“The autonomous 8R tractor is doing something that was once thought impossible,” says Julian Sanchez, director, emerging technology for John Deere. In a time when farmers are challenged to produce ...

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Since the CES (Consumer Electronics Show) is all about innovation in technology, this year’s edition was the perfect context for John Deere to reveal its fully autonomous tractor that aims to ...

John Deere has unveiled an autonomous farm tractor capable of working in the field on its own 24 hours a day. Revealed at CES 2022, the 8R tractor is scheduled to go into large-scale production this ...

John Deere's 8R autonomous tractor. At a press conference during the CES 2022 show in January, agriculture equipment maker John Deere announced a major advance for precision farming in the form of a ...

There’s a good supply of 175- to 299-hp tractors, including John Deere’s 8R series. And the prices are good, too. “Moving Iron” podcast host Casey Seymour says availability is strong and there’s not a ...

At the heart of the new tractors is the JD14 engine. The result is a machine Deere says punches outside of its weight class when it comes to power and performance, able to pull massive implements like ...

Deere & Co., well known for its green and yellow tractors, bulldozers and lawnmowers, has spent nearly two decades investing in technology and robotics. That has culminated with a fully autonomous ...

Tractors that steer themselves are nothing new to Minnesota farmer Doug Nimz. But then four years ago, John Deere brought a whole new kind of machine to his 2,000-acre corn and soybean farm. That ...

A John Deere 8R Tractor with the ExactEmerge planter. A John Deere 8R Tractor with the ExactEmerge planter.Randy Williams/John Deere The iconic 186-year-old manufacturer still makes green tractors, ...

John Deere is working on an 8R tractor that mounts its reliable 9.0-liter engine but that is powered by E98 ethanol instead of diesel. Deere said the prototype ethanol engine has torque like its ...

John Deere announced Monday an extensive update for 2020 of its 7R family of tractors and a new 8 family tractor lineup, the latter including the industry's first fixed-frame, four-track tractor -- ...