Deere Partners with DeLaval for Sustainable Milk Production
John Deere and DeLaval, a producer of dairy and farming machinery, have joined efforts to create the Milk Sustainability Center
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Deere Announces Layoff for Over 200 Workers in East Moline
John Deere announced it will be placing over 200 production employees on an indefinite layoff effective Oct. 16.
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Deere Dealer King Ranch Ag & Turf Acquires Brookside
King Ranch Ag & Turf, which provides John Deere agricultural, commercial and lawn and garden products throughout Texas, announced the acquisition of Brookside Equipment, a John Deere dealership group with 9 stores throughout the Houston, Texas, area.
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Deere Reports Q3 Income of $2.978 Billion
Deere reported net income of $2.978 billion for the third quarter ended July 30, 2023, or $10.20 per share.
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Dealer News: 21st Century Appoints New VP of Precision Ag
John Deere dealer 21st Century Equipment said it named Mike Wemhoff as vice president of precision ag technology.
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John Deere Acquires Smart Apply
John Deere has acquired Smart Apply, a precision spraying equipment company based in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Dealer News: Two Deere Dealer Groups Join Forces
TTG Equipment of Bluffton and Kenn-Feld Group of Van Wert, Ohio, will merge as equals in late summer.
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John Deere and EGO Form Distribution Partnership
Chervon announced a strategic agreement with John Deere. The agreement will allow the brands to provide users with EGO battery-powered lawn care solutions through John Deere dealers.
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Deere Announces Senior Leadership Changes
Deere & Company recently announced that its Board of Directors elected Jahmy Hindman senior vice president in addition to his current position as chief technology officer, which he has held since 2020.
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Deere Reports Second Quarter Earnings
Deere & Company reported net income of $2.860 billion for the second quarter ended April 30, 2023
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Colorado Passes Right-to-Repair Bill
Colorado legislators passed the nation’s first agriculture equipment right-to-repair bill Tuesday.
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Farm Equip Mfrs. Hope to Lure Silicon Valley Tech Workers
Big agricultural and construction equipment manufacturers in the American Midwest are on a mission to lure Silicon Valley tech workers who have been caught up in a wave of hiring freezes and layoffs.
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Deere Employee Fired Over Battery Safety Risks
A former John Deere employee is suing the company, saying he was fired for raising safety concerns over electric batteries.
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Deere Reports Q1 Earnings
Deere & Company reported net income of $1.959 billion for the first quarter ended January 29, 2023, or $6.55 per share.
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Deere Seeks to Dismiss Class Action on Right-to-Repair
The future of a right-to-repair class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of 16 farms against John Deere is in the hands of a federal judge.
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EPA Sued for Not Enforcing Clean Air Act
Advocates are filing a lawsuit against the EPA, alleging that the agency is not enforcing the Clean Air Act by allowing agricultural equipment companies to prevent farmers from making their own repairs to tractors and other machines.
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Deere Says Farmers Can Fix Their Tractors—Sometimes
John Deere signed an agreement this week to let farmers repair their own equipment. Farmers and their advocates have little trust that Deere will actually follow through on their promise.
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Farmers Win Right-to-Repair Deere Equipment
Farmers will now have the right to repair tractors and other agricultural equipment from John Deere without having to use the manufacturer’s own parts and facilities.
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Deere Predicts ‘Total Autonomy’ by 2030
Deere & Co. says corn and soybean production in the US could be fully autonomous by 2030.
Read moreDeere Q4 Earnings Exceed Wall Street Expectations
Deere & Company reported net income of $2.246 billion for the fourth quarter ended Oct. 30, 2022, compared with net income of $1.283 billion for the quarter ended Oct. 31, 2021.
Read moreNew CFO for Deere
Deere & Company announced that its Board of Directors elected Josh Jepsen, 44, as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
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Deere Reports Q3 Results
Deere & Company reported net income of $1.9 billion for the third quarter ended July 31, 2022, compared with net income of $1.7 billion, or for the same quarter last year.
Read moreDeere Announces Senior VP & Chief People Officer
Deere & Company has announced former BorgWarner and Ford Motor Company executive, Felecia Pryor will join its senior leadership team as Senior Vice President
Read moreIAM Begins Negotiations With Deere On A New Contract
Deere begins contract negotiations with union at Horicon Works.
