EIB ploughs €220m loan into green tractor project

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Global engineering giant John Deere cranks up plans to slash farming emissions

US agricultural engineering firm John Deere has secured a €220m loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to research and develop new low carbon farming machinery. The loan will support an existing...

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