There are more kudos for the John Deere Classic. That’s after the PGA Tour announced that River Bend Foodbank is the 2011 PGA Tour’s “Charity of the Year.” The food bank is the largest hunger relief organization in the bi-state Iowa and Illinois area. It distributes 6.3 million pounds of food each year. The award [...]

The John Deere Classic continues to attract positive attention for its annual tournament at TPC Deere Run. This time, the John Deere Classic earned an award for “Most Engaged Community” during the 2011 tournament. The PGA Tour presented the honors during its Tournament Advisory Council meetings on December 10. Tournament Director Clair Peterson says it [...]

The 2011 Farm Progress Show is off and running with a Deere. A new John Deere S690 combine, that is. It’s part of the largest combines and tractors that Deere has ever built. This model is the world’s largest and most powerful. It includes all the latest and greatest features. There’s also a product called [...]

When a business reaches 100 years, there should be a celebration. That’s the case for the John Deere plant in Horicon, Wisconsin. Last weekend, the community held a special parade and celebration. There was a special look back at items produced at the plant over the years, including a horse-drawn 1911 grain drill, snowmobiles, gator [...]

There will be plenty of excitement at TPC Deere Run before the John Deere Classic begins. That’s because nearly 50 players will compete to win a playing spot in the John Deere Classic’s Wednesday Pro-Am. The final shootout of the “Drive the Middle” contest will take place at noon, on Sunday, July 3. Contestants will [...]

The John Deere Classic is adding another big name just prior to its July 4-10 run at TPC Deere Run. Davis Love III, a former PGA champion and captain of the 2012 U.S. Ryder Cup team, will be teeing off in Silvis next week. Love, 47, will then jet off to England on the John [...]

Deere & Company says that a FCC proposal jeopardizes use of the Global Positioning System in agriculture and construction equipment. Deere is part of a group that released a study reporting the potential $96 billion direct negative impact on the U.S. economy if the FCC proposal is approved. The FCC had required that that the [...]

If getting out to TPC at Deere Run just isn’t enough to follow the John Deere Classic, then there’s something new for you. Fans of the John Deere Classic now may download a free app to their iPhones or Android-based mobile phones to help stay connected to the tournament in a unique way. It will [...]

Illinois is carefully watching tax break deals with more than 100 companies set to expire over the next three years. Deere & Company is one of those firms. Its deal runs out in 2013. The Moline-based company used $7.28 million in tax credits in a program called Economic Development for a Growing Economy. Illinois provided [...]

It’s getting to be that time of the year when golf enjoys the spotlight around the Quad Cities. With that in mind, the John Deere Classic is happy to announce that Stewart Cink will compete in the $4.5 million tournament coming up between July 4-10. Cink is the 2009 British Open champion. He joins 2010 [...]