International Business News - Deere http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Shares of Deere & Co., the world's largest of maker of farm machinery, ticked higher Monday as an analyst reported surging sales of large agricultural equipment in September. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081013/deere-shares-rise-as-analyst-reports-higher-demand.htm Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:04:40 EDT Deere & Co. on Tuesday said it is forming a joint venture with India's Ashok Leyland Ltd. to manufacture backhoes and four-wheel-drive loaders for sale in India and overseas. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080930/deere-forms-backhoe-loader-venture-in-india.htm Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:43:06 EDT Deere & Co. voluntarily recalled about 2,500 utility vehicles because of a safety hazard, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Tuesday. Deere recalled its John Deere Gator vehicle because the fuel tank can leak from a gap in the seam at the base of the filler neck, posing a fire hazard, the regulator said in a statement. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080916/deere-voluntarily-recalls-2-500-gators.htm Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:37:33 EDT Deere & Co. said Wednesday that it plans to establish a European technology center in Kaiserslautern, Germany. The facility, which is expected to be operational in the spring of 2010, will employ up to 200 engineers who will develop and apply technological advances for European customers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080903/deere-to-establish-technology-center-in-germany.htm Wed, 03 Sep 2008 07:57:13 EDT Deere & Co. says it's closing an Ontario plant and moving production to operations in Wisconsin and Mexico. The Welland, Ontario factory makes utility vehicles and attachments for Deere's commercial and consumer equipment and farm equipment businesses. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080902/deere-to-close-utility-vehicles-plant-in-ontario.htm Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:09:09 EDT Deere & Co. on Wednesday said its board declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 28 cents per share. The agricultural equipment maker said the dividend will be payable on Nov. 3 to stockholders of record as of Sept. 30. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/deere-declares-quarterly-dividend-of-28-cents.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:40:58 EDT Shares of Deere & Co. rose 4.5 percent Thursday following two announcements by the agricultural equipment maker that it will invest nearly $180 million to expand plants in the United States and Brazil. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/deere-shares-jump-on-plant-expansion-news.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:32:07 EDT Deere & Co. said Thursday it will invest nearly $180 million in U.S. and Brazil plant expansions to meet rising global demand for its tractors and other farm machinery. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/117849-deere-plant-expansions.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/deere-co-to-invest-180m-in-plant-expansions.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/deere-co-to-invest-180m-in-plant-expansions.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:30:37 EDT Archer Daniels Midland Co., Deere & Co. and Monsanto Co. said Tuesday they will conduct collaborative research on the best ways to turn the throwaway parts of corn plants into biofuel and other products. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080826/adm-deere-monsanto-start-joint-bioenergy-project.htm Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:08:33 EDT Deere & Co. will expand capacity at its primary parts distribution center in Milan, Ill., and three other locations in the western United States and Canada, the agricultural equipment maker announced Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080815/deere-co-to-expand-capacity-of-distribution.htm Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:07:54 EDT Deere & Co. spent $400,000 lobbying the federal government in the second quarter on farming legislation, fuel policy, climate change and trade issues, according to a recently filed report. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/deere-spent-400k-lobbying-government-in-2q.htm Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:03:35 EDT Shares of Deere & Co. rose in premarket trading Thursday, a day after the world's largest maker of farm machinery posted a profit gain that fell short of Wall Street expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/ahead-of-the-bell-deere-co-shares-higher.htm Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:15:38 EDT Among the stock activity stories for Wednesday, Aug. 13, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Shares of Deere & Co. fell Wednesday after the world's largest of maker of farm machinery missed analyst estimates for the third quarter and cut its fourth-quarter guidance by 16 percent. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080813/movers-roundup-deere-ferro.htm Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:41:56 EDT Shares of Deere & Co. fell Wednesday after the world's largest of maker of farm machinery missed analyst estimates for the third quarter and cut its fourth-quarter guidance by 16 percent. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080813/shares-of-deere-fall-on-weak-4th-qtr-outlook.htm Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:26:20 EDT Among the earnings stories for Wednesday, Aug. 13, from AP Financial News: UNDATED (AP)--Deere & Co., the world's largest of maker of farm machinery, reported third-quarter earnings that missed Wall Street expectations and said escalating raw material costs will erode its profits later this year, pushing shares down more than 3 percent on Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080813/earnings-roundup-deere-macys.htm Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:36:08 EDT Deere & Co., the world's largest of maker of farm machinery, reported third-quarter earnings that missed Wall Street expectations and said escalating raw material costs will erode its profits later this year, pushing shares down more than 3 percent on Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080813/deeres-3q-profit-rises-7-percent.htm Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:59:36 EDT An analyst for Goldman Sachs on Monday removed Deere & Co. from the investment bank's Americas Buy list, citing expectations of better returns from other manufacturing companies. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080804/ahead-of-the-bell-deere-co.htm Mon, 04 Aug 2008 08:40:52 EDT Deere & Co., one of the world's largest farm equipment companies, spent $460,000 lobbying the federal government in the first quarter, according to a recent disclosure form. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/deere-co-spent-460k-lobbying-in-1q.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:02:07 EDT Deere & Co., one of the world's largest farm equipment companies, said Tuesday that it plans to cut its total global greenhouse gas emissions on a tons per revenue basis by 25 percent by 2014. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080617/deere-plans-to-cut-total-global-emissions.htm Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:19:36 EDT Deere & Co. said Friday that flooding in Waterloo, Iowa, has not affected tractor production in the city, which is home to the company's largest tractor plant. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080613/deeres-waterloo-tractor-plant-unaffected-by-flood.htm Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:26:28 EDT