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Deere bringing machine learning to ag equipment with $305 million acquisition
John Deere has agreed to a tech-based acquisition focused on applying machine learning to its agriculture equipment. The company announced Wednesday evening that it has agreed to buy Sunnyvale, California-based Blue River Technology for $305 million. Blue River specializes in intelligent crop spraying equipment. This spraying equipment uses “computer vision” to see a crop and […]
September 6, 2017
Construction Equipment
Case unveils red limited edition skid steers, CTLs to honor 175th anniversary, agricultural roots
If you like your skid steers in a shade other than yellow, and you want to own a piece of history, Case has a machine for you. But you’ll probably need to act fast. In celebration of the heavy equipment manufacturer’s 175th anniversary, Case has unveiled a limited edition lineup of skid steer and compact track […]
May 3, 2017
Business
John Deere cuts 910 ag factory workers, adds 220 to construction equipment facilities
John Deere announced today that it would layoff 910 employees across five agricultural equipment factories in Iowa and Illinois as the company cuts costs in response to an ongoing global farming slowdown. The heavy equipment manufacturer said it would layoff 565 from three plants in Waterloo, Iowa, as well as 300 in Ankeny, Iowa and 45 […]
January 23, 2015
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