What is a 'Grant'. A grant is the issuance of an award, such as a stock option, to key employees under a stock plan. A stock option grants the employee the right to purchase a certain number of shares of the company's stock at a predetermined price. This price is called the grant price.
John Deere agricultural tractors are built in Waterloo, Iowa, USA. Lawn mower tractors are built in Horicon, Wisconsin. Utility tractors are built in Grovetown, Georgia, USA. Other utility tractors sold in countries other than the US are built in Pune, India. Larger European tractors are built in Mannheim, Germany.
John Deere Tractor History. Deere & Company was founded in 1868 by blacksmith John Deere. Deere had achieved great success in 1837 when he built a plow from highly polished steel. Deere entered the tractor manufacturing business in 1918. Deere sold a small number of tractors designed by Joseph Dain, with limited success.