Watch 100 Years of John Deere Tractor History

Mar 01, 2018

The Legend Runs On After a Century in Business

2018 marks the 100^th anniversary of Deere & Company, a company that revolutionized the farm tractor and ushered in the modern era of farming. Although the company’s history stretches back a little further in time, it was Deere & Company’s purchase of the Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company in 1918 (a company based-in Waterloo, Iowa, that manufactured the Waterloo Boy tractor) that set them on a path to commercial success.

Over the decades, John Deere pioneered many features we still see in tractors today, including quick attach implements (1945), power steering (1954), roll guards for overturn protection (1966) and even the modern precision guidance system (2002). Fast-forward to 2018, with over 60,000 employees, the company continues to turn heads with sleek designs, emission reduction technologies, and more.

Check out the video below and see 100 years of progress in the making – enjoy!

Video: A chain harrow is a game changer

Utilizing a rotational grazing method on our farmstead with our sheep helps to let the pasture/paddocks rest. We also just invested in a chain harrow to allow us to drag the paddocks our sheep just left to break up and spread their manure around, dethatch thicker grass areas, and to rough up bare dirt areas to all for a better seed to soil contact if we overseed that paddock. This was our first time really using the chain harrow besides initially testing it out. We are very impressed with the work it did and how and area that was majority dirt, could be roughed up before reseeding.

Did you know we also operate a small business on the homestead. We make homemade, handcrafted soaps, shampoo bars, hair and beard products in addition to offering our pasture raised pork, lamb, and 100% raw honey. You can find out more about our products and ingredients by visiting our website at www.mimiandpoppysplace.com. There you can shop our products and sign up for our monthly newsletter that highlights a soap or ingredient, gives monthly updates about the homestead, and also lists the markets, festivals, and events we’ll be attending that month.