According to a report from The Zimbabwe Mail, as part of an agreement between John Deere and the country of Zimbabwe to ship 1,300 tractors, 80 combines and other ag equipment with a total value of $50 million, the manufacturer has shipped the first 30 tractors as of April 11.

According to a March 24 Bloomberg report, Deere said it will stop production at its six plants in Brazil in an attempt to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

According to a March 12 report on vice.com, Maryland is poised to pass right to repair legislation that would require electronics manufacturers like Apple, Microsoft, John Deere and dozens of others to sell repair parts to the public and to make repair manuals and tools available to everyone.

After a 45-year career, Samuel R. Allen has elected to retire May 1 from his current position as chairman of the Deere & Co. Board of Directors.

After 30 years with Deere, including 21 as its chief spokesman, Ken Golden is retiring, according to a Feb. 25 report in the Quad-City Times. His last day is Feb. 28.

Deere & Co. reported that its worldwide net sales and revenues decreased 4% in the first quarter of 2020, ended Feb. 2, to $7.63 billion. Net sales of the company’s equipment operations were $6.53 billion for the quarter, compared with $6.94 billion in 2019; a decline of 6%. At the same time, Deere’s net income for the quarter was up 4% to $517 million vs. $498 for the same period in 2019.

The latest episode of On the Record is now available! In this week’s episode, we discuss the See & Spray technology that Deere showcased at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. In the Technology Corner, Jack Zemlicka explores how dealerships can rethink how they determine and define precision roles. Also in this episode: Claas’ fiscal 2019 revenues, growth in the telescopic handler market in France and some of the results of Rural Lifestyle Dealer’s annual Dealer Outlook & Trends survey.