Deere Mother Corp We had a good run. A long one. I still have our first Clipper and that old 55 sitting in the yard — reminders of when things felt solid and we actually worked well together. For years I put up with the problems because I cared. I kept telling myself it would get better, that the relationship was worth the frustration. But I’ve been in a bad place with you for a long time now, and the latest mess with these million-dollar machines has finally gone too far. Without the unlocks and the endless paid services, I’m left running what feels like an 8820 by hand — the same machine I used to fight on every hillside and through every thick crop. Pay for this, pay for that, pay again… and even after all of it last year, it still didn’t do what it was supposed to. There are other colors out there now — yellow, red, black, even the other green. They look the same, cost the same, and from what I can see they just get the job done without all the extra drama. This is the breakup I’ve been circling for a while. As a farmer, I can’t keep pretending. I’m the customer. I buy the product. And it’s time I started looking elsewhere. You used to be the best. Greed got in the way of the customer, and that changed everything. Take care of yourself. A farmer who’s going to switch direction, move on and finally walking away. – at Tullymet No. 216, Saskatchewan