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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.

Väderstad is choosing to pay out the profit share from its record year in 2019 in extra leave. This is one way to finance this summer’s extended production stoppage – to the delight of many employees with children off school for summer.

Väderstad introduces the new Marathon 15/25 tine harrow point, which provides guaranteed working depth in the heavier soils. Together with the wider Marathon 25/35, the tine harrow Marathon family is now complete.

Väderstad Components, a subsidiary of the Väderstad Group, manufactures key wearing parts for Väderstad’s agricultural machinery. During the past two years the company has been investing in rebuilding and expanding the factory and creating a new production line. To meet the increased demand for genuine parts, the factory is now being expanded by a further 2,000 m2.

To increase planting performance even further, Väderstad introduces the new unique stop wheel Väderstad ProStop. Thanks to its innovative design, ProStop delivers an excellent seed-to-soil contact at very high planting speed.