AgTech & Farm Equipment

Waging am See – September 12, 2026 -- German precious metals dealer pro aurum has planted its corporate logo across nearly eight hectares of farmland above the Waginger See, using roughly 16 million flowering plants and about 300,000 small-blossom sunflowers in a satellite-guided precision agriculture project developed with GEOXIP AG.

Logo spans 80,000 square meters, visible only from the air

The planted area, equivalent to roughly eleven football fields, forms a lettering reading "pro aurum" that stretches approximately 365 meters long and 50 meters high. The accompanying tagline, "Edelmetalle. Münzen. Barren." (Precious Metals. Coins. Bars.), extends around 300 meters. The full image is only legible from above.

Kuala Lumpur – September 09, 2026 -- Agroz Inc. (NASDAQ: AGRZ) placed #35 globally in the 2025 FoodTech 500, ranking in the top 7% of more than 11,700 companies evaluated by Forward Fooding, the organization behind what is widely called the "Fortune 500 of FoodTech."

Agroz collects four separate industry honors within months

The Malaysia-based agricultural technology firm, which designs, builds and operates indoor and outdoor Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) vertical farms, also received the Superbrands Award 2026 from Superbrands Malaysia, an authority on branding recognized for assessing market leadership and consumer trust. Separately, Agroz won the Asia Pacific Enterprise Awards (APEA) 2026 Fast Enterprise Award, which honors companies demonstrating rapid, sustainable business growth across the region.

Irvine, Calif. – September 09, 2026 -- Splintered Oak Equipment has acquired WC Tractor's three New Holland dealerships in Brenham, Dayton, and Sealy, Texas, in a transaction brokered by Performance Brokerage Services.

WC Tractor divests New Holland stores to focus on Kubota operations

Founded in 1939 as a Ford tractor dealership in Brenham, WC Tractor expanded to 11 dealership rooftops across Central and East Texas by 2025 after beginning growth efforts in 2002. The family-owned company, led by Chris Wackman, has built its reputation as a leading Kubota dealer, earning Kubota's Elite Award of Excellence in 2016 and Rural Lifestyle Dealer's 2024 Dealership of the Year title. Multiple WC Tractor locations hold Kubota Circle of Excellence recognition alongside Kubota Elite and Kubota Service Elite designations. The sale of its three New Holland locations allows WC Tractor to concentrate resources on its Kubota network across Texas.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - April 14, 2026 - John Deere is combining a precision agriculture technology push with time-limited commercial financing terms as the core planting season approaches, promoting its See & Spray Gen 2 system alongside a 0% APR installment offer running through April 30, 2026. The spring campaign spans agriculture, construction, and grounds care segments and is structured to accelerate equipment acquisition decisions across dealer networks in the United States. The simultaneous promotion of field intelligence technology and zero-interest financing reflects a coordinated strategy to convert operator interest into near-term purchasing commitments.