Lincoln, NE. (January 31, 2020) – Three Nebraska based John Deere dealerships announced plans to merge their businesses. Green Line Equipment, Stutheit Implement, and Plains Equipment Group are combining forces to provide leading service, support, and product solutions to farmers, ranchers, and landowners. The newly formed corporation named AKRS Equipment Solutions (“AKRS Equipment”) symbolizes trust, commitment, and innovation in agriculture. The companies plan to officially close on the deal by the end of March 2020. “The common cultures and values of these three companies and how they serve their customers is really something special,” said Russ Rerucha, the newly appointed… Read More »
Deere (NYSE:DE) is looking to extend more credit to African farmers who have traditionally made purchases in cash amid a “dramatic shift” in mechanization as the continent seeks to boost food production. The company lends as much as $70M to individual African farmers, said Antois van der Westhuizen, financial director for sub-Saharan Africa. “The more we finance, the more we can mechanize, so the higher we can go the better.” May 14, 2019 8:28 AM ET|About: Deere & Company (DE)|By: Yoel Minkoff, SA News Editor
High school building trades instructor Eric Moores won a 333G CTL to help with his “Teaching Tomorrow’s Builders” hands-on learning building trades class. After all the online votes were counted, Eric Moores, a high school building trades instructor in Woodbine, Iowa, was crowned the grand prize winner of the inaugural John Deere “Small Machines. Big Impact.” contest at the 2017 John Deere Classic pairings party. As the winner, Moores will take home a new 333G compact track loader (CTL) with a WorkSite Pro bucket attachment to help with his project “Teaching Tomorrow’s Builders,” which includes hands-on learning in his building trades high school class, as well as other community… Read More »
