Cereals, a giant trade fair for British crop farmers, is a bit of a social occasion for people whose line of work often leaves them isolated.

In 1837, John Deere created a steel plough that would make it easier for farmers to plant crops in soil that was hard and sticky.

Stephen Heckeroth’s desire to help the planet has seeped into the world of agriculture.

If it was up to the engineers at John Deere, electricity will become the power source of the future. For more efficiency, better traction, lower costs and lower ground pressure. An interview with three experts.

 In a research field off Highway 54 last autumn, corn stalks shimmered in rows 40-feet deep. Girish Chowdhary, an agricultural engineer at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, bent to place a small white robot at the edge of a row marked 103.

For model year 2020, John Deere has announced that it will be introducing a new 8 Family Tractor lineup, including 8R wheel tractors, 8RT two-track tractors, and fixed-frame four-track 8RX tractors.