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Economical tractor and hay baler combinations like this 5085E tractor
and 459E round baler are helping John Deere dealers capture
market share by reaching new customers. The machine setup meets
the needs of many small livestock producers and hay growers.
of powerful four-track tractors and a new line of round balers,
as well as productive forage harvesters and a small tractor for
paddy-rice applications in Asia.
To serve the needs of large contractors, our construction and
forestry division introduced a hybrid-electric four-wheel-drive
loader that sets the standard for efciency. Our forestry
operations marked Deere’s 50th year in the skidder business
with an all-new line of skidders, as well as harvesters and
feller bunchers.
In order to help customers get the most value from their
investment in our products, the company took further steps to
strengthen its world-class parts-distribution system. During
the year, we doubled the size of our distribution center in Brazil,
ofcially opened a new facility in India, and recongured our
warehouse in Russia.
Deere augmented its global nancing capabilities by
establishing a retail-nancing presence in Austria, Czech
Republic, Croatia, and Bolivia. With these moves, the company
now offers competitive nancing to its customers in
49 countries.
CITIZENSHIP EFFORTS MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Long a cornerstone of John Deere’s success, our citizenship
efforts continued making a meaningful impact in 2015.
Total company and Deere foundation support of citizenship
activities, whose focus includes solutions for world hunger,
improved educational opportunities, and economic
development, approached $30 million.
John Deere employees continued to enrich their communities
through extensive volunteer efforts that are becoming
more global in scale and saw signicant expansion in Brazil
and India. Employee volunteer hours increased by more than
20 percent for the year, exceeding 100,000 for the rst time.
In one highlight, a community improvement program led by
the Deere foundation was launched in a historic neighborhood
of Moline, Illinois. Based on a model used in company
communities in Brazil and India, the project encourages a
collaborative approach to revitalization, business development,