There’s lots of information out there when it comes to precision agriculture. Being able to connect and exchange that data was one of the topics discussed at the recent 2014 Develop with Deere conference – a get-together in Kansas City that brought together dealers, independent agricultural software application developers and John Deere staff primarily from the company’s Intelligent Solutions Group. … Read More
MyJohnDeere Tackles Wireless Data Transfer
The recent Develop with Deere conference in Kansas City brought ag nerds from across the country together to discuss the latest developments in the MyJohnDeere precision agriculture platform. Tyler Hogrefe, one of John Deere’s staff primarily from the company’s Intelligent Solutions Group who attended the gathering, told Chuck that companies want to know how MyJohnDeere will relate to the applications … Read More
MyJohnDeere Lets Other Software Bring New Data to Farming
One of the key takeaways from the 2014 Develop with Deere conference was how the company’s MyJohnDeere platform allows a host of outside software technologies bring better information to farming. “The MyJohnDeere operations center is enabling all these software companies and partners is to bring new insights into the operations center for the grower, using all their data and their … Read More
Develop with Deere Underway
This morning John Deere kicked off what’s becoming an annual conference for developers. The 2014 Develop with Deere conference brings together dealers, independent agricultural software application developers and John Deere staff primarily from their Intelligent Solutions Group. Kicking things off was a keynote presentation by Pat Pinkston, Vice President, Technology and Information Solutions, Agriculture and Turf Division. Pat talked about … Read More
John Deere Announces $35,000 Green Fever Giveaway
As John Deere kicks off its annual Green Fever sales event to start its 2015 product marketing year, the company is launching a new $35,000 Green Fever Giveaway program, which includes a $25,000 landscape makeover. John Deere is offering a grand prize package of a $25,000 landscape makeover and choice of either a John Deere Gator, ZTrak Mower, 1 Family … Read More
Talking Digitalization in Corn & Soybean Cropping
During last week’s Bayer CropScience Corn and Soybean Future Forum, Than Hartsock, John Deere, did some digital storytelling. In fact, his presentation was titled, “Digitalization – next level of corn and soybean cropping.” Than talked about how John Deere is developing new tools to deal with ways for farmers to make more money from their crop. This includes all the … Read More
Precision Sugarcane Harvesting
2014 CTIC Conservation in Action Tour Photo Album In addition to seeing sugarcane planting on the the 2014 CTIC Conservation in Action tour, we also got to see harvesting – yes, they can do both at the same time of year in the sunny south! “We harvest with one mechanical harvester per row, each one geared with auto steer and … Read More
Deere to Review Strategic Options for Crop Insurance
Deere & Company announced today it will review strategic options for its crop insurance business, which underwrites policies through John Deere Insurance Company, a business unit within John Deere Financial. Deere said no formal decisions have been made and no agreements have been reached concerning the company’s crop insurance operations. Citi has been retained as exclusive financial advisor to assist … Read More
New John Deere 9R/9RT Series Tractors
AgWired’s @AgriBlogger Chuck Zimmerman pulled out the ZimmGlass at the recent 2015 Products Launch to get a good look at the new John Deere 9R/9RT Tractors and a driver’s eye view during a test drive. Watch the video below to learn more about the new series of tractors. The new 9R/9RT Series Tractors feature more horsepower across all models and … Read More
MyJohnDeere Operations Center
During the recent product launch, Johh Deere introduced the new MyJohnDeere Operations Center with intuitive, easy-to-use tools for customers to manage their machinery and develop agronomic insights. The center allows producers to upload data securely using backup tools or right from the field using JDLink™, and the platform is open, allowing seamless sharing to trusted advisors. Innovative tools such as … Read More