NYSE:DE 29 December 2025 - 1 June 2026

Deere & Co.’s $99 million right-to-repair settlement with farmers cleared a key hurdle, as a federal judge gave it preliminary approval and set up a final hearing for October. The judge also certified a proposed class covering people and businesses who bought Deere large farm equipment repairs from Deere or authorized dealers from Jan. 10, 2018, through the preliminary approval date.

John Deere’s plan to launch two U.S. plants and bring back a portion of recently laid-off staff is facing renewed questions, as the handful of new roles looks minor against the backdrop of the company’s recent job reductions in the Midwest. Food Tank, in a report out Tuesday, put the issue plainly: can these new sites and limited rehiring do much to counteract years of layoffs at the agriculture and construction giant?

Roy Hofer, known for his private John Deere tractor museum in Canby, is taking his Oregon hazelnut farming credentials national. He’s just been named to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Young Farmers & Ranchers Committee for 2026-27. That’s a prominent seat for a West Coast collector and manager in a group often tied to Midwestern machinery circles.

Deere & Co. landed back under the valuation microscope Monday, after an investor note over the weekend flagged its new Tarter USA partnership as a possible boost for the shares. The focus: a batch of Frontier flex-wing rotary cutters—mowing attachments built in Kentucky and aimed at grass and brush clearing—just as farmers are tightening up on purchases of larger equipment.