A 2025 corn trial showed no clear gains from automatic downforce, but experts say hydraulic systems still pay off in many ...

Factory-installed fluid tanks designed to increase the time between fills and improve efficiency during planting. John Deere has updated its model year 2022 planters for farmers wanting to apply high ...

At the heart of the new tractors is the JD14 engine. The result is a machine Deere says punches outside of its weight class when it comes to power and performance, able to pull massive implements like ...

CEDAR RAPIDS - When a 40-foot-wide planter is moving through a cornfield at about twice normal planting speed, everything needs to be operating correctly. About 45 Kirkwood Community College students ...

The John Deere DB 120 takes planter widths to a new level. The 120' 48-row machine is built on a Bauer Manufacturing frame. With 30" row spacings, the row units are equipped with ProMax 40 flat disk ...

The FINANCIAL — John Deere is making it easier for customers with late-model John Deere planters to increase planting speed while improving accuracy and performance with the ExactEmerge Retrofit Kit.

Called the MaxEmerge 5e, the units have an electric drive meter on each row unit that replaces traditional shafts and drivelines, enabling each row unit to work independently. The system places seed ...

The Princeville, Illinois, farmer has admired the work of these strangers — producing John Deere planters, and considers what they do a critical piece in his farm operation. The equipment they design, ...

Deere & Company has signed a definitive agreement to acquire PLA, a privately-held manufacturer of sprayers, planters, and specialty products for agriculture. PLA is based in Argentina, with ...