"Today John Deere is remembered - some say mistakenly - as the inventor of the steel plow. Who was this legendary man and how did he create the internationally renowned company that still bears his ...

`The John Deere Story: A Biography of Plowmakers John and Charles Deere' (by Neil Dahlstrom and Jerey Dahlstrom, Northern Illinois University Press, $24) is available at local bookstores and online at ...

MOLINE -- Jay Olson of Bettendorf plays a key role in helping John Deere provide a larger market for the corn and soybeans of its farmer customers. The 53-year-old native of Woodhull, Ill., who grew ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The Verge. Agricultural equipment ...