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What John Deere's strong earnings say about the farm economy

by Savannah Maher
May 19, 2023
Solid earnings posted by the farm equipment maker show many farmers had cash to spend, but that's no guarantee for the year ahead.
After Russia invaded Ukraine, supplies of grain and oil seeds were low and prices soared, said Kristen Owen of Oppenheimer. Now, farmers can afford to make some investments. 
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John Deere says it will make it easier for farmers to repair their own equipment

by Stephanie Hughes
Jan 9, 2023
The tractor maker will allow farmers access to manuals and tools they need to fix increasingly high-tech agricultural machinery.
John Deere has more than 40% of the market share for tractors and other agricultural machinery in the U.S.
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Will farmers dig Deere's new autonomous tractor?

by Savannah Maher
Jan 5, 2022
John Deere has unveiled a new autonomous tractor at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Farmers may be slow to adopt the technology.
Front cameras on John Deere's fully autonomous tractor are shown ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show on Jan. 4.
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The Deere strike will be felt throughout the agriculture industry

by Caroline Champlin
Nov 22, 2021
Higher wages for Deere workers will show up slightly in equipment prices —but that's only one of many costs farmers face.
Striking workers picket outside a John Deere facility in Iowa in October. Some have seen the strike as an example of workers' increased negotiating power.
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Deere union remains on strike, holding out for a better deal

by Caroline Champlin
Nov 5, 2021
Observers say inflation makes it harder to agree on a long-term contract.
In this aerial view, construction and farming vehicles manufactured by John Deere sit in a yard at the John Deere Dubuque Works facility on Oct. 15, 2021 in Dubuque, Iowa. More than 10,000 John Deere employees nationwide, represented by the UAW, walked off the job in October after failing to agree to the terms of a new contract.
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Farm country frets over impact of John Deere strike

by Caroline Champlin
Oct 14, 2021
More than 10,000 workers are on strike after they rejected a deal on wages and benefits.
More than one-third of John Deere’s workforce in the U.S. and Canada are on strike.
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Brands are publishing print magazines. John Deere knows a thing or two about that.

by Peggy Lowe
Feb 17, 2020
if it's a trend, it's one the Midwest company has been on top of for 125 years.
The Furrow, a magazine published by the John Deere Co. since 1895.
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Trade war uncertainty hits farm suppliers

by Kimberly Adams
Aug 16, 2019
Agricultural equipment maker John Deere missed its quarterly earning expectations, it announced Friday.
A John Deere tractor sits in the middle of field of freshly cut tobacco leaves in Owings, Maryland.
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Farmers hack their equipment to evade tractor company policies

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Mar 27, 2017
Exploring the online black market of hacking solutions for John Deere tractors.
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John Deere has a secret side that makes lots of money

by Mark Garrison
Feb 19, 2016
How the maker of tractors and combines learned to love finance.
John Deere has a large finance wing that brought in $2.8 billion last year. 
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