Fendt News & Press releases

Familieboerdery is meer as net ’n beroep – dit is die hartklop van die landboubedryf en ՚n erfenis wat van geslag tot geslag oorgedra word. By Lemmertrust Boerdery word hierdie nalatenskap met trots voortgesit en ondersteun deur die gevorderde tegnologie van Fendt-masjinerie en ՚n sterk familieband. Met die aflosstokkie stewig in die hand, wys die huidige geslag hoe tradisie en vernuwing saamwerk om volhoubare groei en vooruitgang te verseker.

Family farming is more than just a profession – it is the heartbeat of the agricultural industry, and a heritage passed down from generation to generation. At Lemmertrust Boerdery, this legacy is proudly continued and supported by the advanced technology of Fendt machinery and a strong family bond. With the baton firmly in hand, the current generation is showing how tradition and innovation work together to ensure sustainable growth and progress.

On 25 July 2024, the 100,000^th Fendt 700 Vario rolled off the production line in Marktoberdorf. This milestone was celebrated at Fendt in Marktoberdorf. For 25 years, the 700 series has been a firm favourite on farms and in contracting businesses. Each of the seven generations has repeatedly impressed with new technical solutions.

Tractor manufacturer Fendt, distributed locally by AGCO Africa, celebrated building 20 000 Fendt machines in 2022. The 20 000th happened to be a 724 Vario model in December last year. This is a first for Fendt in its 92-year history.

AGCO Corporation (NYSE: AGCO) has announced its results for the fourth quarter, which ended December 31^st, 2022. AGCO is active worldwide in the development, manufacturing and distribution of tractors and agricultural equipment, as well as solutions for the agricultural industry.

AGCO Corporation announced today it has launched a brand-new online tool called Geo-Bird that will help farmers all around the world to independently plan and optimize their global navigation satellite system (GNSS) machine guidance lines. After a period of pre-release testing and gathering maximum end-user feedback, this application is now available.

When AGCO Africa launched the Fendt IDEAL range last year, well-known Sasolburg farmer Tharina Terblanche knew this was the combine harvester she had always been looking for.

Die Fendt IDEAL-reeks is in 2021 aan die Suid-Afrikaanse mark bekendgestel. Voor in die ry om te kyk was Tharina Terblanche, ՚n welbekende boer van die Sasolburg-distrik.

The new FendtONE platform merges the machine and the office into one control unit. FendtONE combines the familiar operation of the tractor with the terminal for planning or controlling tasks that traditionally takes place in the office.

The Fendt 1100 Vario MT is the strongest Vario of all times. The Fendt tracked tractor convinced the participants of the online voting for the "Farm Machine 2022" award in the category "Audience Choice Award".

Today the German Agricultural Society (DLG) canceled Agritechnica 2022 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The world's leading trade fair for agricultural technology will take place in its regular rotation in November 2023.

On December 7^th, the international Innovation Commission of the German Agricultural Society (DLG) honored the self-cleaning air filter system with the Innovation Award Agritechnica 2022 in silver. The self-cleaning air filter is available for the Fendt 900 Vario and Fendt 1000 Vario series.

Diverse soya bean, maize, cattle and chicken operation sees Dawie Brits crowned TLU SA Young Farmer of the Year 2021


Modderbult Farming in the Balfour district has embraced precision farming from Fendt, using advanced features such as the Fendt Contour Assistant system for fertilising, planting, and harvesting. It is perhaps no surprise therefore that Dawie Brits (35), son of owner Pieter, has clinched the TLU SA Young Farmer of the Year 2021 title.

The specialist – The new Fendt 200 Vario V, F, P, & S – Ready for tomorrow


Fendt South Africa has extended its product offering with the latest generation of the Fendt 200 VFPS Vario specialist tractor series, which comes with the intuitive FendtONE operating concept, making it the first specialist tractor with a fully integrated terminal. There are added innovations like the step-less Fendt Vario drive, demand-led power boost concept Dynamic-Performance and an all-new design. The new technology on the Fendt 200 VFPS Vario enhances precision and everyday efficiency and has been inspiring customers worldwide for the past 11 years.

Fendt is a global leader in building high horsepower tracked tractors, with over 30 years’ experience


The secret to healthy crops and high yields lies in the soil. Therefore, managing the soil efficiently and with care ensures long-term economic success for farmers. In addition to efficiency and comfort, soil protection is Fendt’s top priority when developing tractors. A global leader in building high horsepower tracked tractors, with over 30 years’ experience, the Fendt 900 Vario and Fendt 1100 Vario are the latest additions to the track tractors range available locally from your nearest Fendt South African Dealer, reports Frans Cronje, Regional Sales Manager for Fendt, AGCO Africa.

After an extraordinary year in 2020, 2021 will continue to be strongly influenced by the global coronavirus pandemic, especially in the flow of goods and the delivery situation. Nevertheless, German and international agricultural equipment markets are experiencing healthy growth, in turn promising good prospects for Fendt.

The Fendt Ideal combine harvester is a brand-new addition to agriculture in Southern Africa, and according to the owner of the first Ideal deployed on own soil, the Ideal combine is kicking dust in the competitors’ eyes.
BP Greyling of Langfontein Boerdery near Wakkerstroom is the proud owner of the first commercial
Fendt Ideal 8 in Southern Africa. BP’s Ideal combine is a class 8 with double front wheels. The Ideal range includes a class 7 to a class 10, available with single front wheels, double front wheels, or caterpillar tracks.

Die Fendt Ideal-stroper is ՚n splinternuwe toevoeging tot landbou in Suid-Afrika en volgens die eienaar van die eerste Ideal wat op eie bodem ontplooi is, is die stroper besig om stof in sy mededingers se oë te skop.
BP Greyling van Langfontein Boerdery naby Wakkerstroom, is die trotse eienaar van die eerste kommersiële Fendt Ideal 8 in Suid-Afrika. BP se stroper is ՚n klas 8 met dubbelvoorwiele. Die Ideal-reeks sluit van ՚n klas 7 tot ՚n klas 10 in wat met enkelvoorwiele, dubbelvoorwiele, of rusperbande beskikbaar is.

Johannesburg, Suid Afrika, 22 April 2021: ʼn Nuwe standaard in stropers is plaaslik deur AGCO Africa bekendgestel met die Fendt IDEAL-reeks. AGCO Africa het ten nouste met sy wêreldwye sentrums van kundigheid saamgewerk vir die stropers wat heeltemal nuut ontwikkel is. Spesiale aandag is geskenk aan doeltreffendheid, korrel- en strooigehalte, betroubaarheid en gebruikersvriendelikheid, tesame met ʼn revolusionêre sensortegnologie vir optimale masjienstelling.

Johannesburg, South Africa, 22 April 2021: It is with great excitement that AGCO, Your Agriculture Company announces the first group of Fendt dealers on the continent, spread across the diverse agricultural landscape of South Africa. Dealer proposals rolled in soon after an expression of interest notice was published in October 2020, inviting all investors with an appreciation of the engineering mastery, innovation implementation and service leadership of the Fendt brand. This was an essential phase in AGCO’s New Way Forward strategy to draw closer to customers in the region.