It opened its doors last December, but next month, the John Deere Tractor & Engine Museum will celebrate its official grand opening. This company news release says the museum in Waterloo, Iowa, will have various activities including a ribbon cutting ceremony, demonstrations, food vendors and a temporary outdoor display of more than 60 tractors Saturday, June 13 from 10 a.m. … Read More
John Deere One of America’s Best Employers
John Deere has been the maker of quality farm equipment for a long time. Now, it’s being recognized as one of the best employers in the country. This company news release says Deere is 38th among 500 companies included in the recently-announced Forbes magazine list of America’s Best Employers. “It is especially gratifying that this honor comes directly from employees … Read More
Farmers Mutual Acquires John Deere Insurance
Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Company has acquired John Deere Insurance Company and John Deere Risk Protection, Inc. “The combination will take two very reputable, well respected mid-tier companies and create a top-tier company with a national footprint and enormous potential,” said Ron Rutledge, FMH Chairman, President and CEO. Headquartered in West Des Moines, Iowa, FMH has served America’s farmers since … Read More
John Deere’s 6 Family Tractor Line
John Deere has expanded its lineup of 6M and 6R Series Tractors for model year 2015 to offer producers a wider range of horsepower, frame sizes, transmissions, hydraulics and other options. “Our objective is to continually expand our tractor line to meet a wide variety of customer needs, yet be able to offer the same proven performance, reliability and service … Read More
Deere Updates 3E Series Compact Utility Tractors
The 2015 John Deere 3032E and 3038E compact utility tractors feature some new customer-driven updates for added convenience, comfort and ease of use. The 3032E and 3038E are equipped with powerful, emissions-compliant Final Tier 4 engines with 31.1 (22.3 kW) and 37.3 (27.4 kW) horsepower, respectively. A hydrostatic transmission with Twin Touch™ pedals provides operators with simple, comfortable-to-use controls to … Read More
FMC Offers Financing Through John Deere
Postemergent herbicides and insecticides can be a very expensive proposition for producers that do pay off in the long run. To help growers pay for that initial investment that pays big dividends, FMC is offering no-payment, no-interest financing through John Deere Financial on select crop protection products for corn, soybean and other labeled crops. “Being in the business for more … Read More
Deere Smaller Self-Propelled Sprayer at #Classic15
Doug Felter, with John Deere, was excited to chat about John Deere’s newer sprayer series, especially the newest model; the JD R4023. The R4023 was first released at National Farm Machinery Show. In the past two years, Deere’s entire sprayer line has been updated to the 4 series which offers expanded storage capacity along with a complete redesign on sprayer … Read More
Deere ExactEmerge Planter at #Classic15
2015 Commodity Classic attendees were able to learn more about John Deere’s ExactEmerge planter technology that was unveiled last year in Louisville. ExactEmerge controls the seed as it moves through the seed trench allowing producers to plant accurately at speeds up to 10mph. 36 ExactEmerge planters were tested on over 75,000 acres in 2014. I spoke with Kelby Krueger to … Read More
Deere Highlights Machine Sync Upgrades at #Classic15
John Deere was pleased to showcase new enhancements to Machine Sync at the Commodity Classic last week. J.C. Funke, John Deere Intelligent Solutions Group, spoke with Taylor Truckey during the event to learn more about Machine Sync’s expansions. “We’ve taken John Deere Machine Sync to the next level in multi-machine automation and operational logistics,” said J.C. “We’ve expanded the original … Read More
John Deere App for Apps
John Deere recently announced their new John Deere App Center that allows their equipment users to search and find apps most useful to their business or operations. We learned more about the app during Commodity Classic from Laura Donaldson with Deere. “With more and more apps out there we wanted to make sure our customers had a central place to … Read More