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New Holland T7.315 Tractor Wins Machine of the Year 2016 Title at Agritechnica Show

New Holland received a prestigious award at Agritechnica 2015: the brand new T7.315 tractor was crowned with the coveted “Machine of the Year” 2016 in the large tractor category. The title is bestowed by a jury of 19 journalists representing leading European agricultural publications. The machine was rewarded for its technical innovation and the benefits it brings to customers, with selection criteria focusing on innovative features, performance, productivity, cost of operation, ease of use and operator comfort.

“This award represents an important validation that New Holland’s approach to product development that focuses on innovation specifically to meet our customers’ needs,” said Dan Valen, Cash Crop Segment Lead for New Holland North America. “Although this is a European award, we know our customers in North America will also appreciate the T7.315’s versatility, efficiency, comfort, and power. We are particularly proud to receive this award in 2015, when we are celebrating New Holland’s 120th anniversary of innovation in agriculture.”

The T7.315 is one of two new heavy-duty models that extend the T7 Series to meet the needs of farming operations requiring the power of a large-frame tractor with the versatility and agility of a small frame machine. The T7.315 delivers the power to perform a wide range of jobs, from row crop work, baling hay, or mowing, to hauling manure and other chores, and the comfort and efficiency operators are looking for. It also features the revolutionary IntelliCruise™ tractor-baler automation that enables New Holland’s BigBaler to control the tractor’s speed to maximize productivity and bale consistency, making it the ultimate large square baling tractor.

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Jim Straeter’s Cornrower receives Agritechnica award in Germany!

Agritechnica is by far the largest and most prestigious indoor farm equipment show on the globe and is held every two years in Hannover, Germany. At each show, the Innovation Committee awards medals to the most important and innovative inventions in agricultural machinery that have been developed in the two years since the last show.

Over 400 entries from around the globe were submitted, and a total of 37 medals (four gold, 33 silver) were awarded.  New Holland submitted the Cornrower system, patented and developed by Jim Straeter of New Holland Rochester, for an award.  The committee thought the Cornrower was important enough to award a Silver Medal at the show for the Cornrower.

Agritechnica Presentation

Pictured from the left are:  Abe Hughes, New Holland V.P. of Sales and Marketing, Hedley Cooper, Global Director of Product Development, Jim Straeter, President of New Holland Rochester, and Carlo Lambro, New Holland Worldwide Brand President.