John Deere News, Videos, and Information

Thu February 07, 2013

Cab Improvements, Final Tier IV Engine Highlight Design of John Deere 35G Compact Excavator

A smaller, nimbler cousin to John Deere’s G-Series excavators, the 35G is designed for rental, commercial/residential building, landscaping, underground and site development, and offers a Final Tier IV engine, without the need for an after treatment device....

Tue January 29, 2013

Deere Taps Murphy as Global Director, Sugar Product Line

Timothy J. Murphy was appointed global director, Sugar Product Line effective Jan. 16. In this position Murphy will lead the efforts to drive growth in shareholder value added (SVA) within the sugar cane harvesting business globally....

Mon January 21, 2013

Customer-Inspired John Deere 605K Crawler Loader Is the Right-Size

The 605K crawler loader from John Deere was designed and built using significant customer input, to provide contractors a machine that helps increase productivity, uptime and lower daily operating costs....

Fri January 11, 2013

Deere Notified of Conclusion to Foreign Business Practices Investigation

MOLINE, Illinois (January 10, 2013) – Deere & Company has been notified in a letter from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Enforcement Division staff that it has completed an investigation of Deere and does not plan to pursue any enforcement action....

Wed January 09, 2013

John Deere Enhances Focus on Forestry Business

John Deere’s Worldwide Construction & Forestry Division has implemented organizational changes to enhance its focus on forestry customers. The changes improve alignment and management of the overall global forestry product portfolio and stewardship of the forestry product lines....

Joshua Freed - AP BUSINESS WRITER - Wed November 28, 2012

Deere Has Downbeat 2013 Outlook, Shares Fall

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Tractor maker Deere & Co. is taking a cautious view of 2013, as drought and economic uncertainty hold back spending in some of the world’s biggest farm economies. Also, its most recent quarterly profit missed analysts’ expectations....

Wed November 07, 2012

Customer Input Drives John Deere to Design New 655K Crawler Loader

The new 655K crawler loader from John Deere was designed and built using significant customer input, to provide contractors a machine that helps increase productivity and uptime and lower daily operating costs....

Emery P. Dalesio - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tue October 09, 2012

Deere-Hitachi N.C. Excavator Plant to Add 340 Jobs

KERNERSVILLE, N.C. (AP) A partnership between two behemoth builders of excavating machinery said Oct. 5 it plans to add 340 jobs at a Forsyth County plant in return for incentives of more than $5 million while promising salaries below the local average....

Thu August 30, 2012

New John Deere E-Series Features North America’s Largest ADT

After a successful introduction at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2011, the new John Deere 460E ADT joins the 370E and 410E as part of the cutting-edge E-Series. The 460E, the highlight of the three models, is Deere’s largest, most operator friendly truck ever built....

Wed August 29, 2012

JDLink iPhone/iPad, Android Apps Monitor John Deere Machines on the Go

John Deere Construction recently extended the availability of the machine monitoring system JDLink to select mobile devices. The free JDLink mobile application allows contractors to access John Deere’s proprietary system to keep tabs on machine location and alerts via their iPhone, iPad or Android devices....