Production of Fendt self-loading forage wagons is being moved to a sister plant in Germany to consolidate resources and further build expertise in forage harvesting technologies.
AGCO acquired the factory in Waldstetten, 35 miles east of Stuttgart in southern Germany, when it bought Lely’s hay tools business in 2017.
Since phasing out the Lely brand, the self-loading forage chopping trailers have been produced and distributed exclusively in Fendt colors within Europe, where this single operator…
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