Deere & Company DE

Industrial & DefenseMarket cap $120B9 connections

John Deere makes the tractors, combines, sprayers, and construction equipment that feed and build the world. Its precision agriculture technology - GPS-guided planting, variable-rate fertilizer application, autonomous tractors - is revolutionizing farming productivity. Deere's Operations Center platform collects data from 500M+ acres globally. Farm equipment is often a 30-year capital investment, creating an installed base that generates decades of parts revenue.

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Suppliers 2

Companies that sell to Deere & Company

United RentalsIndustrial & Defense · $38BEquipment rental fleet
Nucor CorporationMaterials & Mining · $34BSteel for farm equipment

Customers 2

Companies Deere & Company sells to

NextEra EnergyEnergy · $155BDeere equipment for wind farm construction
Vulcan MaterialsIndustrial & Defense · $32BJohn Deere machinery in Vulcan Materials operations

Partners 5

Strategic partnerships, joint products and alliances

MicrosoftTechnology · $2.8TJohn Deere Operations Center on Azure
CaterpillarIndustrial & Defense · $190BCompeting heavy equipment makers
CumminsIndustrial & Defense · $40BEngine partnerships
CortevaAgriculture · $30BCorteva precision ag data on Deere equipment
Trimble IncTechnology · $14BPrecision agriculture tech

Key relationships in depth

Deere & Company & Microsoft

Deere and Company (John Deere) partnered with Microsoft to integrate Azure cloud capabilities into John Deere's Operations Center precision agriculture platform, enabling real-time field data analytics and machine connectivity for farmers. The partnership was formalized in 2021 and expanded through 2024.

Why it matters: John Deere's precision agriculture strategy requires massive real-time data processing from connected equipment, and Azure's IoT, AI, and edge computing capabilities provide the scalable infrastructure. Microsoft gains a marquee industrial IoT customer showcasing Azure's applicability in agriculture technology.

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