Thomas F. (Tommy) Jones will join Krone North America as Incoming President/CEO replacing Rusty Fowler who will retire after 26 years of service.

AGCO, Your Agriculture Company AGCO +0.48% , a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment, today named Eric Hansotia Senior Vice President, Global Harvesting and Advanced Technology Solutions. "We are very pleased to announce that Eric Hansotia has joined our executive team," said Martin Richenhagen, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of AGCO. "He will be responsible for a global team of professionals focused on the development, sales, product management and support for global harvesting equipment as well as for precision agriculture and connectivity technology for all AGCO machinery."

Malcom "Mac" F. Moore has been appointed President and CEO of Digi Star, LLC a Wisconsin based manufacturer of advanced measuring systems and software used in the precision agriculture sector.

The president of a decades-old Sauk City hardware store destroyed by fire Monday night pledged to rebuild. John McFarlane, president of McFarlane Manufacturing Co., which includes McFarlanes True Value hardware store and a large customer and farming community service area, issued a statement Tuesday after a fire destroyed the store and service area.

Jerry Johnson has been promoted to President of its Farm, Ranch, and Agriculture ("FRAG") division. Paul Valas, who has been President of the FRAG division since 2011, will transition to a new position as Senior Advisor.

Vermeer has promoted Jason Andringa as president of its forage and environmental solutions division while Doug Hundt has been named president of the underground and specialty excavation business.

During its 2012 International Sales and Service Meeting, held in Shebogyan, Wis., in September, Scag Power Equipment announced the Distributor of the Year and Master Salesman Award recipients.

The Assn. of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has announced its newly-elected officers for 2012

During the 61th Annual Fall Convention, October 26-29, in St. Louis, Missouri the Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association elected Von "Sandy" Kimball, of Bigham Brothers, Inc., as the 60th President of the Association. Kimball has served on the Association's Board since 2003 and has been a member of the Association's Dealer Relations Committee since 2006.

Kubota Corporation appoints 32-year Kubota veteran, Masato Yoshikawa, to lead the company's U.S. Operations