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 Deere & Company,
founded in 1837 (collectively called John Deere), has grown from
a one-man blacksmith shop into a corporation that today does
business around the world and employs more than 50,000 people.
The company continues to be guided, as it has been since its
beginning, by the core values exhibited by its founder:
integrity, quality, commitment and innovation.
How We're Organized
John Deere consists of three
major business segments (agriculture and turf, construction and
forestry, and credit). Those segments, along with the support
operations of parts and power systems, are focused on helping
customers be more productive as they help to improve the quality
of life for people around the world. The company's products and
services are primarily sold and serviced through John Deere's
dealer network.
- Agriculture and Turf — John Deere is
the world's leading manufacturer of farm equipment. The
company also produces and markets North America's broadest
line of lawn and garden tractors, mowers, golf course
equipment, and other outdoor power products. John Deere
Landscapes provides irrigation equipment and nursery
supplies to landscape-service professionals across the
United States.
- Construction and Forestry — The company
is the world's leading manufacturer of forestry equipment
and is a major manufacturer of construction equipment in
North America.
- Credit — John Deere Credit is one of
the largest equipment finance companies in the U.S. with
more than 2.4 million accounts and a managed portfolio of
nearly $23 billion (U.S.) In addition to providing retail,
wholesale and lease financing to help facilitate the sale of
John Deere agricultural, construction and forestry, and
commercial and consumer equipment, John Deere Credit also
offers revolving credit, operating loans to farmers, crop
insurance (as a Managing General Agent), and debt financing
for wind energy. Today, John Deere Credit has approximately
1,900 employees worldwide and has operations in 19
countries.
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