Valpadana is an Italian agricultural machinery manufacturer. The company is headquartered in Fabbrico in the Province of Reggio Emilia, in the region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy. The company manufactures tractors for agricultural uses. It was purchased by ARGO SpA in 1995, and operates as part of the ARGO Tractors Group, a division of ARGO SpA. ARGO is also the owner of Landini, McCormick Tractors and formerly Laverda (now owned by AGCO Corp).
History
Valpadana was founded in 1935 in San Martino in Rio, Italy. In 1954, the company manufactured its first lawn mower. In 1959, it opened a new production plant. The first tractor was produced in 1960.[2] In 1966, the company created the SEP division. The division focused on the commercialization of motor mowers. It produced its first reverse drive tractor with the driving position on a rotating platform in 1988. In 1995, the company was purchased by Argo SpA, owned by the Morra family. That same year Landini, a division of Argo, acquired in 1994, took over Valpadana.