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 ...

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 ...

You spot them everywhere: John Deere machines. That bright green color catches the eye, but there is another detail that raises some eyebrows about the company; John Deere hailed from Rutland, making ...

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 ...

Agricultural hardware maker John Deere today debuted a fully autonomous tractor at the 2022 Consumer Electronics Show. The autonomous tractor combines the company’s 8R tractor with a TruSet-enabled ...

Really is a small world we live in. Particularly when it comes to tractor stories. Back in December 2015 I had the opportunity to visit and film an amazing private tour of the Tom Renner tractor and ...

MOLINE, Ill. — As the ground begins to rouse from its winter slumber, it’s time for farmers to climb onto — or into — their tractors to pull plows, planters, sprayers and other tools of their ...