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The heritage of the John Deere brand goes back nearly two centuries with the creation of our first polished-steel plow. Since then, John Deere has managed to climb its way to the top of the agriculture industry, forever solidifying its name in American history.

With such a strong foundation, the John Deere name isn’t only synonymous with farming, tractors, and hard work — it has become a part of American culture. Judging by the brand loyalty on display in the images below, it looks as if the John Deere brand will continue extending its reach for centuries to come. If there’s one thing we know about tractors, it’s that children love them. Many thanks to the parents and photographers responsible for posting these. Their notes are in quotes and italicized.

In a departure from our more conventional equipment promotions, John Deere has launched the Big Buck Customized 4020 Tractor Giveaway, a unique opportunity for producers to win a Chip Foose customized John Deere 4020 tractor, as well as significant purchase incentives on utility tractors for the end of 2009 and into 2010.

Producers can register to win this vintage workhorse tractor from John Deere (1970 John Deere 4020), or one of three John Deere Gators, by completing a registration form at their local John Deere dealership by June 30, 2010. No purchase or other obligation is required.

While this is our first list utilizing Twitter’s new List feature, it certainly wont be our last. In the future we plan to more closely analyze our followers and not only add to this list, but create more specialized lists to better help our fans, and others following the agriculture movement on Twitter, find users with similar interests. Here’s our list of 50 active agriculture-related Twitter entities: @MachineFinder/Agriculture

Here’s the entire list:

National Geographic recently did a piece on John Deere, going behind the scenes of our factory in Illinois to witness the birth of one of agriculture’s most vital harvesting machines — the STS Combine. In their show, Ultimate Factories, National Geographic showcases the technologies being utilized in the manufacturing of, and the employees responsible for bringing to you, the world’s best-selling combine.

The new John Deere dealership in Greensburg, Kansas, its predecessor destroyed by a 2007 tornado that wiped almost all of the small rural city off the map, was reconstructed with an emphasis on green technologies. The new building, constructed of metal, has been certified LEED Platinum at approximately 50% energy cost savings.

Buying a used tractor can make sense, depending upon your situation and needs. Even though things are starting to look a little bit brighter, the tough economic times we’ve all been through lately have forced many to really slow down. This has led to the consumer thinking thoroughly about making major purchases—and particularly how to save a few bucks while still receiving quality. Well-maintained used tractors provide exactly this in-demand value.

Purchasing used is easy to justify, not only for yourself, but also for your business/financial partner. The most difficult part of the decision is actually selecting the right pre-owned equipment for your situation. The following 4 steps to selecting a used tractor will be helpful to you.

Another surprising John Deere related find on Flickr comes from user WheelTracks. He’s provided us with a few photos and a brief description of the project, which includes his reasoning for discontinuing its assembly:

This was the start of my off-road wheelchair prototype. This was
somewhere around 1972.

Our colleagues at John Deere Green Carpet have put together a fantastic set of videos from John Deere Product Introduction 2009. And the best part is that they’ve offered to share them with the MachineFinder community!

John Deere Product Introduction 2009

A set of 10 videos are available for viewing and download from either the JD Green Carpet website or the John Deere MachineFinder channel on YouTube.

Here are a few of our favorites.

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We know that people love our products and tractors, but we never assumed we’d discover images of weddings with John Deere as their theme. While we don’t believe to have been the centerpiece for all of the weddings featured below, the participants definitely felt the need to showcase their loyalty to the John Deere name. We think you’ll enjoy these. If you posed with a John Deere tractor in one of your wedding photography sets, don’t hesitate to drop us a comment. We’d be glad to include it.

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