At the Commodity Classic farm show in San Antonio, Texas, John Deere had several new machines and updates to debut, including its line of planters.
Several new features allow for more onboard fertilizer options, better seed placement and residue management.
“Planter advancements from John Deere are designed to help ensure the seed has the best chance to get off to a strong start,” says Anthony Styczinski, marketing manager for planters and air seeders.
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For model year 2027, Deere planters will have an option for a dual-product fertilizer system that allows operators to carry and apply product in-furrow and/or off to the side. The company says that will give corn plants better access to the right nutrients at the right time in the growth stage, which should lead to higher corn yields.
The dual-product system includes both of the brand’s ExactShot and ExactRate systems.
ExactShot delivers nutrients directly into the seed furrow. Deere claims ExactShot can save growers up to 66 per cent of in-furrow nutrient input needs. ExactRate applies fertilizer off to the side of the furrow.
Planters can now be equipped with dual liquid fertilizer tanks with pumps mounted underneath them connected to stainless steel lines.
Both liquid tanks are equipped with level sensing, so an operator knows how much product is remaining in each tank.
Another update is a new agitation system, which is necessary to keep certain chemical blends suspended for even product coverage. An auxiliary tank option allows for the use of micronutrients, biologicals, fungicides and insecticides.
The dual fertilizer system is available from the factory on model year 2027 1775NT 16 and 24 row and DB60 24 row planters.
“We have thought through the entire planting experience, adding a way for the operators to know exactly what is going on with the planter,” says Styczinski.
“From the tractor cab, a display screen shows both fertilizer products on a single run screen. Additional improvements offer the operator to now select a dose length of four-inch and improvements to the map coverage page.”
Also new this year to Deere planters is ExactDepth, which is an electric depth control that supports an in-cab, on-the-go range of depth adjustments and individual row unit depth calibrations.
Downforce automation
2027 models also get downforce automation with FurrowVision. This automation determines the amount of downforce needed to optimize the furrow based on a number of factors, including initial margin setpoint, soil resistance, furrow health, raw depth, and ground contact.
FurrowVision also helps operators identify when residue is impacting the furrow, allowing them to manually optimize row cleaner settings. It uses three in-furrow cameras to provide real-time sectional views of the furrow, as well as depth measurement readings, residue detection filter and additional quality map layers available through the John Deere Operations Center.
Other features to help manage planter operations through Deere’s Operations Centre have been enhanced for 2027 as well.
Logistics is now available through the Operations Center available with the G5 Advanced license. It provides real-time monitoring of equipment location, work status and product levels. This can give tender drivers or anyone else on the farm detailed information about tank product and seed levels.
