Plant & Seed
Managing your planting and seeding
There are two main management tasks when taking care of planting and seeding. Analysing your previous year’s crop performance and creating your variable rate maps.Then executing the work in each individual field.
Analyse and Prepare
Using yield mapping data from the John Deere Operations Center™ combined with other data if available (soil nutrient sampling, satellite biomass, etc.), it’s simple to create variable rate seeding maps. You can do this yourself or work with your agronomist or the Precision Ag Specialist at your local dealer.
Execute in the Field
With the seed maps complete you can set-up a work plan for individual fields with guidance lines for your planter or seeder and send it to your tractor. Thanks to ISOBUS compatibility, the settings for the seeder will appear on the tractor’s display as soon as it is attached. When the tractor enters the field, the job will automatically appear on the display. All the driver has to do is confirm the job and they can start straightaway.
Quality is everything. It’s all about doing it right.
Smart Farming Solutions
Swipe through the different solutions and click on a technology to find out how it can help you.
AutoTrac™Handsfree steering for less stress, faster working and reduced overlaps and gaps.
Section ControlUsing field mapping data, sections of the implement are turned on and off to apply the exact amount of inputs.
AutoPathPrecisely follow crop rows even when using different width implements throughout the season.
AutoTrac™ Turn AutomationHandsfree steering at the end of rows for accurate and stress-free headland turns.
- AutoTrac™Handsfree steering for less stress, faster working and reduced overlaps and gaps.
Active Implement GuidanceTractor and implement follow exactly the same path avoiding damage to crop and irrigation channels.
AutoTrac™ Implement Guidance - PassiveEnsures pull-type implements stay on the guidance line on slopes and uneven terrain, making it ideal for first pass applications.
In-Field Data SharingShare coverage maps and guidance lines with other machines in the same field for higher efficiency.
RTKThe most accurate guidance signal available, +/- 2.5 cm, for precise application with guaranteed repeatability year after year.
Customer Stories
The time for variable rate seeding is now!
Variable rate seeding is not only about increasing yields and reducing costs. It is also about responding adequately to declining rainfall caused by climate change. Several French farmers and contractors explain how they are rising to the challenge.
Every seed is precious
Together with Saaten-Union, John Deere is looking for new ways to optimise drilling. To do this, technical expertise and agronomic knowledge must go hand in hand.
4 Essential Technologies to Get You Started
It doesn’t take much to start your smart farming journey.You may well already have the essential technologies on your machine.
Ask an Expert for a Fast Start
Speak to a Precision Ag specialist at your local dealer. They’ll help you set-up machinery, input field information and be there for every step of your smart farming journey.