Machinery
Deere launches Into AI Race With 'JD'
John Deere Launches ‘JD’ AI Assistant to Unlock Farm Data Insights
AMES, Iowa (DTN) — JD is John Deere’s answer in AI.
CLAAS Invests in Apprenticeships
CLAAS Invests in Apprenticeships to Close the Agricultural Technician Skills Gap
Matthew Dorner was fresh out of high school when he joined CLAAS as a full-time assembly technician. After more than a decade in the role,...
Tech Pays But Adoption Lags on the Farm
Caution About Technology Down on the Farm
Seth Crawford works where the dirt meets data. With more than 30 years of experience at John Deere and AGCO — more recently leading AGCO’s...
Deere Expands Ethanol Tractor Trials
John Deere’s E98 Ethanol Tractor Heads to Nebraska, Illinois Fields This Fall
MINNEAPOLIS (DTN) — John Deere’s 8R series ethanol-powered tractor has logged 17-hour days in Kentucky farm fields and there’s plenty more testing to come for...
4 Farmers Share Tech Tool Lessons
Tech Dollars Well Spent: 4 Farmers Reveal Lessons From Cutting-Edge Tools
It’s early June, and Gavin Reed is taking advantage of the first dry day in two weeks to spray weeds that rose a full foot...
Deere Farmer Settlement Moves Forward
Court Sets January 2027 Hearing Date for John Deere’s $99M Repair Settlement
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) — A federal court is on track to approve John Deere’s proposed right-to-repair settlement in an ongoing class-action lawsuit filed by farmers...
Survey Shows Farmers Want to Know Tech
Proof Before Purchase: Farmers Want to Know if Technology Will Pay Off Before Buying In
Autonomous tractors, artificial intelligence, precision spraying systems, advanced guidance technology and data-driven management tools promise to make farms more productive and efficient, but most farmers...
Spray Drones Offer Solid ROI
Spray Drones Offer Solid ROI With Better Application Timing, Improving Autonomous Workflows
There was a time not long ago when having a drone on the farm was a novelty. The same was once said about tractors, as...
FTC Forces Deere to Open Tool Chest
FTC Orders Deere to Open Repair Tools to Farmers, Shops in Landmark Settlement
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) — John Deere reached a right-to-repair settlement with the Federal Trade Commission and five states that requires the company to make repair...
Russ' Vintage Iron
More on Go Devils, Go Digs or Weeders
Last month, I wrote about our “go devil.” For those not familiar, it is a cultivator-like implement.
