Paladin Attachments, one of the leading attachment and coupler manufacturers for agriculture, landscaping and other industries, made a significant contribution to the American Cancer Society by participating in its Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk in Akron, Ohio, which raised more than $81,500 for breast cancer research, support and service programs for those facing the disease.

John Deere Electronic Solutions unveiled its new 90,000-square-foot facility here on Tuesday. The expansion will bring the total number of John Deere jobs in North Dakota to an estimated 1,000.

James Platt, a former Topcon ag product distributor, has joined Topcon Precision Agriculture (TPA) as regional sales manager for 11 states. In his new position, Platt will report to Marty Cook, TPA North American sales manager.

Versatile is pleased to announce that Alan Graff will assume the role of Dealer Development Manager for North America. This new position has been created to help identify and support strong new dealers for the Versatile brand through-out North America. Additionally the position will entail evaluating dealer prospects and working with existing dealers in expansion or acquisition planning. Working with the regional territory managers, Alan will evaluate the facilities, staff (service, sales and finance) and the financial situation of each dealer and proceed accordingly in targeted market areas.

Weyburn, Canada, October 05, 2012 (PR.com) Richard Lamontagne, vice president, International Operations, is pleased to announce that Echelon Ag has hired Jamie Charlton as a Precision Agriculture Account Manager for Saskatoon.

AG CONNECT Expo & Summit and the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) announce that a distinguished panel of judges has been selected for the new Gold and Silver innovation awards to be presented at the opening ceremonies of AG CONNECT on January 29, 2013, in Kansas City, Missouri.

Trelleborg, global developer and supplier of tire and complete wheel solutions for the agricultural and materials handling industries, received the prestigious AGCO EAME 2012 SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR AWARD in the category “Collaboration� during a ceremony held at the AGCO Fendt facility in Marktoberdorf, Germany on 25 September 2012.

The 2008 Farm Bill expired this week, a move that was not unexpected by many in the industry, an Ohio State University farm policy expert said. It's not surprising the 2012 Farm Bill didn't pass before the current farm bill expired in such a politically divided Congress, which in turn reflects a divided country and a divided farm bill constituency, said Carl Zulauf, an agricultural economics professor at Ohio State and a farm policy expert.

Leica Geosystems has recently appointed multiple industry experts to further strengthen the growing precision agriculture business. These appointments reflect Leica Geosystems’ objective of being the leading provider of positioning and technology solutions to the agricultural sector.

Fiat Industrial (FI.MI), the truck and construction equipment maker, has hit a likely delay in plans for a full combination with U.S. unit CNH Global NV (CNH.N) after independent directors questioned the terms, sources familiar with the matter said.