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Operator: Good morning, and welcome to Deer and Company Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call. I would now like to turn the call over to Mr. Christopher Seibert, director of investor relations. Thank you. You may begin.
Christopher Seibert: Hello. Welcome, and thank you for joining us on today's call. Joining me on the call today are Brent Norwood, Chief Financial Officer Deanna Kovar, President, Worldwide Agriculture and Turf Division, Production and Precision Ag, Sales and Marketing, Regions of the Americas and Australia. And Joshua Jepsen, Manager, Investor Communications. Today, we will take a closer look at Deere's third quarter earnings, then spend some time talking about our end markets, our current outlook for fiscal 2026. After that, we will respond to your questions. Please note that slides are available to complement the call this morning. They can be accessed on our website at johndeere.com/earnings. First, a reminder, this call is broadcast live on the Internet and recorded for future transmission and use by Deere and Company. Any other use, recording, or transmission of any portion of this copyrighted broadcast without the express written consent of Deere is strictly prohibited. Participants in the call including the Q&A session, agree that their likeness and remarks in all media may be stored and used as part of the earnings call. This call includes forward-looking statements concerning the company's plans and projections for the future. That are subject to uncertainties, risks, changes in circumstances, and other factors that are difficult to predict. Additional information concerning factors that could cause actual results to differ materially is contained in the company's most recent Form 8-Ks, risk factors in the annual Form 10-Ks, as updated by reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This call also may include financial measures that are not in conformance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. GAAP. Additional information concerning these measures including reconciliations to comparable GAAP measures, is included in the release and posted on our website at johndeere.com/earnings. Under quarterly earnings and events. I will now turn the call over to Christopher Seibert.
Unidentified Speaker: Good morning, and thank you for joining us. John Deere delivered a strong third quarter. With equipment operations achieving 14.4% operating margin. While conditions vary across our end markets, we continue to see pockets of strength in agriculture, producers remain focused on managing profitability. Impacted by fluctuating commodity fundamentals and uncertainty around input costs and crop demand. All of which are influencing capital spending decisions by region. At the same time, construction, compact construction, and turf markets remain supported by healthy, project activity and steady demand fundamentals. Reinforcing the value of Deere's diversified portfolio. Against this …
