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Pöttinger celebrates 150 years of success
Pöttinger, the Austrian family-owned company, was established in 1871. ‘Honour the past - be the future’ is the headline for celebrating the 150-year success story. What started as a small workshop in Grieskirchen (AUT), developed into an internationally successful agricultural machinery manufacturer
The agricultural machinery manufacturer generated in the business year 2019/2020 sales of EUR 366 million, the second-highest volume in business since the company was founded. The proportion generated on international markets is around 90%. This high degree of internationalisation is thanks to the 1,901 highly trained and dedicated employees, the innovative product range and extensive investments.
The specialist in grassland and arable farming
The comprehensive range features machines for grassland and arable farming. Regarding hay making machines Pöttinger offers mowers (front, rear and mower combinations) with first-class cut, tedders conserve the swath, rakes which keep forage clean thanks to MULTITAST, round balers care for the best forage quality thanks to perfect crop flow, self-loading harvest and silage wagons for clean forage thanks to the best ground tracking during collection.
The range of soil cultivation equipment contains ploughs for perfect incorporation, power harrows for thorough soil preparation, stubble cultivators that breathing life into the soil, disc harrows that revitalize the soil, mechanical seed drills stand for uniform seed placement, mulch seed drills for perfect sowing, pneumatic seed drills for precision operation, compact combinations are for fine tilth seedbed.
Reliable machines that deliver excellent working results with a high level of precision are the focus of our developments and are the guiding principle within Pöttinger.
As a specialist for the best working results, Pöttinger is always focused on farmers’ needs. In grassland as well as in tillage and seed drill technology, the product range includes powerful machines for small alpine farms through to high output technology for large farms and contractors all over the world.
More information:www.poettinger.at
Indonesian government initiatives to promote the use of agricultural equipment
According to Ken Research, the Indonesian government intends to increase national production of local agricultural machinery and has set aside US$538mn for machinery development in Indonesia