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Väderstad, one of the world’s leading companies in tillage and planting, is once again producing a strong financial result during the financial year 2020. Despite a year heavily marked by Covid-19 and two extra weeks of production stoppages, Väderstad reaches a new record turnover of SEK 3.4 billion and improves earnings by 23 percent compared to the previous year.

In 2021, Väderstad takes the next step for the high-speed Tempo planter by introducing a new model to the Tempo L family. The all-new Tempo L 32 will be the largest Tempo planter to date. 

Väderstad introduces the new 80/120mm point, built in high-quality Swedish steel. The 80/120mm point delivers an aggressive cultivation, combined with a very intensive mixing. It can be fitted to the tine cultivators Cultus, Opus and TopDown.

Väderstad updates the pneumatic seed drill Spirit 400C/S, to provide added benefits in the farm. The new Spirit 400C/S brings great seeding precision, user-friendly electronics and a high field performance to the 4-metre seed drill segment.

Väderstad, one of the world’s leading companies in soil cultivation and seeding technology, is preparing for its upcoming CEO succession. In February 2022, Henrik Gilstring will take over as President and CEO. Henrik represents the third generation of the owner family and is currently part of Group Management.

Väderstad’s SeedEye system has been awarded with the gold medal for innovative agricultural machinery at Agrosalon 2020 - the largest agricultural exhibition in Russia.
– SeedEye simplifies the farmer’s job and increases productivity, reduces labour costs and allows for a more economical use of seed material, says Evgeny Zhilkin, Managing Director for Väderstad in Russia.

In October, Väderstad’s new high technology material lab will open in Överum.

– With this venture we will consolidate our position as a world leading manufacturer of wear parts, says Dan Somlin, CEO of Väderstad Components.

The Swedish tillage and seed drill manufacturer Väderstad has decided to invest further in strengthening its presence in the Finnish market by recruiting a new force with a focus entirely on Finland. From the first of August, Sebastian Baarman, agrologist, will be responsible for the Finnish market at Väderstad.

The analysis company Strat7 Bonamy Finch measured Väderstad's brand against nine other companies on the Swedish market. 99 percent of farmers surveyed said that they were familiar or very familiar with Väderstad as a company and an overwhelming majority were positive about Väderstad's brand.

Väderstad has hired Karl-Hubertus Reher as new Managing Director for Väderstad GmbH. He has a long experience within agriculture machinery business, his latest position was as Sales Director globally for Lemken.