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Goodbye plough, hello future!

Is it true that John Deere has manufactured its last plough?

We can confirm that we’re not manufacturing the plough anymore. This decision was demand-driven. We’ve experienced a gradual downturn in plough sales over the years, driven mainly by, among other factors, changes in farming practices and a greater movement towards conserving resources and sustainability.

However, our dealers still have the opportunity to offer alternative solutions to service the remaining demand for ploughs, so farmers who still want to buy a plough can definitely still visit a John Deere dealership. But we’ve decided that the investment in research and development that was allocated to the plough will go a lot further when invested in new advanced technologies, which improve the way our farmers grow their produce.

For instance, the technology on

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