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CLAAS Claims Two of Three Davidson Prizes for Farm Equipment Innovation and Technology

OMAHA — CLAAS of America earned two of the three annual Davidson Prize honors which recognizes the best-of-the best in ag innovation for its CEMOS tractor driving optimization system and its new DISCO 97000 Auto Swather.

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) and the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) presented the seventh-annual Davidson Prize to the top three innovative products, selected from the AE50 honorees on March 1, 2024 during Commodity Classic in Houston. The Davidson Prize is designed to celebrate innovations in areas of agricultural, food and biological systems engineering.

“The Davidson Prize caps off a phenomenal year in equipment manufacturing and technological advancements for CLAAS,” said Eric Raby, senior vice president of CLAAS Americas. “From Tractor of the Year at Agritechnica and seven AE50 Awards at the end of 2023, our talented engineers continue to push the industry forward with best-in-class designs and breakthrough system operations. The Davidson Prize represents a bumper crop for our team.”

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