An annual investment in fertility benchmarking combined with an evolving strip-till system has increased yields and lowered per-bushel N ratios for Chris Armstrong.
North Bend, Neb. strip-tiller Chris Armstrong was just over the age of 30 when he made the switch to strip-till in 2014. That first year, he also decided to enroll in the Pioneer Encirca nutrient management program, investing $10 per acre in creating a database with a goal of more accurately applying fertilizer based on field-specific prescriptions.
The manufacturer received the American Farm Bureau Ag Data Transparent (ADT) certification, which verifies to producers that a technology provider or product is in compliance with specific core principles for ag data ownership, consent and privacy.
AutoTrac Turn Automation, AutoTrac Implement Guidance, AutoTrac Vision for Tractors, and In-Field Data Sharing applications are being sold as bundled activations for the John Deere 4600 CommandCenter and as bundled subscriptions for 4640 Universal Displays.
Deere said it will invest $305 million to fully acquire Blue River Technology and plans to have the 60 person firm remain in Sunnyvale, Calif. The transaction is expected to close in September.
The collaboration will give John Deere customers more tools to measure and improve their financial performance, and a program will be launched to reward Deere dealers who work with Granular.
Exapta Solutions is now the exclusive importer of Aricks bushing kits for John Deere 50, 60 and 90 series drills. The kits replace and upgrade the pivot points for the firming arm, the closing arm and the main pin at the front of the opener.
Cyndee Smiley Dolan, division marketing manager with John Deere, provides and overview of the new S700 combines which incorporate advanced automated harvesting technology. This includes the new Combine Advisor package, which incorporates 7 technologies to help operators set, optimize and automate the combine for harvesting performance based on their crop and field conditions.
John Mishler, tactical marketing manager for John Deere, discusses features of the new 4640
universal display, new 4640 universal display with extended Gen 4 monitor. Basic entry point
cost for the 4640s, offered with 1 or 5 subscriptions, is about half the cost of GreenStar 2630
systems.
Dean Sponheim, who farms with his son, Josh, near Nora Springs, Iowa, is accustomed to innovating, despite being a relatively late adopter of precision farming practices.
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On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, Greg and Janis Thoren share how they’re eliminating insecticides and fungicides on their Leopold Conservation Award-winning operation in Stockton, Ill.
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