John Deere is excited to introduce their customers to the new F4365 High Capacity Nutrient Applicator. This new machine gives larges-scale growers and ag service providers a greater capacity for applying fertilizer and lime, meaning more acres covered each day. This new machine offers increased capacity with a 330 cubic foot New Leader dry spinner spreader that can apply fertilizer … Read More
John Deere Promises Improvements for 2017
The growing season for 2017 will bring about some promising new additions to John Deere‘s product line up. Available next spring is the new MaxEmerge 5e row units for a variety of Deere planters, including the mini-hopper and DB planters. MaxEmerge 5e row units will improve seeding population accuracy when it operating on a curve– up to 20 percent improvement in … Read More
John Deere Makes Precision Farming More Precise
John Deere is offering precision growers a few new toys tools for their toolbox. The company has just announced the introduction of two new AutoTrac guidance products to its lineup. These products were designed to help row crop producers and ag service providers navigate fields more accurately when spraying during post emergence. The AutoTrac Vision assists the operator with the use … Read More
Pioneer, John Deere Help Growers See More Green
If you have JDLink Connect for your John Deere Operations Center account you’re in luck. DuPont Pioneer is offering John Deere customers the opportunity to try the EncircaSM Yield Nitrogen Management Service for free this summer. The Encirca platform provides in-season nitrogen monitoring and management services. “We believe growers who try this no-risk offer will see value of the data-driven insights … Read More
Mitas Recognized by John Deere
Mitas has earned Deere & Company’s highest supplier rating with Partner-level status. The John Deere Achieving Excellence Program recognizes companies that are dedicated to providing products and services of outstanding quality and show commitment to continuous improvement. A ceremony was held in Germany to honor company employees. Mitas is a Prague based company which sells radial agricultural tires to John Deere operations in … Read More
Deere Launches Mobile RTK for North America
John Deere operators in hilly or tree-covered ground will rejoice to hear the news: the company is expanding its RTK differential correction selections with the new Mobile RTK Signal. This new system offers machine guidance and telematics via a cellular connection, meaning growers can get accurate and reliable guidance, even without the traditional line-of-sight requirement. “Machines equipped with a StarFire™ … Read More
Deere and Hagie Enter Joint Venture
Deere & Company and Hagie Manufacturing have entered into a joint venture. Hagie is a national market leader when it comes to high-clearance sprayers. In this new agreement Deere gains majority ownership of Hagie Manufacturing. The equipment produced in the current plant at Clarion, Iowa will continue to carry the Hagie brand, but sales and services will be integrated into … Read More
John Deere Economist Addresses Ag Day Celebration
The annual National Ag Day Celebration of Agriculture Dinner took place at the USDA building this year and Orion Samuelson graced goers with his unforgettable voice and career-long commitment to agriculture. JB Penn, Chief Economist, John Deere was honored to serve as the evenings keynote speaker, but even more humbled to be introduced by an icon in American agriculture. “We … Read More
John Deere Offers New Prescription Creator
The John Deere Operation Center has seen many new developments recently so we were excited to hear from Jake Flanders at the 2016 Commodity Classic about what’s been happening. Just this February Deere released an update for their software bundle with its online set of tools that allow you to access all your farm information when and where you want it. Now they’re … Read More
Update on John Deere 9RX at #Classic16
The John Deere 9RX tractor got lots of attention at Commodity Classic. I visited with Kevin Lowe of John Deere to get an update since the launch last year. Kevin says the new tractors will start being delivered to customers in the next few weeks. He says the undercarriage is a big benefit since it is 20% larger than the … Read More