[[Image Removed]]   Deere & Company
                    One John Deere Place, Moline, IL 61265 USA
                    Phone: 309-765-8000
                    www.deere.com

DEERE EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALL
TO BE BROADCAST ON WEBSITE

MOLINE, IL - (11 February 2009) Deere & Company today said its first-quarter 2009 earnings conference call would be broadcast over the Internet on Wednesday, 18 February, beginning at 9:00 a.m. central time. During the call, the company's financial and operating performance will be discussed with analysts, investors and other members of the financial community.

The conference call can be accessed at www.deere.com/confcall. The recorded call will be available on the Deere website for a period of time afterward.

The Deere earnings release, other financial information and conference call information slides referred to in the conference call, can be accessed at www.deere.com/financialreports.

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.