A new strategy announced by Deere & Co. this week is designed to accelerate the company’s integration of smart technology with Deere’s equipment manufacturing. The Deere Smart Industrial strategy concentrates on three focus areas: production systems, technology stack and life cycle solutions. More information and a list of changes to personnel assignments under the strategy […]
John Deere received a Tech for a Better World award at the 2020 CES Innovation Awards, which recognize outstanding product design and engineering in consumer technology products. Deere was recognized for its 8RX row crop tractor that integrates artificial intelligence, the internet of things and advanced automation.
If there is one symbol for Iowa agriculture and innovation, it is the tractor. Since the machine’s early history in the corner of northeast Iowa, the tractor has been the most persistent yet ever-changing mark of innovation – and some controversy – in U.S. agriculture. While the history is long and the changes are nonstop […]
Five Deere & Co. employees have earned designation as a John Deere Fellow in 2019, the highest individual honor bestowed by the company, reports the Corridor Business Journal. Noel Anderson, August Altherr, Martin Kremmer, Carol Lewis and Adrian Rantilla are recognized for deep expertise, demonstrated leadership and reputation in and outside of the company. The John […]
Deere & Company’s Intelligent Solutions Group is launching a new startup collaboration program to build relationships with tech companies seeking to reach John Deere customers. The Startup Collaborator is a partnership initiative to allow Deere and startup companies to test new technologies with customers and dealers, without a more formal business relationship, Deere & Company […]
It’s cold out, so here’s a piece to warm your brain up: the New York Times asked assistant editor of puzzles Sam Ezersky how the digital world changes his job building and sorting crossword puzzle submissions. In honor of my dad, whose simple joys in life include eagle watching and puzzle solving on a boat in Lake […]
Deere & Company will be building a new 33,000-square-foot design and testing facility in Ames for agricultural spraying and applications technology, the company announced in a statement Wednesday. The facility is expected to be completed by summer 2019 at the Iowa State University Research Park, and will allow increased collaboration with ISU faculty and students, […]