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Big X – the new generation
Krone presents new range of forage harvesters

Krone passes the baton
Dr. Bernard Krone hands company leadership to son Bernard

Krone baler retires after making 333,000 bales
The first Big Pack baler is coming home

Dr Bernard Krone celebrates 70th birthday
Abiding commitment to the family business

One gold and two silver medals for Krone
DLG awards CCI ISOBUS-terminal, VariStream and EasyCut Float

PROFI TEST: Driving impression: Krone BiG M 500 self-propelled mower
She's one BiG Mamma of a mower. With a 500hp motor under the hood and a working width of 13.20m, the Krone BiG M 500 self-propelled mower was unquestionably one of the star attractions at Agritechnica 2007.

excellent parts
– the outstanding Krone service The direct way to parts and crop packing products

New WoodCut 1500 header for Big X
Wood for energy is playing an increasingly important role, especially since the drastic increase in crude oil prices.

PROFI REPORT: To chop or not to chop…
…is a question that cereal growers are increasingly asking themselves as fertiliser prices rocket. Selling straw off the field may mean a bigger P & K bill, but it should provide useful extra arable income.

10 years of BiG M in the US - It just never stops
The first BiG M in America has cut as many as 100,000 acres in just one decade, says Mike Olson from Morrison & Quirk Inc, the first American farming business that purchased a band new self-propelled KRONE mower conditioner in 1998.

Best image scores for KRONE
In the latest DLG image poll, KRONE notched up the highest number of points since the German Agricultural Society started polling farmers and contractors.

KRONE rolls out the 1000th BiG M
The success story of KRONE’s self-propelled mower

KRONE EasyCut 32 (P) produces wider swaths
Mowers that spread the material across a wider surface offer the advantage of more rapid drying and time savings in the heat of harvest.

Bernard KRONE named as new CEO of KRONE Agricultural Technology Department
Effective August 1, 2008, Bernard KRONE (Diplom-Kaufmann.(German MBA equivalent), 30), will take the chair as managing director (CEO) of the Maschinenfabrik Bernard KRONE GmbH, in addition to his position as managing director of KRONE Holding .

PROFI TEST: Driving impression:
KRONE Comprima CF155 XC round baler/wrapper Making silage in many sizes

Comprima winning awards around Europe
The new KRONE Comprima round baler has swept as many as four prizes and awards within only six months.

PROFI TEST: King KRONE rumbles through the forage jungle

PROFI TEST: Fixed-chamber baler pumps out different pack sizes

Top marks for KRONE foragers - BiG X comes out top in profi May 08 survey
100 % of all contractors who operate a BiG X forage harvester replied with an unqualified ‘yes’ when asked whether they would buy a KRONE BiG X forage harvester again.

Soft on the tractor
Innovative starter mechanism for KRONE big baler

KRONE demo videos now online
Would you like to see KRONE technology in action? Well now you can, by visiting the company’s website at www.krone.de.

KRONE donate €15,000 to Father Kulüke fund
Bernard KRONE, Chairman of Bernard KRONE Holding GmbH & Co KG, today handed over a cheque for €15,000 to the Father Kulüke charity fund based at KRONE’s home town Spelle.

A world first: ConstantPower load limit sensing
KRONE proudly presents a wide range of innovative forager features
The new KRONE ConstantPower load limit sensing system represents an absolute world first.

KRONE operates Europe’s most advanced dip painting facility at Spelle
Spelle, 5 December 2007. From now on, all Agricultural Machinery products that leave the KRONE factory will be painted in a unique and high-quality paint coat. The Spelle based plant recently took a new dip painting facility into operation, in which the company invested €15 million.

KRONE experiences great success at Agritechnica
Record-breaking numbers of visitors, plenty of new orders

KRONE to present two innovations at Agritechnica
At Agritechnica, KRONE will be presenting two innovations – the 6-rotor rake Swadro 2000 and the new BiG M 500 mower conditioner.

KRONE Group generates record sales of 1.21 billion euros
All three divisions report strong growth

KRONE round baler wins Gold, KRONE cutterbar protection system scoops Silver
KRONE receives prestigious DLG awards 

KRONE with impressive number of new highlights at Agritechnica 2007
At Agritechnica, KRONE is introducing an impressive number of new highlights, which present a substantial expansion of the forage specialist's product range.

