Just when I thought I understood the divisions of John Deere they go and change them. But this is expected to make them more efficient and customer friendly. Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) today announced a new global operating model that will combine the technology, expertise, experience, channels and investments of the Worldwide Agricultural Equipment Division and the Worldwide Commercial …
My Lady’s Manor Steeplechase Race
I saw my first steeplechase races live and exciting today in Monkton, MD thanks to the John Deere Drive Green Utility Tractor Show. It was a wet and wild day at My Lady’s Manor Steeplechase races. Can you say “mud?” I left after the main race which you can see the winner of here. I got very lucky and was …
Driving A Green One
This is what the John Deere Drive Green Utility Tractor Show is all about. Driving John Deere equipment. Today’s show stop is set up perfectly for people like Carl Daly, here to test drive the new line of utility tractors and vehicles. We’ll meet Carl in a video interview I’ll post with him on the show blog in coming days. …
Pennsylvania Farm
If you’ve got to work on Good Friday at least doing it in a place this pretty helps. This is just one of the farms in the Oxford, PA area. I’m on location with the John Deere Drive Green Utility Tractor Show at Atlantic Tractor today. Tomorrow I’ll be at Our Lady’s Manor Steeplechase. I don’t know anything about it …
Layoffs At Des Moines Deere
I hope this isn’t a trend we’ll be seeing in the industry. It’s a very short announcement sent out today by Deere & Company: Deere & Company said today that 160 employees of the John Deere Des Moines Works will be placed on indefinite layoff later this month due to reduced market demand for the factory’s products. Deere said the …
Tractor Chasers A John Deere Website
Alert AgWired reader Michael Kopka has pointed out, Tractor Chasers is a John Deere website. As if you hadn’t already figured that out. I’ve been off the grid for a couple days but am back in the saddle. I got this notice on my way out of town on Friday so Cindy handled the duties of pointing you to the …
Chasing Tractors
I’ve heard of storm chasers, but this is the first I ever heard of “tractor chasers.” Agwired was alerted to these so-called “Tractor Chasers” who are endeavoring to get a glimpse of the new John Deere 8RT Tractor that’s scheduled for release this August. They even have their own website and YouTube videos and everything. Hmmmm…. Check out the first …
Deere Landscapes
I’ll bet you didn’t know John Deere is into landscaping did you? I didn’t until I was out on a Drive Green Utility Tractor Show stop. It’s called John Deere Landscapes. John Deere Landscapes approaches the Industry from a whole new vantage point. Like you, we face the future with a healthy respect for the past. Our heritage is one …
Big Planter Topic at Classic
This monster planter was too big for the John Deere booth at Commodity Classic this year, but it was still the talk of the town. The DB120, as the name implies, is a 120 foot planter – the biggest ever. It was introduced at the National Farm Machinery Show last month (see previous post), but it was still too big …
Drive Green at Dixie Deer Classic
At the end of this week I’ll be at the Dixie Deer Classic. Maybe I should call it the Dixie Deere Classic since I’ll be working on the Drive Green Utility Tractor Show once again. This is going to be fun. I’m thinking I should take an extra suitcase just because there will be so much cool stuff to see …