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1996 to 2000 Time Line
1996
Sunnybrook Farm Museum Red Deer Alberta Canada
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1996 - 2000

1996
AGCO acquires Iochpe-Maxion agricultural equipment company in Brazil, the number one market leader in tractors with the Massey Ferguson brand, and also purchased Deutz Argentina, S.A., the number one market share leader in tractors in Argentina
Deere makes largest single agricultural sale of $187 million in combines to Ukraine
Case enters the space age with its new Advanced Farming Systems (AFS), beginning with state-of-the-art yield-monitoring devices that use satellite technology to help farmers maximize productivity - Case is now 79% publicly owned

1999
Case & New Holland complete merger to become CNH; markets agricultural equipment under Case, Case-IH, New Holland brands

2000
AGCO Parts Division offers Heritage Line of parts for AGCO branded equipment which is 10 years old or older. Brands include Allis-Chalmers, Massey Ferguson, Massey Harris, Oliver, Minneapolis Moline, Cockshutt and Gleaner
(July 19, 2000) -- John Deere today announced its well-known leaping deer trademark has been updated to appear stronger and more dynamic with a greater emphasis placed on the John Deere name. It is the first change to the John Deere trademark in 32 years and only the eighth John Deere trademark since the company was founded in 1837.
CNH Global acquires all of the shares of Flexi-Coil Ltd., a Canadian agricultural equipment manufacturer based in Saskatoon.

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