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HORSCH Chronology 1981 – 2009
Already in 1981, Michael Horsch had begun to modify and further develop agricultural machinery in the garage of his parents’ farm at Gut Sitzenhof. Soon the prototyp of the Horsch Seed Exactor had been developped – a seed drill that, for many years, has been the mainstay of sales.
In 1984, Michael Horsch, his father Dankwart and Walter Horsch founded the HORSCH Maschinen GmbH as chief partners together with Hans-Ulrich Horsch. In the same year Eckhard Eyer joined as a co-partner. Walter and Michael Horsch became directors. Soon other products were developped: The Terra-Trac became an important mainstay of sales. With this three-wheel tractor, first designed as a self-propelled seeding machine, Horsch became more known. Then the German reunification took place and at one go the situation changed: Now there were large farms in great numbers that waited for new technology. So the product development continued particularly for bigger farms starting with 1.000 hectare. In 1998, the Horsch FIT Center was built to directly pass on experiences and know-how. From the year 2000 on, Horsch grew rapidly and also the company‘s rate of return increased significantly. An assembly hall was built in Gut Sitzenhof (2002), a further office building (2005) as well as a factory in Ronneburg (2007). With a growth in sales of 46 percent in 2007 and 74 percent in 2008 Horsch became one of the most important manufacturers of seed drills and soil cultivation. With more than 500 employees in Germany, internationally more than 1000 employees in partner companies, Horsch achieved a turnover of more than 200 Million Euro in 2008.
1981
Foil maize seed machine Seed mill First developments as profit center within the agricultural purchasing and sales company Horsch OHG,Landau/Isar
1982
First exhibition in Munich 
Seeding under straw: Sä-Exaktor (Seed exactor) First seed drill with 12 meters working width: Pneumatic seed drill PD 12 
Patent application seeding bar
1984
Foundation of the HORSCH Maschinen GmbH at Gut Sitzenhof, Schwandorf Sales in France, Great Britain and Sweden via importers
1985
Development of a selfpropelled seeding machine: Terra-Trac as tricycle
1986
Rotary harrow SR 65 Truck modifications for liquid manure and dung
1988
Reorganization of the company Main markets: France, England, Sweden, Germany, Austria, Hungary
1989
First circular harrows seeding technology with 6 meters working width: Drill-Exactor
1990
Self-propelled sprayer: Pflege-Trac PT 150 Sales in the new Federal States start The first computer is purchased First big investment: Paint shop
1991
Auger wagon UW 120
1992
Sales expansion: Czech Republic, CIS-Countries
1993
Joint Venture with Kirovets, Saint Petersburg, Russia: articulated tractor K 735 Market entry in tine seeding technology: Airseeder CO 
Market entry in double disc coulter seeding technology: DS 6
1994
Michael Horsch receives the Justus-von-Liebig-Award Sales expansion into Slovakia
1995
Self-propelled liquid manure vehicle: All-Trac AT 200 New market: Poland
1996
Walter Horsch receives the Max-Eyth Commemorative Medal in Silver Foundation of the HORSCH GmbH & Co KG - Trac-sales Airseeder CO with 3 metersworking width 
Cultivator FG Harrow ST Double disc coulter seed drill DS/D with 3 meters working width
1997
Foundation of the HORSCH Holding GmbH
1998
Foundation of HORSCH France SARL in La Lucine, Châteauvillain Second big investment: HORSCH FIT Center (Research, Innovation, Technology) HORSCH invests in marketing (demo garden, training ...)
1999
Development of own pneumatics: DrillManager First contacts between HORSCH and Agro Soyuz, Ukraine Partnership with Simba (Sales partner in Great Britain)
2000
Foundation of HORSCH Anderson, USA
2001
Market entry in three-point machines for soil cultivation: Terrano FX Development of the Terra-Grip-tine The FIT Centre becomes an information centre for farmers. Start of seminars
2002
Market entry in deep soil cultivation up to plough replacement: Tiger AS Third big investment: Assembly hall Sitzenhof
2003
Opening of the production facility HORSCH Agro Soyuz,Ukraine Stop of the Trac production 
World record in Combiseeding in the Ukraine with partner Agro Soyuz
2003
Product revision in the double disc coulter seeding technology: Breakthrough of Pronto
2004
Market entry in single corn seeding technology for maize: Maistro
2005
Completion of a new office building in Gut Sitzenhof Silver medal for Sprinter-Technology at the Royal Show in England 
Product revision Airseeder: Sprinter ST
2006
Pronto DC with PPF: Seeding and fertilizing in one pass 
The HORSCH Foundation was founded
2007
Fourth big investment: HORSCH Ronneburg and HORSCH Industrietechnik 
Market entry in short disc harrow: Joker CT
2008
HORSCH is awarded with the most important Bavarian economic award "Bavarians Best 50" 
Extension assembly hall Sitzenhof 
Laying the foundation stone ROPA & HORSCH Rus
2009
Entry in SAP 25 years HORSCH |
