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U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack speaks with striking workers at Deere’s Des Moines-area farm equipment plant at Ankeny, Iowa on Oct. 20, 2021. (File photo: Reuters/Scott Morgan)

Deere’s striking U.S. workers accept revised offer

Operations to resume Wednesday night, company says

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News November 18, 2021

Production and maintenance workers at 14 Deere and Co. plants are expected to return to work starting Wednesday night after voting to approve a new contract. United Auto Workers (UAW), which represents over 10,000 Deere employees in the U.S., said late Wednesday its members voted 61 per cent in favour of new six-year collective bargaining […] Read more

UAW picketers march across the street outside of Deere & Co., makers of John Deere products, in support of employees on strike on Oct. 20, 2021, in Ankeny. Photo: USA TODAY NETWORK via Reuters Connect

Machinery, Reuters

Deere considers rejected offer its “best and final” as strike continues

By GFM Network News November 4, 2021

Reuters – Deere & Co said on Wednesday its latest offer rejected by the United Auto Workers (UAW) union is the U.S. tractor maker’s “best and final offer”, adding that it will keep all options open as the workers’ strike continues. Workers at the Illinois-based company continued their three-week-old strike a day after they voted […] Read more

General, Machinery, Reuters

Deere’s U.S. workers on strike after rejecting deal

By Reuters, GFM Network News October 14, 2021

Reuters — Thousands of Deere and Co. workers began a strike on Thursday, the United Auto Workers (UAW) said, days after overwhelmingly rejecting a six-year labour contract that was agreed on with the tractor maker. Earlier this month, the world’s largest farm equipment maker and the UAW union reached an agreement after weeks of negotiation […] Read more

John Deere celebrates 75 years of combine production with special anniversary edition S series models.

Equipment, Machinery

John Deere combines mark milestone

75th anniversary editions available for model year 2022 machines

By Scott Garvey October 14, 2021

When model year 2022 combine production soon begins at Deere’s Harvester Works in East Moline, Ill., the S series machines leaving the plant will sport some extra bling, in the form of a 75th anniversary decal on their flanks. These machines mark the celebration of a significant milestone for Deere, which has now been building […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Reuters

Deere’s U.S. workers set to strike as UAW fails to reach deal

By Reuters, GFM Network News October 13, 2021

Reuters — Thousands of Deere and Co. workers were set to go on strike, days after overwhelmingly rejecting a six-year labour contract that was agreed on by United Auto Workers negotiators and the tractor maker. Earlier this month, the world’s largest farm equipment maker and the UAW reached an agreement after weeks of negotiation on […] Read more

John Deere introduces the W200 M and R series windrowers, which can be ordered for the 2022 growing season.

Equipment, Machinery

Deere introduces new windrowers

Four models offer efficiency gains over previous designs

By Scott Garvey October 12, 2021

In August, John Deere had more new equipment to introduce to producers. This time, the green brand has turned its attention to windrowers, and it’s introducing the new W200 series, available in M and R designated configurations. In all, the line includes four models — the W200M and W235M along with the W235R and W260R. […] Read more

Deere’s 5M series tractors are now available with the higher-spec PowrQuad, clutchless transmission.

Equipment, Machinery

Deere updates its 5M tractor line

Utility tractor series gets new features list and more horsepower

By Scott Garvey October 4, 2021

Add one more John Deere product line to the list of those getting updates for the 2022 model year. This time the brand has turned its attention to its 5M series utility tractors, giving them a more impressive options list and adding one more model, the 5125M, to the top end of the group, bringing […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Markets, Reuters

Deere lifts 2021 forecast on solid equipment demand

By GFM Network News August 21, 2021

Reuters — Deere and Co. on Friday raised its full-year earnings forecast after quarterly profit topped Wall Street estimates on the back of strong demand for farm and construction equipment. The world’s largest farm equipment manufacturer now expects net income in fiscal 2021 to be between $5.7 billion and $5.9 billion, up from a range […] Read more

Bear Flag says its company’s technology is designed to be installed on an existing tractor.
Photo: iStock/Getty Images

Machinery, Reuters

Deere, Bear Flag aim to automate tractors as ‘fast as possible’

By GFM Network News August 5, 2021

Reuters – U.S. tractor maker Deere & Co said on Thursday it would buy tech startup Bear Flag Robotics for $250 million, with the goal of developing over the next year systems Deere can sell to allow farm tractors to operate without a human driver in the cab. “We are effectively in market with real […] Read more

John Deere is offering some improvements on its 2022 model year lineup of air drills, including a new blockage detection system.

Equipment, Machinery

John Deere updates air seeder line

Blockage detection and other improvements for 2022

By Scott Garvey May 31, 2021

For model year 2022, expect to see a few enhanced features show up on John Deere air seeders compared with the previous year’s designs. But the most obvious difference will be new model numbering designations for the 1830 and 1835 model drills. They will now become the H500 series with the last two digits representing […] Read more

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Deere’s striking U.S. workers accept revised offer

Deere considers rejected offer its “best and final” as strike continues

Deere’s U.S. workers on strike after rejecting deal

John Deere combines mark milestone

Deere’s U.S. workers set to strike as UAW fails to reach deal

Deere introduces new windrowers

Deere updates its 5M tractor line

Deere lifts 2021 forecast on solid equipment demand

Deere, Bear Flag aim to automate tractors as ‘fast as possible’

John Deere updates air seeder line

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