologies.com/naen/AGCOMMAND.htm

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