Perhaps Tom Renner is best known for his outstanding John Deere 4WD Tractor collection, which includes rare WA-14 and WA-17 models, along with an outstanding 8020 complete with 8-bottom plow.

From that point onward, John Deere was no longer the Vermont-born blacksmith who hovered on the edge of poverty. Word spread of the Deere plow s success. In 1839 he constructed 10 plows, in 1841 the ...

John and his son Charles expanded the company through clever marketing and financial acumen making Deere & Company the largest plow manufacturer in the world. The company continue to expand making ...

Tradition holds that this plow, held in the Smithsonian collections, is one of the first three plows that John Deere personally forged. National Museum of American History In 1837 in an Illinois ...

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. By Kristin Shaw ...

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. By Evan Ramstad. August 9, 2023 at 10:00AM.