AGCO’s acceleration center in Scottsdale is open for business
David Batcheller, Seth Crawford, Scottsdale Mayor David D. Ortega, Darcy Cook and Mark Paratore participated in a ribbon cutting, marking the official opening of AGCO’s acceleration center in Scottsdale.
Submitted photo/Emma McCurley
Seth Crawford, senior vice president and general manager, Precision Ag & Digital for AGCO, and Scottsdale Mayor David D. Ortega attended AGCO’s open house to celebrate its new acceleration center, dedicated to software and electronics development for autonomy, precision ag, artificial intelligence and digital products.
Submitted photo/Emma McCurley
AGCO, which work in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, is investing to attract more talent across key product development disciplines to deliver new, value-added precision ag technologies for all farmers, regardless of the equipment brands used in their operation.
In the Phoenix metro area, the company has opened an acceleration center dedicated to software and electronics development in the areas of autonomy, precision ag, artificial intelligence and digital products.
“The Phoenix metro area and nearby universities with thousands of engineering students create an environment rich with tech talent,” said Seth Crawford, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Precision Ag and Digital. “With more than 27 million acres of farmland and a year-round operating climate, Arizona also provides a great backdrop to continue putting farmers at the center of everything we do. AGCO is excited to attract more of the brightest minds helping us build our tech stack and advance agriculture.”
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AGCO’s acceleration center in Scottsdale is open for business
Submitted photo/Emma McCurley
David Batcheller, Seth Crawford, Scottsdale Mayor David D. Ortega, Darcy Cook and Mark Paratore participated in a ribbon cutting, marking the official opening of AGCO’s acceleration center in Scottsdale.
Submitted photo/Emma McCurley
Seth Crawford, senior vice president and general manager, Precision Ag & Digital for AGCO, and Scottsdale Mayor David D. Ortega attended AGCO’s open house to celebrate its new acceleration center, dedicated to software and electronics development for autonomy, precision ag, artificial intelligence and digital products.
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AGCO, which work in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, is investing to attract more talent across key product development disciplines to deliver new, value-added precision ag technologies for all farmers, regardless of the equipment brands used in their operation.
In the Phoenix metro area, the company has opened an acceleration center dedicated to software and electronics development in the areas of autonomy, precision ag, artificial intelligence and digital products.
“The Phoenix metro area and nearby universities with thousands of engineering students create an environment rich with tech talent,” said Seth Crawford, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Precision Ag and Digital. “With more than 27 million acres of farmland and a year-round operating climate, Arizona also provides a great backdrop to continue putting farmers at the center of everything we do. AGCO is excited to attract more of the brightest minds helping us build our tech stack and advance agriculture.”
The acceleration center is located at SkySong Innovation Campus, which is an extension of Arizona State University since 2003. SkySong supports the launch of startups and inventions in partnership with ASU researchers.
“The AGCO acceleration center aligns perfectly with our core values by advancing technology to drive responsible environmental stewardship,” said Scottsdale Mayor David D. Ortega. “Welcome to Scottsdale!”
This is AGCO’s second acceleration center affiliated with a university; AGCO’s acceleration center on the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana campus opened in 2018 and helps nurture tech talent within undergraduate and graduate student populations.
“AGCO encapsulates the roots of Greater Phoenix’s agriculture history with the tech-driven economy of the region’s present and future,” said Greater Phoenix Economic Council President and CEO Chris Camacho. “We are excited to see the novel innovation that will come from its acceleration center at SkySong.”
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