Word spread of the Deere plow s success. In 1839 he constructed 10 plows, in 1841 the number rose to 75 and by 1842, five years after the creation of the first plow Deere s shop was turning out 100 ...

That changed in 1837, when a 23-year-old blacksmith named John Deere introduced the first steel plow. Its smooth, durable design sliced through Midwestern soil with ease, helping farmers work more ...

How John Deere’s tech evolved from 19th-century plows to AI and autonomy Plus, catch up on what's going on with farmers' right to repair this heavy equipment.

John Deere & Co., has moved about 800 software developers into an agile development process, and did so in just over a year.

When John Deere carted home a broken bandsaw blade and forged a moldboard plow, agriculture and America changed forever. Farm steel changed history.

John Deere failed as a blacksmith in Vermont but succeeded as an agricultural tool manufacturer in Illinois. His company built revolutionary plows like this early 1838 example.

Aumann Auctions said the John Deere Gilpin Plow Sign was recently discovered in a Montana barn. Officials said it was made in the late 1800s advertising the Deere Gilpin Plow.

An era ends for the plow that built John Deere — and America More and more farmers use no-till planting practices that don't need to turn over soil.

Did John Deere’s Best Invention Spark a Revolution or an Environmental Disaster? When Deere created his now-famous steel plow, he created America’s breadbasket and set the stage for many of ...

The John Deere A tractor and 6 disk plow were purchased in 1040 by Lester Allen from C.J. Hamrick and Sons in Boiling Springs, NC. This tractor was the first on the farm and in the community ...

Flushed with success, John Deere began buying his steel in Pittsburgh and manufacturing his plows in Moline, Ill. The first models he turned out sold for 10 bucks, a price the farmers liked.

Nothing runs like a Deere -- or John Deere stock. And there are hopes that the company could continue to plow higher thanks to President-elect Donald Trump's ambitious infrastructure spending ...