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Journey through the decade: An Agro-Wonderland Tale

M
achine revolution

here’s a machine for days of old gives visitors a
everything – from better understanding of the ever
T tillage, harvesting, expanding technology.
seeding, transplanting to even In embracing Industry 4.0,
manufacturing an agricultural more farming methods will be
product. automated through artificial
At the Machinery Showground intelligence, drones and the
in MAEPS, visitors will see Internet of Things.
an array of mechanical tools, The Machinery Showground is
including heavy-duty tractors, another site worthy of a snapshot
used in farming. or two. After all, it’s not often one
A glimpse into how farming gets to take a picture while sitting
equipment has evolved from in a big tractor.

Interesting Fact

In April 2015, four-time Rally World Champion
Juha Kankkunen drove a Valtra T234 tractor up
to a speed of 130.165kph at an emergency airfield
in Vuojärvi, Finland, setting a new Guinness World
Record for fastest tractor.

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