Read moreGates Gives Deere Stock to Foundation
Co-founder of Microsoft Corp. transferred more than 3 million shares of Deere stock to the foundation on Thursday from Cascade Investment LLC
Read moreDeere Moving More Production to Mexico
Deere has announced it will move mower conditioner production from Ottumwa to Mexico by the end of 2023.
Read moreJury Rejects Deere Lawsuit Against AGCO Over Patents
Federal court found that AGCO Corp’s planting equipment did not infringe two patents owned by agriculture-industry rival Deere & Co.
Read moreDeere Moving Tractor Cab Production to Mexico
Deere & Co. moving tractor cab production from Waterloo plant to Mexico . . . “given a tight labor market”
Read moreCourt Consolidates Deere Right-to-Repair Cases
Majority of class-action lawsuits brought against John Deere over the right to repair farm equipment will be heard by a federal court in Illinois
Read moreDeere – GUSS Joint Venture
On the heels of announcing a joint venture with SureFire Ag Systems, Deere has announced a joint venture with GUSS Automation.
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Deere Responds to Right-to-Repair Suits, Farmers Continue Pressure
Deere shareholders asked executives during a recent meeting how the company plans to address these challenges.
Read moreDeere Buys Battery Developer, Connectivity Platform
Kreisel Electric will retain its brand and continue to operate in Austria. AgriSync will sunset its brand and focus exclusively on the Deere-branded version of its product.
Read moreDeere to Expand IT Workforce
Deere will add 150 IT jobs at a new office in Chicago with a goal of hiring 300 people to support IT and other roles.
Read moreDeere CEO Named to Seat on Ford Board
John May’s appointment expands Ford’s board to 15 members.
Read moreImpact of Deere Strike Appears Minimal in Earnings
The five-week strike that straddled the end of a fiscal year and start of another likely cut Deere’s production by 10 to 15 percent, but earnings remained strong.
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UAW Members to Vote on Third Deere Contract Offer
Union members will vote on the contract Wednesday. The latest agreement is Deere’s “last, best and final offer,” a UAW spokesperson said.
Read moreDeere Workers On Strike
Some 10,000 unionized workers at Deere & Company went on strike early Thursday after overwhelmingly rejecting a contract proposal worked out
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Deere, UAW Reach Tentative Agreement
The current contract expired Friday morning, but a contract extension was approved in the overnight hours so work could continue as negotiations did.
Read moreDeere Forecasts Big Jump in Large Equipment Sales
In small agriculture and turf, net sales increased by 32 percent, and operating profits climbed 73 percent.
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Deere, UAW Begin Negotiations
The current six-year master agreement covers approximately 10,100 production and maintenance employees at 12 Deere facilities.
Read moreDeere Buys Bear Flag
Deere wants to have driverless tractors in the field over the next year and is “effectively in market with real customers today.”
Read moreSingle Store Dealer Reacts to Deere Termination
In a letter to his community, the owner of Tri-County Equipment explained Deere’s departure from his lot and looked to the future.
Read moreDeere Expands in Africa
The company seeks to benefit from a rollout of infrastructure and urbanization across the continent.
Read moreDeere to Close Remanufacturing Plant
John Deere is consolidating its remanufacturing facilities and will shut down a Canadian plant later this year.
Read moreDeere to Support Wiedenmann Aeration
Deere’s golf and sports dealer network will sell and support the Wiedenmann line of aeration solutions.
Read moreDeere Sues Kinze, Ag Leader
An agricultural engineering field specialist says the Ag Leader-Kinze high-speed planter is not identical to Deere’s but it relies on a similar system to discharge the seeds.
Read moreDeere Recalls Rotary Tillers Manufactured in India
(RTTNews) – John Deere, the brand name of machinery manufacturer Deere & Co., has recalled Frontier model rotary tillers citing
Read moreDeere Buys Software Firm
Harvest Profit, which produces software to help farmers analyze their data and better understand the financial outcomes, will retain its brand name.
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Kinze Challenges Deere to a Planting Contest
Kinze President Susanne Veatch has invited Deere to a planter race. The winner gets bragging rights. The loser donates to Habitat for Humanity.
Read moreAssociation of Black Farmers Persists in Deere Boycott
Deere responded to allegations of unfairness with a statement detailing its contributions to equality and an announcement of a new coalition, but that did not diminish the resolve of the NBFA.
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