Omaha, NE – August 14, 2023 – CLAAS is pleased to announce its title sponsorship of the RFD-TV broadcast studios in Nashville, TN. The RFD-TV studios were officially recognized as the “CLAAS Studios” on July 3, 2023 further advancing the recognition of CLAAS as a leading large equipment manufacturer in North America.
“CLAAS, a German, family-owned company is a thought leader in the agricultural industry,” stated Patrick Gottsch, Founder of Rural Media Group Inc., “and they bring a global perspective to our viewing audience. From celebrating farmers for National Dairy Month to supporting Women in Ag, CLAAS is a rapidly growing thought leader and trusted brand.”
RFD-TV is the flagship network for Rural Media Group. Launched in December of 2000, RFD-TV is the nation’s first 24-hour television network featuring programming focused on the agribusiness, equine and the rural lifestyles, along with traditional country music and entertainment.
Eric Raby, CLAAS Senior Vice President of the Americas Region stated, “Rural America depends on RFD-TV for the critical information from market updates to harvest reports to news and information that affects the daily lives of growers. This partnership provides greater awareness of CLAAS with those business-minded growers, who like CLAAS, value the history of the industry while still looking to increase their farms efficiency and embrace the ever-evolving technologies in agriculture.”
CLAAS knows growers have choices, and by meeting growers in the comfort of their home, office, or in the cab of their machine, CLAAS can prove to be the best choice for any operation.
Raby continued, “There’s no doubt when we were researching how to grow our brand throughout North America, we came to the conclusion and fairly rapidly, that RFD-TV was the spot for us.”
“We are excited to use the name “CLAAS Studios.” CLAAS has seen the importance of what RFD-TV provides to rural America and want to attach their name to that, and for that, we are proud,” stated Gottsch.
Click here to see the announcement on Rural America Live.
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About CLAAS of America Inc.: CLAAS of America Inc. offers a wide variety of technologically innovative tractors, combines, forage harvesters, balers, and hay tools to provide growers with optimum performance in the field. These premium equipment lines are designed by a dedicated engineering staff located at numerous factories worldwide and focused on the research and production. The design, performance, and reliability of this equipment have made CLAAS an international market leader. For more information, visit www.claas.com.
About RFD-TV.: RFD-TV is the flagship network for Rural Media Group. Launched in December of 2000, RFD-TV is the nation’s first 24-hour television network featuring programming focused on the agribusiness, equine and rural lifestyles, along with traditional country music and entertainment. RFD-TV produces six hours of live news each weekday in support of rural America and is a leading independent cable channel available in more than 52 million homes on DISH, DIRECTV®, AT&T U-Verse, Charter Spectrum, Cox, Comcast, Mediacom, Suddenlink, and many other rural cable systems. In addition, RFD-TV can be streamed online via RFD-TV Now at watchrfdtv.com, DIRECTV NOW, Roku, iOS, Android, Firestick, Apple TV, and Sling TV’s Heartland Extra package. For more information, please visit RFDTV.com.
