John Deere
Agricultural & Construction MachineryWorld leader in advanced agricultural, turf, and construction machinery, pioneering autonomous tractors and precision ag technology.
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Quick Facts
- Headquarters
- Moline, Illinois, USA
- Founded
- 1837
- Employees
- 75,000+
- Valuation
- NYSE Listed (DE) — ~$110B Cap
About John Deere
Deere & Company (doing business as John Deere) is an American corporation that manufactures agricultural machinery, heavy construction equipment, forestry machinery, diesel engines, and lawn care equipment. Founded in 1837 by blacksmith John Deere—who invented the commercially successful self-scouring steel plow—the company is iconic for its distinctive green and yellow equipment.
Today, John Deere is recognized as a leader in precision agriculture and industrial automation. Integrating computer vision, satellite GPS guidance (StarFire), machine learning, and robotics, John Deere produces fully autonomous tractors, See & Spray targeted weed eradication sprayers, and connected cloud farm management platforms.
What John Deere Does
Production & Precision Agriculture
High-horsepower tractors (8R, 9R series), combine harvesters, planting systems, and precision ag software.
Small Agriculture & Turf
Utility tractors, commercial mowing machines, golf course turf care equipment, and Gator utility vehicles.
Construction & Forestry
Articulated dump trucks, crawler dozers, backhoe loaders, log skidders, and wheeled harvesters.
Intelligent Solutions Group (ISG)
John Deere Operations Center cloud platform, autonomous tractor navigation, and AI computer vision sensors.
Career Areas
Types of professional roles found inside John Deere.
- Embedded Software & Robotics
- Precision Ag & Data Science
- Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering
- Manufacturing Engineering & Assembly
John Deere's History
- 1837Self-Scouring Steel Plow
Blacksmith John Deere designs and fabricates the first self-scouring polished steel plow in Grand Detour, Illinois.
- 1918Entry into Tractors
Acquires the Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company, establishing John Deere's foundational tractor manufacturing business.
- 1999Intelligent Solutions Group Formed
Forms the Intelligent Solutions Group to develop precision GPS steering and telematics systems for farm implements.
- 2022Autonomous 8R Tractor Unveiled
Unveils its first fully autonomous 8R tractor ready for commercial production, capable of tillage without a cab operator.
Purpose & Values
“Run with us, leap forward”
