Deere & Company

“in the fall, we announced a relationship with John Deere and working with their smart grid line of guidance and technology.”

Trimble announced a new OEM relationship with John Deere involving Deere's guidance and technology line, expanding Trimble's distribution partnerships in construction equipment.

“We've had a long-standing relationship with Hitachi with good products.”

Deere acknowledges its long-standing excavator partnership with Hitachi even as it introduces its own fully Deere-designed excavators to the market.

“combined with the productivity solutions from Virtual Superintendent, who we acquired a little over a year ago”

Deere pairs its year-old acquisition Virtual Superintendent with Tenna to offer brand-agnostic mixed-fleet productivity solutions to contractors.

“Tenna provides a leading technology platform that automates contractor workflows, gives near real-time insights into equipment operations and maintenance and enhances visibility.”

Deere completed the acquisition of Tenna, a construction fleet-management technology platform, to build out the job-site layer of its Construction & Forestry strategy.

“Another key example of our growth in base precision is JDLink Boost, which brings Starlink-enabled satellite connectivity to areas of the world where terrestrial cell is insufficient for machine connectivity.”

Deere's JDLink Boost embeds Starlink (SpaceX) satellite connectivity to extend machine connectivity where cellular is unavailable; Starlink is privately held.

“Note that Deere completed this transaction with Bradesco for the sale of 50% ownership in Banco John Deere subsequent to the quarter in February.”

Deere completed the divestiture of half its stake in the Banco John Deere joint venture to Bradesco, closing out the deal that boosted the quarter's financial services results via a valuation allowance release.