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{{Infobox company|
  company_name   = Deere & Company|
  company_logo   = [[Image:John Deere logo.svg|204px|John Deere green logo]] |
  company_type   = [[Public company|Public]] ({{nyse|DE}})<br />[[S&P 500|S&P 500 Component]]|
  company_slogan = Nothing Runs Like a Deere|
  foundation     = 1837|[[incorporated 1868]]|
  location       = [[Moline, Illinois]], [[United States|U.S.]]<ref>[http://www.deere.com/en_US/deerecom/contactus/index.html Deere & Company World Headquarters Official Contact]</ref> |
  key_people     = [[Samuel R. Allen]], Chairman & CEO |
  num_employees  = 52,022|
  industry       = [[Engineering vehicle|Heavy equipment]]|
  products       = [[Agriculture]], [[Construction]] & [[Forestry]], Consumer & Commercial Equipment, Engines, Financial Services|
  revenue        = [[US$]]23.11 billion (FY 2009)<ref name = 08IncomeStatement>[[wikinvest:stock/Deere & Company (DE)/Data|Deere & Company 2008 Annual Income Statement via Wikinvest]]</ref> |
  operating_income = [[US$]]1.365 billion (FY 2009)<ref name = 08IncomeStatement/>|
  net_income = [[US$]]873.5 million (FY 2009)<ref name = 08IncomeStatement/>|
  homepage       = [http://www.deere.com deere.com]
}}

'''Deere & Company''', usually known by its brand name '''John Deere''' ({{nyse|DE}}), is an [[United States|American]] [[corporation]] based in [[Moline, Illinois]], and the leading manufacturer of [[agricultural]] [[machinery]] in the world. In 2008, it was listed as 102nd in the [[Fortune 500]] ranking. Deere and Company agricultural products, usually sold under the John Deere name, include [[John Deere Tractor|tractors]], [[combine harvesters]], [[baler]]s, [[Planter (farm implement)|planters]]/seeders, [[John Deere Buck|ATVs]] and forestry equipment. The company is also a leading supplier of [[construction equipment]], as well as equipment used in lawn, grounds and turf care, such as ride-on [[lawn mowers]], string trimmers, [[chain saw|chainsaws]], [[snowthrower]]s and for a short period, [[John Deere snowmobiles|snowmobiles]].

The company's slogan is "Nothing runs like a Deere" and has a picture of a [[deer]] as a logo, a [[word play]] pun on "nothing runs like a deer."

Additionally, John Deere manufactures engines used in heavy equipment and provides financial services and other related activities that support the core businesses.

The company was founded in 1837 by [[John Deere]], who developed and manufactured the first commercially successful cast-steel plow.

==Deere & Company today==
{{As of|2006}}, Deere & Company employs approximately 47,000 people in 27 countries worldwide, including the [[United States]], [[Australia]], [[Turkey]], [[Canada]], [[United Kingdom]], [[China]], [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Spain]], [[Italy]], [[India]], [[Poland]], [[Mexico]], [[Morocco]] and [[South Africa]], among many others. Inside the United States, the company's primary locations are its administrative center in [[Moline, Illinois]], as well as various locations in the Midwest and southeastern United States. Most manufacturing sites are in Iowa or Illinois, as well as locations in Europe. Carl Westby is known as the person who coined the phrase "Nothing runs like a Deere."

Major North American factories include:
* [http://www.deere.com/en_US/ProductCatalog/FR/category/FR_TRACTORS.html Waterloo Works] (foundry, engines, large agricultural tractors, drive trains, service parts, product engineering center) [[Waterloo, Iowa]]
* [http://www.deere.com/en_US/ProductCatalog/FR/category/printableversion/FR_COMBINES_printableVersion.html Harvester Works](large combine harvesters) [[East Moline, IL]]
* Cylinder Division (hydraulic cylinders) [[Moline, Illinois]]
* [http://www.deere.com/en_US/ProductCatalog/FR/category/printableversion/FR_PSED_printableVersion.html Seeding Group] (planting equipment) [[Moline, Illinois]] and [[Valley City, North Dakota]]
* [http://www.deere.com/en_US/cfd/construction/deere_const/products/construction_selection.html Davenport Works] (wheel loaders, motor graders, articulated dump trucks, forestry equipment) [[Davenport, Iowa]]
* [http://www.deere.com/en_US/cfd/construction/deere_const/backhoes/deere_backhoe_selection.html Dubuque Works] (backhoes, crawlers, skid-steer loaders, forestry equipment) [[Dubuque, Iowa]]
* [http://www.deere.com/en_US/ProductCatalog/FR/category/FR_TILLAGE.html Des Moines Works] (tillage equipment, cotton harvesters, sprayers)  [[Ankeny, Iowa]]
* [http://www.deere.com/en_US/ProductCatalog/FR/category/FR_HAY.html Ottumwa Works] (hay and forage equipment) [[Ottumwa, Iowa]]
* [http://www.deere.com/servlet/com.deere.u90785.productcatalog.view.servlets.ProdCatProduct?tM=FR&pNbr=3510TT8 Thibodaux Works] (cane harvesting equipment, scrapers) [[Thibodaux, Louisiana]]
* [http://www.deere.com/en_US/homeowners/riding_mowers/index.html Horicon Works] (lawn & garden and turf care) [[Horicon, Wisconsin]]
* [http://www.deere.com/en_US/ProductCatalog/GC/category/GC_UT.html Augusta Works] (small commercial and agricultural tractors) [[Augusta, Georgia]]
* [http://www.deere.com/en_US/ProductCatalog/FR/category/FR_MATEHCS.html Welland Works] (agricultural and commercial front loaders, rotary cutters, Gators) [[Welland, Ontario]].  However, this plant is scheduled to close in 2009, with production moving to its existing factories in Horicon, Wisconsin and Mexico.  [http://www.deere.com/en_US/newsroom/2008/releases/corporate/02sep2008_welland.html Source]
* Motores John Deere (Power Systems; 6- and 4-cylinder engines) [[Torreon, Mexico]].
* John Deere Usine Saran (Power Systems) [[Fleury-les-Aubrais]], France

