John Deere - Wed August 10, 2022

John Deere Invests in Hello Tractor

Deere & Company has made a minority investment in Hello Tractor, an ag-tech company based in Nairobi, Kenya. Hello Tractor connects tractor owners with smallholder farmers in Africa and Asia through a farm-equipment-sharing app, which allows farmers to track and manage their fleet, book customers and access financing options....

John Deere - Wed July 20, 2022

John Deere Launches Intelligent Boom Control on 800 MH Series Track Harvesters

Recently debuted on the John Deere 900 MH Series tracked harvesters and now available on the 803MH, 853MH and 858MH models, Intelligent Boom Control (IBC) is boom control technology that improves uniform movement and boom speed throughout the harvesting range....

United Ag & Turf - Mon July 11, 2022

United Ag & Turf Opens All-New Facility in Greenwich, N.Y.

United Ag & Turf announced the opening of its new facility, a 25,200-sq.-ft. building located at 217 State Route 29 in Greenwich, N.Y. The facility, which sits directly next to the Washington County Fairgrounds, replaces the Schaghticoke building that served as a John Deere dealership for more than 40 years....

CES - Mon June 27, 2022

John Deere Chairman, CEO Named Keynote Speaker of CES 2023

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) announced the first keynote speaker for CES 2023. John Deere Chairman and CEO John May will join other John Deere executives to share how purpose-driven sustainability and advancements in technology are addressing one of the world's greatest challenges — feeding a growing global population....

John Deere - Mon June 27, 2022

John Deere 5 Series Utility Tractors Offer More Options, Ease of Operation

John Deere announced updates to its 5 Series Utility Tractors, which include more options to make it easier for rural property owners, farmers, ranchers and fleet owners to match the right tractor to the many jobs they need that tractor to do day after day....

CEG - Tue June 16, 2020

Five Star Equipment Names Territory Sales Manager, Central N.Y.

Five Star Equipment, the John Deere distributor of central and western New York and central Pennsylvania, announced that Jay Durand has joined the company in the role of territory sales manager of central New York....

CEG - Tue June 16, 2020

'Manosh by Gosh' … Vermont Biz Offers Extensive Array of Services

N.A. Manosh Corp. of Vermont's website boasts "When it comes to water, well and construction drilling, wastewater and septic services, geothermal heating and cooling, aggregate materials and related excavation…it's ‘Manosh by Gosh.'"As Nick Manosh, son of the company's founder, tells the story, "In 1958, my dad [Howard Manosh], who had been an equipment operator, sold his 55 Chevy for $1500 for a down payment to buy a John Deere tractor with a Pippin backhoe and started working nights and weekends doing whatever work he could find."In 1965, Howard Manosh identified a growing need for clean accessible water; he purchased the company's first drilling rig and the catch phrase, "Manosh by Gosh" took root....

John Deere - Tue June 14, 2022

John Deere Announces Global Agreement With Wacker Neuson On 0-9-Metric-Ton Excavators

John Deere announced an expanded relationship with Wacker Neuson, a manufacturer of compact and construction machines, for 0 to 9-metric-ton excavators, to include North America. John Deere and Wacker Neuson will collaborate on the development of excavators less than 5-metric-tons, including battery electric excavators, that will be manufactured by Wacker Neuson....

Deere & Company - Wed June 01, 2022

Deere Announces Senior Leadership Changes

Deere & Company announced that its board of directors elected Ryan Campbell as president, Worldwide Construction & Forestry and Power Systems effective May 31. He is succeeding John Stone, who has elected to leave the company....

John Deere - Mon May 16, 2022

John Deere, Grady Twin Pak Enter Into Bilateral Baler Distribution Agreement

John Deere has announced an alliance agreement with Mike and Jason Grady of Twin Pak to better serve existing and future John Deere small bale baler customers in the United States. "These agreements combine a revolutionary, patented small bale baler design with a best-in-class dealer network," said Rob Rippen, John Deere global business manager of baling and mowing....

Atlantic Tractor - Thu May 12, 2022

Atlantic Tractor to Acquire Smith's Implements

Atlantic Tractor announced on May 5, 2022, that it will be acquiring Smith's Implements located in Hagerstown, Md., and Mercersburg, Chambersburg and Carlisle, Pa., on or about June 6, 2022. As part of the agreement, Atlantic Tractor will be assuming these retail locations to support the agricultural, governmental, commercial, residential and construction customers in the area with John Deere, Stihl, Honda and other short-line equipment products....