John Deere Utility Vehicle Wins 2008 Finovation Award |
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John Deere
PO Box 12795
Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709
USA
Press release date: January 4, 2008
John Deere Gator(TM) XUV 850D Takes Top Prize In Farm Industry News ATV/UV Category
CARY, N.C., Jan. 4 -- Farm Industry News announced today that the John Deere Gator XUV 850D is the winner of the ATV/Utility Vehicle category of the 2008 Finovation Awards.
John Deere earned the award after the XUV 850D tested the highest in the Farm Industry News "Utility Vehicle Rodeo," which is a two-day product testing where farmers scored utility vehicles, from nine different companies, while completing tasks resembling farm jobs.
Finovation Awards are given to the most innovative products in 20 different categories, ranging from combines to crop chemicals, published within Farm Industry News over the past year and based on reader responses and voting by the Team FIN farmers.
The winners will be officially announced at the Finovation Awards banquet held at the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, KY on Thursday, February 14, 2008. Print recognition will appear in the January 2008 issue of Farm Industry News magazine.
Previously, John Deere won a Finovation Award in 2007 for excellence in the 150- to 250-hp tractor category with the 7030 Series.
John Deere (Deere & Company - NYSE: DE) is the world's leading provider of advanced products and services for agriculture and forestry and a major provider of advanced products and services for construction, lawn and turf care, landscaping and irrigation. John Deere also provides financial services worldwide and manufactures and markets engines used in heavy equipment. Since it was founded in 1837, the company has extended its heritage of integrity, quality, commitment and innovation around the globe.
Source: John Deere
CONTACT: Ryan Mitchell, Account Executive of Imre Communications for John Deere, +1-410-821-8220, ryanm@imrecommunications.com
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