{"id":"98d64f47-5430-4d8c-abee-751ad8b84c17","slug":"john-deere-acquires-blue-river-2017","acquirerCompanyId":"c6fa1c93-2675-490a-9dac-4bbe951a16cf","acquiredCompanyId":"65819dc8-80ca-4279-99e8-dac94a3473a6","acquirerName":null,"acquiredName":"Blue River Technology","announcementDate":"2017-09-06T00:00:00.000Z","closeDate":"2017-09-12T00:00:00.000Z","status":"completed","structure":"full_acquisition","valuationUsd":"305000000","valuationBasis":"reported","summary":"John Deere acquired Blue River Technology (~$305M, 2017), the basis of its See & Spray and autonomy programs (cross-ref people-graph: jorge-heraud, willy-pell).","sources":[{"url":"https://www.deere.com/","title":"John Deere acquires Blue River","sourceName":"John Deere (official)"}],"verificationPosture":"verified","reviewStatus":"reviewed","createdAt":"2026-06-05T02:31:20.917Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-14T21:34:53.985Z","acquirerCompany":{"id":"c6fa1c93-2675-490a-9dac-4bbe951a16cf","slug":"john-deere","name":"John Deere"},"acquiredCompany":{"id":"65819dc8-80ca-4279-99e8-dac94a3473a6","slug":"blue-river-technology","name":"Blue River Technology"},"assets":[]}