Once again John Deere featured an exhibit at the Modern Ag on the Mall event with a variety of equipment and technology. They had experts on hand to talk to the public, agency officials and the media. I spoke with Aaron Wetzel, VP Precision Ag. Aaron says the diversity of people who come to their booth makes it very exciting to show and discuss agriculture in general as well as their equipment. He says they leave with a better understand of what agriculture is all about. Here are some of the items on display.
8R Autonomous Tractor
Farmers never have a shortage of work to do on any given day. Autonomy increases overall farm productivity, enabling more acres to be covered by extending the day or unlocking 24/7 operation without adding help.
S7 900 Combine
Launched in February at Commodity Classic, the new S7 combine helps farmers perform at the maximum to make the most of the season’s efforts.
See & Spray™ Ultimate Sprayer
See & Spray™ Ultimate enables targeted spraying of nonresidual herbicide on weeds among corn, soybean and cotton plants.
GUSS Autonomous Sprayer and Smart Apply®
GUSS autonomous sprayers combine autonomous technology and precision application to complete the orchard and vineyard spray job quickly and efficiently. Smart Apply® is a precision upgrade kit that elevates the performance of virtually any air-blast sprayer, new or used.
Precision Agriculture Technology
The John Deere Operations Center™ is an online farm management system that enables farmers to create optimized work plans, monitor job quality, and analyze and receive insights from data anytime and anywhere.
Connectivity is crucial to a farm’s operation; however, most farms are in rural communities where connectivity challenges persist. The John Deere partnership with SpaceX will provide improved connectivity via satellites. Farmers will be able to work more efficiently and productively, reduce downtime, and coordinate among machines for more efficient use of resources.
Listen in to my interview with Aaron to learn more: AEM Ag on the Mall - Aaron Wetzel, Deere 9:55