Field of Deere Project

Charity ploughing event gets global views

Field of Deere raised £7,000 for charity <i>(Image: The Scottish Farmer)</i>
Field of Deere raised £7,000 for charity (Image: The Scottish Farmer)
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A charity ploughing event is set to return bigger and better after John Deere offered to deploy its top-flight marketing team for the return in 2025.

The Field of Deere project was organised by farmer Willie Lean in memory of his nephew Brodie Walker who passed away in 2018.

A total of 37 John Deere tractors and ploughs took part this year and stunning footage of the day has gone global, racking up around 1.6 million views on social media.

Read more: John Deere sell most tractor unit in UK

The event raised £7,000 for two children’s charities.

Mr Lean said he hopes to expand the event in future along with achieving a global profile with the PR support of the iconic manufacturer.

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