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Gigant of the farm equipment John Deere has announced this year that it is investing nearly $ 20 billion in the next decade to strengthen his American activities as part of his continuous dedication to American production.
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The investment of $ 20 billion of the company focuses on the development of new products, “advanced” technology and more advanced production possibilities, Reed said.
John Deere -signage is displayed on CES 2023 in the Las Vegas Convention Center January 6, 2023 in Las Vegas. (David Becker / Getty Images / Getty images)
Founded in 1837 in Grand Detour, Illinois, by Smid John Deere, the company has made considerable investments in the US in recent years to expand and modernize its factories and to build and build new.
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John Deere is building a $ 70 million factory in Kernersville, North Carolina, which will be spent on the production of excavators, said Reed.
The company has recently completed an $ 40 million expansion in its Des Moines, Iowa, Factory to build See & Spray sprayers that use computer vision and artificial intelligence to detect and direct weeds. It also invested nearly $ 150 million to renovate its factory in East Moline, Illinois, to build its new X9 combinations that increase the harvest capacity by around 45%, according to the John Deere website.
Ken Haas, a third -generation farmer, rabbing so that it will be drying before it is saved on 11 August 2024, in Elizabeth, sick. (Scott Olson / Getty Images / Getty images)
“These investments help us to resolve some of the biggest challenges of our customers,” said Reed. “Our customers are the backbone of our communities, and we are proud to offer the solutions that make their work easier and more efficient.”
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Almost 80% of the American turnover of John Deere and 25% of the international turnover comes from products made in their own country. The company employs around 30,000 people in more than 60 American locations, and the network of independent American dealers has an extra 50,000 extra, said Reed.
John Deere equipment for sale at a United AG and Turfdealer in Colchester, Conn., November 3, 2023. (Joe Buglewicz / Bloomberg via Getty Images / Getty images)
Those numbers of employment include high school students who contributed to trained transactions through its student program and hundreds of American military veterans who have been hired in the company in a variety of roles, he said.
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“We are proud that as a company we have helped to build America in the past two centuries by supporting farmers, farmers and construction teams,” said Reed. “We have broadcast them to feed our country for generations, dress, plant, plant, grow, harvest and build.”
