Zetor Tractors recently received the prestigious Zlatý klas s kytiÄkou 2012 and Zlatý kosák 2012 awards for its new Zetor Forterra HSX Series tractor exhibit. The Zlatý klas s kytiÄkou award was granted by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic during the 39th international 2012 exposition in ÄŒeské BudÄjovice, Czech Republic.

AGCO, Your Agriculture Company (NYSE:AGCO), a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment and infrastructure, has announced a $20 million investment for its tractor manufacturing facility in Beauvais, France. The new complex will house the tractor cab production line and will also become home to a new Massey Ferguson International Sales Training Centre.

A dealer roundtable discussion provided an open forum for topics ranging from successful sales and merchandising programs to other dealer opportunities. Attendees were given the opportunity to test-drive the new line of Zetor tractors and take advantage of special dealer meeting discounts.

With water management becoming more and more critical, do opportunities exist for the traditional machinery dealer to get involved with irrigation equipment sales, either directly or by subcontracting with other local companies?

Mahindra USA, the number one selling tractor brand in the world based on volume, introduces its interim-Tier IV, for above 75 HP, emission compliant mCRD engine. It will be available beginning November 2012, initially on its 8560 2WD, 8560 4WD and 8560 4WD shuttle cab tractor. The Mahindra Common Rail Diesel (mCRD) engine is an innovative, Eco-friendly and fuel efficient high performance engine that reduces greenhouse gas emissions by over 360 tons per year.

Dinsmore Tractor Sales in Shawnee is being sold, as the owners Glynn and Jacklyn Dinsmore are retiring. The business is being sold to Great Plains, a tractor company with locations in Ada and Duncan.

Zetor North America (ZNA) today announced the program for its annual dealer meeting scheduled for August 27-28 in Harrisburg, PA. Zetor North America is the U.S. and Canadian distributor for Zetor Tractors a.s., a leading manufacturer of utility and row crop tractors with world headquarters in Brno, Czech Republic.

While U.S. and Canadian retail sales of farm tractors starting the second half of 2012 are showing surprisingly resilient, moderating trends in other countries are offsetting improvements in some overseas markets.

AGCO, Your Agriculture Company (NYSE:AGCO), a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment, today announced that it has agreed to establish a new joint venture in Algeria for the production of Massey Ferguson branded tractors. Under the shareholders agreement entered into with L'Enteprise Publique Economique de Commercialisation de Materiels Agricoles and L'Enteprise Publique Economique de Production de Tracteurs Agricoles, AGCO will take 49% ownership of Algeria Tractors Company. The new joint venture is based in Constantine, Algeria and will produce Massey Ferguson tractors for sale into the local domestic Algerian market. Production is expected to begin before the end of 2012.

Kinze Manufacturing, Inc. announces a new option for its planters: ISOBUS-compatibility. This capability allows easy "plug and play"? operation with any ISO-compatible tractor, including those sold by John Deere with GreenStar Displays.