John Deere invests in new test lab at Iowa State University

Deere & Co., Moline, Ill., has announced plans to construct a 33,000-sq.-ft. facility at the Iowa State University (ISU) Research Park as a design and test lab for agricultural spraying and applications technology.

The new test center will allow increased collaboration with ISU faculty and students. In 2017 Deere opened a strategic technology innovation center in the ISU Research Park to collaborate with the company's business units and complement John Deere's global network of technology and innovation centers. Some employees from that center will be located in the new building when it is completed, which is expected to be summer 2019.