Always up-to-date with the new KRONE InfoPortal
The new KRONE InfoPortal, provided by the Maschinenfabrik KRONE, now offers services which enable the visitor to download a variety of KRONE information for free.

Wolfgang Jung new KRONE Managing Director
Wolfgang Jung (46), graduate engineer, will take up his position as the new additional Managing Director of Maschinenfabrik Bernard KRONE GmbH.

KRONE strengthens its Management Team
Bernard KRONE (29) continues the family tradition and joins the Board of the KRONE Holding as Managing Director.

KRONE has reworked and extended ZX Forage Wagon series
For the new season, KRONE has completely reworked and extended ZX Forage Wagon series.

The new KRONE KWT 882 tedder – for tractors from 35 HP
For large working widths and small tractors – KRONE has solved this problem in an exemplary way with the new KWT 882 rotary tedder.

Taking it to a new level - with the new Big X 800
Well before the TIR III exhaust emission standard comes into force on the 1st January 2007 KRONE has introduced the new Big X 800, which fully complies with these future specifications.

KRONE’s Triple Disc Mower Combination unit, EasyCut 9140 with anti-collision technology
Just in time for the 2007 season, KRONE has a  new Triple Disc Mower Combination EasyCut 9140 model with anti-collision technology.

KRONE-Group 2005/2006 - Markets, facts and figures
With a total turnover of € 978 Million (consolidated) for all sectors within Bernard KRONE Holding GmbH & Co. KG the KRONE-Group recorded the most successful financial year (01.08.2005 – 31.07.2006) in its 100-year history.

KRONE Swadro 46T – clean swaths with 30 HP only

Higher Unloading Capacity with a Lower Power requirement
makes it More Fuel-Efficient
KRONE forage wagons offer a complete range of impressive solutions

KRONE Group restructures marketing areas
Heinrich Wingels new Head of Marketing for Agricultural Technology division

New KRONE Big X Cargo Hopper Forage Harvester
offers 60 m³ Loading Volume

AGRITECHNICA-NEWS

Heinz KRONE has died
Diplom-Volkswirt Heinz KRONE, managing director for many years of the Bernard KRONE Holding GmbH & Co. KG, died on 24th August 2005 after a long and severe illness at the age of 69 years.

KRONE expands management team
Gero Schulze Isfort (45) will join the management team of Bernard KRONE Holding GmbH & Co. KG. The qualified agricultural engineer takes over the newly-created position of Sales and Marketing Director.

KRONE testing a 1,000 bhp BiG X
The BiG X from KRONE – now with 1,000 bhp and 14-row maize header

BiG M now also with EasyTrack automatic guidance system
KRONE is now offering the new EasyTrack automatic steering system as an optional extra for its high-performance mower-conditioner.

More BiG M’s head to America
The Self-Propelled Mower Conditioner BiG M still is one of the most requested machines in North America.

Celebrating 100 years:
KRONE puts out a call for vintage KRONE machinery

A world's first:
the "Biogas Drum" for self propelled forage harvesters
from KRONE

Manoeuvrable & Maintenance Friendly
New single rotary rakes from KRONE
The KRONE range of rotary rakes comprises a total of 17 types, with working widths from 3.50 to 12.50 metres.

KRONE EasyCollect Maize Header – In Front Of Them All
KRONE’s row-independent “EasyCollect“ Maize Header is now available.

Max Eyth Memorial Medal for Josef Horstmann
Dr.-Ing. Josef Horstmann, chief designer at KRONE, has been awarded the Max Eyth Memorial Medal on the occasion of the VDI Conference in Dresden.

KRONE discontinues tipper production
Machine factory Bernard KRONE GmbH will discontinue the production of tippers at the end of the month.

KRONE is testing the new ZX Combi Wagon
KRONE is now testing the first pre-series models of the all-new  ZX Combi Wagon

Heading Eastward...
KRONE transported over 12 KRONE Agricultural machines from Hanover Langenhagen to Russia.

Travel at 40 km/h and save up to 25 percent diesel
Automatic Electronic Throttle Control with KRONE self-propelled BiG M and BiG X

For improved ground contouring
KRONE small rotary tedders with a additional jockey wheel

Belgian Innovation Prize for KRONE
Gouden Aar for Big Pack MultiBale Function