John Deere has a brand new species of Gator that is out to chomp the competition when it comes to speed, power and agility. “It’s the Gator RSX850i, our first recreational utility vehicle,” said Product Line Marketing Manager Kevin Lund. “With 62 horsepower and 53 mile an hour top speed, four-wheel independent multi-link suspension, it delivers the performance that you … Read More
Harvesting Corn at Farm Progress Show
The weather cooperated big time this year at the Farm Progress Show so that field demonstrations got in a full schedule. We had a nice breeze to tone down a hot day in the field during the show. Corn harvest demonstrations began at 11am and there were crowds on hand to watch the large combines, tractors and grain carts in … Read More
John Deere Showcases the Future at FPS
John Deere is giving farmers a glimpse of what farming in the future might look like at Farm Progress Show and it looks cool. “We put together a little video of a farmer in the future that shows some advanced technology to give a vision of the future,” said Deere’s Barry Nelson. “We’ve got 7 billion people right now, it’s … Read More
Finding Common Ground Through AgGateway
Attendees of the recent International Conference on Precision Agriculture in Indianapolis, IN got the chance to see different groups and companies, even some competitors, work together for the common good of the agriculture industry through an organization known as AgGateway. “AgGateway is an organization focused on enabling eCommerce in the agricultural industry, and it goes across trading partners broad and … Read More
Hello? It’s For You… Your Tractor is Calling
Just when you thought you had everyone’s picture ID in your smart phone, you find out you’ll need to add one of your favorite tractor. During the International Conference on Precision Agriculture, Chuck talked with Aaron Bartholomay with John Deere’s Intelligent Solutions Group, about how technologies are making it possible for connectivity between farmers and their equipment through MyJohnDeere.com. “We … Read More
FarmSight on International Stage
Attendees at the International Conference on Precision Agriculture got the full overview of the John Deere FarmSight strategy from Mark Stelford who does Solutions Marketing in the Intelligent Solutions Group. I visited with Mark afterward. Mark says that when you look at some of the megatrends in agriculture and outside the industry like demand for food, fiber and fuel between … Read More
John Deere Mobile Farm Manager App
Tyler Hogrefe, seen here being interviewed by Ken Anderson, Brownfield Ag News, is a Product Manager for John Deere in their Intelligent Solutions Group. He was a presenter at their FarmSight Tech Summit. I spoke to him about John Deere Mobile Farm Manager. Tyler says the need for more data is increasing and it is very useful in the office … Read More
Mobile Weather from John Deere
Mobile weather sounds like it would be a high priority for farmers today. John Deere unveiled their version of it at the FarmSight Tech Summit. I visited with Janae Tapper, Product Manager in the John Deere Intelligent Solutions Group about the product. For private and commercial applicators who need precise weather information in order to make proper product application and … Read More
The Pillars of John Deere FarmSight
When it comes to FarmSight, Jerry Roell has the insight. He’s John Deere’s Director, FarmSight, Intelligent Solutions Group. Jerry says they began developing FarmSight about two years ago looking at three areas. The first of these is machine optimization and trying to figure out how to make machines more efficient, more productive and to monitor machine help. The second area … Read More
MyJohnDeere.com Announced Today
Today John Deere announced MyJohnDeere.com and to learn a little about it I spoke with David Everitt, President, Agriculture and Turf Division. Dave has just announced his retirement from John Deere after a long career with the company. The announcements are being made at the John Deere FarmSight Tech Summit. You can follow tweets using the hashtag, #JDTech. David says … Read More