SouthWestern Association (SWA) announced today that it has surpassed its goal to raise $150,000 by the end of 2013.

AGCO, Your Agriculture Company (NYSE: AGCO), a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment, and representatives from over 100 AGCO dealers, cut the ribbon on Tuesday, Feb. 4, on a full-stocking parts distribution center (PDC) in Woodstock, Ontario. The new PDC, which will house 40% more parts, totaling of $7M USD more than the facility it replaced, will ensure customers in eastern Canada have the right parts when they need them most. Dealers traveled from as far away as Nova Scotia to tour the new distribution center and learn about how it will help them better serve their customers.

Three years in the making, it is the latest in more than $1 billion in investments Deere has made over the past decade in its Waterloo operations -- the company's largest manufacturing complex in the world.

This expansion is the latest of a series of capital investments Salford has made in its manufacturing operations, including a 54,000 square foot addition to the Ontario, Canada facility in 2012.

A designer and manufacturer of equipment for the lawn, landscape, farm and construction industries has announced an expansion and the hiring of 60 people.

To better meet agricultural needs in South Africa and the sub-Saharan region, Orthman has opened a product assembly facility and warehouse in Kempton Park, South Africa.

The proposed multipurpose pavilions for the Alliant Energy Center cleared the final financial hurdle Wednesday when the State Building Commission approved $9 million in state funding for the project. Read more: http://host.madison.com/news/local/state-building-commission-approves-million-for-alliant-energy-center-pavilions.

Excel Industries is making additional improvements to its manufacturing facility in Hesston, Kansas. Excel enjoyed a thirty five percent increase in production volume during its fiscal year ending July 31, and anticipates another fifty percent increase in production for the coming year. In order to accommodate the increased demand on manufacturing, there are several facility improvements and building expansion in process.

Japanese farm machinery maker Kubota has announced it will be building its first European tractor factory in northern France, according to a report in the British publication Farmers Weekly.

AGCO, Your Agriculture Company (NYSE:AGCO), a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment, has opened a full-stocking parts distribution center (PDC) in Woodstock, Ontario, to ensure customers in Eastern Canada have the right parts when they need them most.