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“Future of Farming” Comes to Wheatland

The event featured several high-profile people from the agriculture world, including the Chief Technology Officer of John Deere.

March 2, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

WHEATLAND, N.D. – Farmers in the Red River Valley Region got a glimpse of what industry experts are calling the next great leaps forward for agriculture. The “Future of Farming” event was held at the Grand Farm Innovation Campus in Wheatland. In attendance were many industry leaders, including the Chief Technology Officer of John Deere. Speakers touted advancements such as…

Ellison Brings Suit Against John Deere

The Minnesota Attorney General alleges that Deere's withholding of repair equipment and software constitutes an illegal monopoly.

January 16, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (KVRR) – Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has been hearing from his constituents for quite a while that John Deere makes farmers’ lives needlessly more expensive and difficult through some of their business practices. This week, he took decisive action, joining Illinois AG Kwame Raoul and the Federal Trade Commission in a lawsuit against John Deere for monopolistic…

“Carry The Load” Partners with Fargo National Cemetery for Patriot’s Day

September 11, 2024

Juliana Pelaez,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — As part of Patriot Day, National Cemetery Administration is partnering with “Carry The Load” to clean up the Fargo National Cemetery. “Carry The Load” is a non-profit that offers volunteer opportunities to beautify sacred grounds at 67 national cemeteries nationwide on 9/11. Volunteers from local businesses including John Deere, Scheels, Buzzy Bee Coffee and Gate City…

Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion in Rollag, Minnesota

September 1, 2024

Ryan Bowlin,

ROLLAG, Minn. (KVRR) — Rollag, Minnesota is hosting the Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion this weekend. The annual tradition has been happening over the Labor Day weekend since 1954. This year’s theme is the Year of The Deere…featuring John Deere tractors and equipment over the decades. Throughout the weekend, guests are treated to tractor pulling and so much more as…

“Day of Play” Held At RDO Equipment in Moorhead

June 6, 2024

KVRR Staff,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Does your little kid have big dreams about big toys? RDO Equipment and John Deere are coming off another year of their “Day of Play”. It’s when the construction and farming equipment dealer opens its doors to families in the region. It gives kids who might not grow up on a farm or in a construction…

Hundreds enjoy annual Day of Play in Moorhead

June 8, 2023

Site Staff,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Tractors and machines aren’t really known to be kid-friendly but those rules go out of the window when it’s the Day of Play! RDO’s Equipment Company and John Deere hosts its annual play party in Moorhead. Hundreds of kids and their parents had a chance to not only see the equipment but ride and play on…

Fire destroys implement dealership in western Minnesota

March 22, 2023

Jim Monk,

MADISON, Minn. (KVRR-KWAT) – A Tuesday night fire has destroyed the John Deere implement dealership in Madison, Minnesota, and led to the evacuation of some nearby homes and apartments. The Lac Qui Parle County Sheriff’s Office says the fire at Midwest Machinery broke out just after 7:00 p.m. with reports of smoke coming from the building. Due to the risk…

Woman Arrested after Fleeing Police in Stolen Tractor

April 30, 2020

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HAWLEY, Minn.–A woman has been arrested after she stole a tractor and drove through multiple fields in an attempt to flee police on Thursday. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a stolen John Deere 4320 tractor with a trailer attached at in the area of 100th Avenue and 250th Street South at approximately 3:40 a.m. When Deputies…

RDO Equipment Hosts Fourth Annual “Day of Play”

Kids got the chance to ride John Deere tractors, get an inside look at agricultural life

July 28, 2017

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CASSELTON, ND — One local company is rolling out the top of the line when it comes to play time. RDO Equipment hosted their annual “Day of Play” in Casselton. Kathryn Kingsley’s youngest son is just one of the many kids who gets ecstatic when they see the tractors there. “(He) yells ‘tractor’ and ‘big’ and everything that describes it,”…