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CHALLENGER • FENDT • MASSEY FERGUSON • VALTRA NEWS RELEASE http://www.AGCOcorp.com For immediate release Press contact: Rebecca Fabian Tel.: +1.646.571.2056 Email: [email protected] AGCO PROVIDES TRACTOR TO PLANT-A-SEED FOUNDATION Support for Ugandan School Farm DULUTH, GA, July 25, 2011 – AGCO, Your Agriculture Company (NYSE: AGCO), a Fortune 500 company and worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment, announces the donation of a Massey Ferguson 435 with a disk plow and disk harrow to the Plant-A-Seed Foundation. The non-profit organization will use the tractor to support the Kabale Trinity College (http://plantaseed.org/our-projects-kabale-africa/ ) in Uganda, Africa. "We are very pleased to donate a tractor for a good cause that makes a positive difference for the students at Kabale Trinity College," said Martin Richenhagen, Chairman, President and CEO of AGCO. The Plant-A-Seed Foundation, based in Modesto, California, at the 92 year old offices of Stanislaus Implements & Hardware (http://www.stanislaus-implement.com/ ), has supported the Kabale community since 2003. Plant-A-Seed purchased property and built a chapel and school with classrooms and dormitories. The organization sent teams to assist, plan and build the school, along with additional needed quarters for the staff. Currently, 1,350 students are enrolled at Kabale Trinity College. Most of the students at the school have lost their parents due to tribal wars, political upheaval, AIDS or famine. In 2007, Plant-A-Seed purchased 20 acres of land and a local farm that produces bananas, pineapples, corn and goats. This farm has improved the children’s daily diets and also provides additional income for the operational costs of the school. In 2008, Plant-A-Seed built an irrigation
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AGCO Supports Ugandan School FarmAGCO announces the donation of a Massey Ferguson 435 with a disk plow and disk harrow to the Plant-A-Seed Foundation, to be used to support the Kabale Trinity College in Uganda, Africa.
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NEWS RELEASE http://www.AGCOcorp.com
For immediate release Press contact: Rebecca Fabian Tel.: +1.646.571.2056 Email: [email protected]
AGCO PROVIDES TRACTOR TO PLANT-A-SEED FOUNDATION Support for Ugandan School Farm
DULUTH, GA, July 25, 2011 – AGCO, Your Agriculture Company (NYSE: AGCO), a Fortune
500 company and worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment, announces
the donation of a Massey Ferguson 435 with a disk plow and disk harrow to the Plant-A-Seed
Foundation. The non-profit organization will use the tractor to support the Kabale Trinity College
(http://plantaseed.org/our-projects-kabale-africa/) in Uganda, Africa. "We are very pleased to
donate a tractor for a good cause that makes a positive difference for the students at Kabale
Trinity College," said Martin Richenhagen, Chairman, President and CEO of AGCO.
The Plant-A-Seed Foundation, based in Modesto, California, at the 92 year old offices of
Stanislaus Implements & Hardware (http://www.stanislaus-implement.com/), has supported
the Kabale community since 2003. Plant-A-Seed purchased property and built a chapel and
school with classrooms and dormitories. The organization sent teams to assist, plan and build the
school, along with additional needed quarters for the staff. Currently, 1,350 students are enrolled
at Kabale Trinity College. Most of the students at the school have lost their parents due to tribal
wars, political upheaval, AIDS or famine.
In 2007, Plant-A-Seed purchased 20 acres of land and a local farm that produces bananas,
pineapples, corn and goats. This farm has improved the children’s daily diets and also provides
additional income for the operational costs of the school. In 2008, Plant-A-Seed built an irrigation
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system that has tripled the production of the farm and also gives neighbors the opportunity to
purchase water from the farm’s pumping resources.
The farm now serves as a school farm where students learn simple farm practices and even
supply some food to the local population. The key objective of Plant-A-Seed is to initiate local
projects, while empowering community partners to drive their own projects. “Our mission is to
search for and then enable creative projects that are inspiring, well planned and will ultimately be
self-sustaining,” explained Rick K. Gray, President and CEO of Plant-A-Seed Foundation. The
Foundation has supported various global projects over the past years.
This Massey Ferguson tractor was shipped to Uganda to be used by the school farm and handed
over by representatives of the Plant-A-Seed Foundation yesterday. The tractor will be used for
many applications, including tilling fields, moving bricks and dirt, and transporting food to the
school and to market. Massey Ferguson tractors have been used in Africa for many decades and
the Massey Ferguson 435 is a particularly robust model that can be used in challenging
environments.
“We are truly honored and humbled by this extraordinary gift from AGCO. This Massey Ferguson
tractor is going to help bring more food to the tables at Kabale Trinity College and also the local
communities around Kabale, Uganda. All of us at Plant-A-Seed Foundation thank you from the
bottom of our hearts,” said Rick K. Gray.
AGCO has over 50 years of experience in Africa. Massey Ferguson® is a worldwide brand of
AGCO and is a key brand in Africa. For more information about products from Massey
Ferguson, visit your local Massey Ferguson dealer or http://masseyferguson.com.
ABOUT AGCO AGCO, Your Agriculture Company, (NYSE: AGCO), a Fortune 500 company, was founded in 1990
and offers a full product line of tractors, combines, hay tools, sprayers, forage equipment, tillage,
implements, and related replacement parts. AGCO agricultural products are sold under the core
brands of Challenger®, Fendt®, Massey Ferguson® and Valtra® and are distributed globally
through 2,600 independent dealers and distributors in more than 140 countries worldwide. Retail
financing is available through AGCO Finance for qualified purchasers. AGCO is headquartered in
Duluth, GA, USA. In 2010, AGCO had net sales of $6.9 billion. http://www.AGCOcorp.com
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Kabale Trinity students celebrate the delivery of their new Massey Ferguson 435 tractor and
equipment.