Other Important Factories:
* [http://www.deere.com/en_IN/about_us/india/india.html John Deere Equipment Pvt Ltd] (5000 Series Tractor manufacturers) [[Pune, India]]
* [http://www.deere.com/en_US/ProductCatalog/FR/category/FR_TRACTORS.html John Deere Werke Mannheim] (6000 Series Tractors) [[Mannheim, Germany]]
* [http://www.deere.com/en_GB/products/agriculture/combines/index.html John Deere Werke Zweibrücken] (Harvesting equipment) [[Zweibrücken, Germany]]
* John Deere Fabriek Horst, The Netherlands, Pulled & Self Proppeled agricultural sprayers for European Market
* John Deere Forestry Oy, Joensuu, Finland works: Cut-to-Length Forestry equipment
* John Deere Reman [http://www.deere.com/en_US/reman/] (C&F Division): Remanufacturing components for off-highway vehicles.  Facilities in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (cylinders, axles, transmissions, pumps, hydraulic and powertrain components) and Springfield, Missouri, USA (engines, fuel systems, turbochargers).
* Sabo, [[Gummersbach]], Germany (consumer and commercial lawn equipment)

===Subsidiaries and affiliates===
[[Image:JDPavilionMar06.jpg|thumbnail|right|375px|The John Deere Pavilion in [[Moline, Illinois]].]]
*AGRIS Corporation (John Deere Agri Services).
*[[Chamberlain John Deere|Chamberlain Tractors (Australia)]].
*John Deere Capital Corporation.
*John Deere Credit [http://www.deere.com/en_US/jdc/index.html] (John Deere Credit and Finance) [[Johnston, Iowa]].
*John Deere Landscapes ([[landscaping]] plants, materials, and [[irrigation]] equipment).
*[http://www.kemper-stadtlohn.de Kemper] (row tolerant headers for forage harvesters and combines) [[Stadtlohn]], [[Germany]].
*[http://www.waratah.net Waratah Forestry Attachments] (forestry harvesting heads).
*Agreentech
* [http://www.navcomtech.com NavCom Technology, Inc.] (precision positioning systems and intelligent mobile equipment technologies) [[Torrance, CA]].
* [http://www.phoeintl.com Phoenix International Corporation] (ruggedized Off-Road electronics) [[Fargo, ND]].
*Ningbo Benye Tractor & Automobile Manufacture Co. Ltd. (low HP tractors) [[Ningbo]], [[China]].
*Xuzhou Xuwa Excavator Machinery Co., Ltd. {XCG} (excavators).

===Collaborations and partnerships===
* North American distributor of Hitachi-branded construction equipment.
* Deere-Hitachi, located in [[Kernersville, NC]], is jointly owned by Deere & Company and [[Hitachi, Ltd.|Hitachi]], and manufactures hydraulic excavators for the North American market.
* Partnership with [http://www.bellequipment.com Bell Equipment] of South Africa provided Deere with articulated dump truck technology. In exchange, Bell manufactures Deere backhoe loaders in South Africa for distribution internationally.
* John Deere is provider of backhoe loader technology to Telco Construction Equipment Company, a subsidiary of [[Tata group]] in India.[http://www.tata.com/telco_constructions/index.htm Source]
* [[Nortrax]], Inc. - largest distributor of John Deere heavy construction equipment in US and Canada.
* '''Ashok Leyland John Deere Construction Equipment Private Ltd.''', an Indian-based joint venture with [[Ashok Leyland]], was set up in 2009, with production to begin in 2010.  It will manufacture backhoes and wheel loaders.<ref>http://www.ashokleyland.com/newsdisplay.jsp?newsid=177&year=2009&monthval=7</ref>

==Product images==
Useful images galleries:
* [http://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2007/08/01/107179/john-deere-pictures.html Modern John Deere equipment pictures] including combines, tractors and sprayers
* [http://historylink101.com/lessons/farm-city/john_deere.htm  Vintage John Deere] Tractors
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* [http://www.forestry-imagebank.com NetImages]

 Image:JDTractorDUBIA7800.jpg|A John Deere 7800 tractor attached to a corn planter.   
Image:9410JDCombineJuly2004.JPG|A JD 9410 combine
Image:Deere330C.jpg|A John Deere 3300CC
Image:John_Deere_4010_Diesel.jpg|A John Deere 4010 Diesel (1960-1963)
Image:John Deere 9420 and chisel plow.jpg| A John Deere 9420 tractor.
Image:Johndeere9600.JPG|A [[John Deere]] 9600 combine with Honeybee header.
Image:Deere_410G.jpg| A John Deere 410G
File:John Deere roller, U.S. Navy, Camp Covington, NMCB-133, 080928-N-1106H-001.jpg|John Deere roller compacting the ground
</gallery>

==See also==
{{Portal|Companies}}
*[[John Deere World Headquarters]]
*[[List of John Deere tractors]]
*[[John Deere Buck]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|John Deere}}
*{{official|http://www.deere.com}}
*[http://www.lawn-mower-guide.com/john-deere-lawn-mowers.html John Deere Lawn Mower Reviews]

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