According to a Sept. 19 report from TechCrunch, InnerPlant — a startup recoding plant DNA, allowing the plant to emit a signal that can be detected remotely — recently completed $16 million in Series A funding, which included a contribution from John Deere.

John Deere is making an immediate investment in the production capacity expansion of Kreisel Electric.

According to a Sept. 11 article from the Wall Street Journal, John Deere CEO John May said the company will generate 10% of its annual income from software fees by 2030.

According to an Aug. 23 report from SupplychainDive, John Deere is taking multiple steps to improve its components supplies and improve its inventory levels.

It is commonly quoted that Jeff Bezos said “Your margin is my opportunity” in seeing the “large” margins of competitive retailers or the margins in other industries that Amazon had not expanded to, inferring Amazon could one day absorb that margin in their business.

In this episode of On the Record, we take a look at Kubota’s first half results for 2022 and how the company’s ag and construction segments have grown in North America in recent years. In the Technology Corner, Michaela Paukner examines how dealers can leverage their manufacturer relationships to better serve their customers. Also in this episode: could Linamar being making moves to take a leadership position in electric ag machinery and a look at Avant Market Group’s 2022 Power Brand Study’s tillage and seeding market results.

According to a press release from the International Assn. of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, negotiations on a contract covering John Deere's Horicon Works facility in Horicon, Wis., have begun.

Deere & Company has made a minority investment in Hello Tractor, an ag-tech company based in Nairobi, Kenya. Hello Tractor connects tractor owners with smallholder farmers in Africa and Asia through a farm-equipment-sharing app, which allows farmers to track and manage their fleet, book customers, and access financing options.