-
- Founder: John Deere
- Year established: 1837John Deere: John Deere in Brief
- Industry: Heavy Equipment
- Stock symbol: DE (NYSE)
- Annual revenue, 2007: $24.082 BillionJohn Deere: Annual Report (1,858 KB)
- 101 on the 2008 Fortune 500 listFortune Magazine: Fortune 500 2008: Deere
- HQ: Moline, Illinois
- Employees: Approximately 52,000John Deere: John Deere in Brief
- Chairman and CEO: Robert W LaneJohn Deere: Robert W. Lane
-
-
Deere & Company, more commonly referred to as John Deere, operates across four business segments: agricultural equipment, credit, commercial and consumer equipment, and construction and forestry.John Deere: About Us.
-
Key Dates
- 1837: John Deere manufactures first plow John Deere Company Chronology
- 1848: Company moves to Moline, Illinois
- 1868: Incorporates as Deere & Company
- 1876: "Leaping deer" logo is unveiled
- 1895: First publication of "The Furrow"
- 1918: Enters the tractor business
- 1933: Company increases farmer loyalty by carrying customers' debt
- 1956 - 1961: Deere expands into Mexico, Spain, Germany, France, Argentina, and South Africa and establishes itself as a multinational manufacturer
- 2007: Expansion into China begins
-
-
John Deere Questions
When you create a page, what is the means of pulling in searches that are close to your words? 3 Answersfor those particular terms, the search results may already be including them, however, that being said, i find that sometimes it is not even including the name ... read more
Anyone know where I can get me a John Deere hat from? 2 AnswersThere's a huge selection of them available here: http://www.rungreen.com/John-Deere-Adult-Hats_c_3.html read more


