Deere & Company has deployed its next-generation smart sprayer across more than one million acres of test fields, leveraging 36 high-resolution cameras and on-board machine learning to identify and target individual weeds. In field trials during 2023, the system reduced water and chemical usage by 50%, lowered airborne drift by 87% and curtailed chemical runoff by 93%, delivering substantial cost savings for growers while minimizing environmental impact.

Building on its digital farming suite, Deere has advanced its autonomous tractor program into large-scale field testing. Equipped with 360° vision sensors and obstacle-avoidance software, these tractors are operated remotely via a mobile interface, freeing operators for higher-value tasks. Deere reports that farmers using the technology can initiate field operations with a single swipe on a smartphone, reducing labor requirements and enabling precise, around-the-clock field work.

After a challenging full-year period in 2025—marked by a 12% decline in net sales and a 29% drop in net income—Deere achieved an 11% increase in net revenues during the fourth quarter. Despite elevated research and development spending totaling $2.29 billion over the past four years (5.1% of sales), the company maintained an 11% net margin. Deere also continued its long-term dividend growth trend, raising payouts by 113% since 2020, positioning itself for sustained investment in automation and digital agriculture ahead of projected 60–70% production growth needs by 2050.