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Fendt & Bosch Precision Ag Collaboration Wins Showstopper Award at MAGIE 2023

AGCO Corporation announced that the One Smart Spray system, a collaborative project between AGCO’s Fendt brand and Bosch BASF, won the CropLife Iron Showstopper Award at the 2023 Midwest Ag Industries Exhibition (MAGIE) Show in Bloomington, Ill., on August 23, 2023. The award is given by Croplife Iron magazine and the Illinois Fertilizer & Chemical Association (IFCA) to the product recognized by attendees as the “best in show.”

One Smart Spray is a precision ag technology that leverages high-resolution cameras to detect weeds in real time and spray herbicide only where needed, reducing the use and cost of inputs for growers. Fendt is integrating One Smart Spray into its Rogator 900 solution, the industry’s only self-propelled, adjustable-height applicator according to AGCO. One Smart Spray is currently in field testing; general availability is anticipated in 2025.

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