The Feb. 7, 2004, bicentennial of John Deere’s birth passed quietly in his native Rutland. Likewise in Middlebury, where he got his start as a blacksmith, it was marked as a footnote rather than a ...

Walking around the exhibits at Farmfest last week, I had a "Wait, what?" moment. Amid its usual collection of giant John Deere combines and tractors, farm dealer Kibble Equipment had an ordinary plow ...

A broken saw blade and the Mississippi River brought John Deere and Moline together. The broken saw blade inspired Mr. Deere to build his self-scouring plow in 1837. The Mississippi River was a ...

Despite being from Vermont, John Deere revolutionized farming in the Midwest when he forged his first steel plow at his blacksmith shop in Illinois in 1837. When the company expanded its line of farm ...

John Deere, the man, was born in Rutland, Vermont, on February 7, 1804. His boyhood was spent in and around a number of rural communities, where he received a basic education in the small schoolhouses ...

When I saw this plow it was about 30 feet from the American History Museum’s Constitution Avenue entrance, on the right-hand side, in a display case of artifacts. To the immediate left of the plow was ...

NOKOMIS, Ill. (KWQC) - A sign that officials are calling “the greatest John Deere sign of all time” is set to sell at auction. Aumann Auctions said the John Deere Gilpin Plow Sign was recently ...

Five-year partner and longtime friend of John Deere, Robert N. Tate kept track of his association with the plowing pioneer in a series of handwritten diaries. Excerpts from those writings, along with ...

NEW YORK, N.Y. — Nothing runs like a Deere — or John Deere stock. And there are hopes that the company could continue to plow higher thanks to President-elect Donald Trump’s ambitious infrastructure ...

As the wave of autonomous vehicles continues to progress, the movement is making its way into the agricultural industry. John Deere introduced its first fully autonomous tractor at CES 2022 Wednesday ...