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 ...

Minnesota’s Star Tribune reports that farmers are flocking to 40-year-old tractors at auctions. The appeal is twofold: While classic tractors are cheaper to maintain, simpler to use, and much simpler ...

Deere and Co, the company behind the John Deere brand name and the leaping deer emblem, is the world’s biggest tractor and farm machinery manufacturer. But its history started before the days of power ...