It’s one thing to hear about a new product enhancement but quite another to “see” it. That’s the case with John Deere’s Swath Control Pro for planters. This new precision ag product enhancement received lots of excitement at the recent new product introduction. To see just how it works you can watch a great animation of it on the John … Read More
Learning About New Rate Controller Updates
At the recent John Deere product introduction new sprayers were on display for dealers to see in action. Also being shown was some of the new precision products that help growers more precisely apply products. Take for example the new rate controller system. Precision farming technology continues to grow as producers adopt innovative practices to bring more efficiency to their … Read More
New Precision Ag Products
At the John Deere product introduction Kayla Reynolds, John Deere Ag Management Solutions, gave a presentation to the media and a group of securities analysts. It was kind of a like a Precision 101 class since many of those attending have no background or experience with agriculture. The event provided them with some great information that will help them better … Read More
Precision Ag Updates From John Deere
When it comes to sprayers John Deere is bringing a lot of new things to the market. At the product introduction I spoke with Brent Madden who not only works for John Deere but also farms with his family in Iowa. I asked him to put his farmer hat on first and tell us about some of the new sprayer … Read More
Precision Ag on Display at John Deere Product Launch
There was plenty of precision ag on display at the John Deere product introduction and I’ll have posts here about that over the coming days. This display was part of one of the field demonstrations where dealers got to see what they can offer their customers this fall. While I was at this field station I interviewed Mike Park, Factory … Read More
Dealers Welcomed to John Deere Product Launch
The Senior Vice President, Agricultural Marketing – North America, Australia & Asia, for John Deere is Doug DeVries. Doug came out on stage at the product launch in Cincinnati to thank the dealers who work directly with the customers. In my interview with Doug he says this is the widest range of products they’ve ever brought to the market at … Read More
New 7330 Premium Cab Tractor With AMS and AutoTrac
The John Deere “Dedicated Leadership” product launch is in full swing and today the media, a number of securities analysts as well as dealers from around the country got to see the new products coming out from the company. One of the first things my group got to do when we arrived at the John Deere product launch field site … Read More
John Deere StarFire iTC Receiver Software Enhancements
The John Deere product launch, “Leadership by Design,” is underway in Cincinnati, OH. An example of the kind of announcements we’re seeing today includes improvements to precision software. As more producers use precision guidance to lower input costs, save fuel and reduce passes in the field, John Deere continues to enhance software to bring more value and accuracy when using … Read More
May The Force Be With You
This week John Deere participated in the Syngenta Learning Centers program in Milford, IA. On display was the new John Deere Central Insecticide System. Here’s Ron DeFauw, John Deere Seeding Group, talking about a the system’s brand new way to apply Force Insecticide. Think of the box version of wine that you put in your refrigerator and you’ll have a … Read More