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Deere upgrades 2018 outlook on improving equipment demand

By GFM Network News February 16, 2018

Reuters — U.S. farm equipment maker Deere and Co. on Friday boosted its sales outlook for fiscal 2018, citing strengthening conditions in agricultural and construction markets, sending its shares higher. For the past four years, Deere has been battling weak demand for farm equipment as a global grain glut pushed down prices, sending U.S. farm […] Read more

Would you think this pull-type sprayer was a Deere? Hint: It isn’t. (Photo from Deere v. Fimco, U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky, 2017)

Crops, Machinery

Court ruling for Deere colours hinges on ‘confusion’

By GFM Network News November 3, 2017

A court ruling strengthening Deere and Co.’s claim to the use of green and yellow on farm equipment in the U.S. centres on how likely farmers are to believe they’re looking at a Deere or Deere-approved product. In a 107-page ruling in October, following a five-day trial in June, the U.S. District Court at Paducah, […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Weather

Climate FieldView data system ready for Prairies

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News October 25, 2017

In beta testing in the region for much of this year, the Climate FieldView crop data system from Monsanto’s Climate Corp. has gone live on the Prairies. The Climate Corp. announced Wednesday the Climate FieldView platform is available for purchase in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta on a per-acre basis, allowing farmers to start using it […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

DuPont to buy up farm software firm Granular

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News August 11, 2017

A San Francisco company providing farm management software to growers in four provinces and about three dozen states is poised to join the digital arm of DuPont and Dow’s merged agribusiness. DuPont — which as of last week had all regulatory approvals and clearances lined up to complete its merger with Dow Chemical — announced […] Read more

Deere and Co. plans to pay about US$4.9 billion for German manufacturer Wirtgen Group, whose WR250 soil stabilizer is shown here. (Wirtgen.de)

General, Machinery, Reuters

Deere to buy German road construction firm

By GFM Network News June 1, 2017

Reuters — Deere + Co. said on Thursday it would buy privately held German company Wirtgen Group for about US$4.88 billion to expand its road construction operations as it looks to cut down its dependence on its slowing farm business. Deere’s share rose 3.1 per cent to US$126.29 in premarket trading, and were set to […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Weather

Monsanto halts sale of Precision Planting arm to Deere

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News May 1, 2017

Monsanto subsidiary The Climate Corp. has cancelled a deal to sell its Precision Planting business to Deere and Co., citing the months-long court fight against it. The U.S. Department of Justice filed suit in August last year to block the proposed US$190 million deal, alleging the deal would lead to higher prices for high-speed precision […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

Major Deere dealer sheds stake in Prairie chain

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News December 22, 2016

Canada’s biggest Deere dealership group has sold its minority stake in a Prairie dealership chain back to the chain’s majority owners. Calgary-based Cervus Equipment Corp. said Wednesday it has sold its 21.449 per cent of Maple Farms Partnership, owner of the Maple Farm Equipment chain of Deere farm equipment dealerships, back to Maple for about […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Reuters

Deere challenges U.S. federal block on Precision Planting bid

By GFM Network News October 14, 2016

Reuters — Deere and Co. said its proposal to buy Precision Planting, an agricultural equipment and technology company, will increase consumer choice and directly benefit growers, in a response filed on Wednesday to the U.S. Department of Justice’s lawsuit to block the acquisition. Deere announced its planned acquisition of Precision Planting in November 2015, for […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

Deere to license Precision Planting wares to Ag Leader

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News October 12, 2016

Iowa precision ag equipment maker Ag Leader will be able to make and sell high-speed planting equipment using certain systems from Precison Planting — when, or if, Deere and Co. seals its deal to buy the latter company. Deere and Ag Leader announced Wednesday they will have a licensing agreement in place allowing Ag Leader to […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

Deere dealer chain Cervus to seek real estate buyer

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News September 28, 2016

Prairie farm machinery dealer chain Cervus Equipment Corp. plans to sell about 10 properties where it now operates dealerships and become their long-term tenant. The publicly-traded Calgary company, which operates 72 farm and industrial equipment dealerships in Canada, Australia and New Zealand, said Tuesday it plans to seek out a sale-and-leaseback deal for about 10 […] Read more

U.S. grains: Corn rebounds from contract lows on short covering, bargain buying

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures come down from highs

Entomologist tests trap crops and marigolds to repel flea beetles at an Ag in Motion

GFM Network News

U.S. grains: Corn rebounds from contract lows on short covering, bargain buying

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures come down from highs

Entomologist tests trap crops and marigolds to repel flea beetles at an Ag in Motion

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Deere upgrades 2018 outlook on improving equipment demand

Court ruling for Deere colours hinges on ‘confusion’

Climate FieldView data system ready for Prairies

DuPont to buy up farm software firm Granular

Deere to buy German road construction firm

Monsanto halts sale of Precision Planting arm to Deere

Major Deere dealer sheds stake in Prairie chain

Deere challenges U.S. federal block on Precision Planting bid

Deere to license Precision Planting wares to Ag Leader

Deere dealer chain Cervus to seek real estate buyer

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