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The Furrow

Author:
Karl-Hein­rich
Schleef

Karl-Hein­rich Schleef has worked in various marketing manage­ment posi­tions for John Deere for over 20 years. He is still very inter­ested in agri­cul­ture in general and espe­cially in how inno­v­a­tive tech­nical solu­tions can make agri­cul­ture more econom­ical and sustain­able.

All arti­cles by Karl-Hein­rich Schleef:


 

Precision Farming

Making the Elec­tronic Eye work in the Field

Farms are getting bigger. There­fore, when it comes to weed control, an “elec­tronic eye” in the field can be very useful. To ensure a new product works reli­ably right from the begin­ning, exten­sive tests are carried out before the launch. Customer Damien Menuel from North Eastern France tested John Deere’s See & Spray Select system for a second season in spring 2023. 

Precision Farming

Healthy wheat with less fungi­cides

In addi­tion to arable farming and fattening pigs, the Anschütz family relies on energy produc­tion from biogas and photo­voltaics, and provides heat to 90 house­holds through a heating network. Networks also play a big role in the family's farm manage­ment: Their trac­tors are equipped with the Auto­Trac steering system, the John Deere Display and JDLink, all connected to the John Deere Oper­a­tions Center. For a crop protec­tion agent trial, the Oper­a­tions Center was addi­tion­ally connected with xarvio from BASF. 

Precision Farming

Preci­sion as a mission

Customers of agri­cul­tural contractor Flaskamp have been bene­fiting from the advan­tages of preci­sion farming for over 10 years. The company supports simple entry level oper­a­tions as well as complex preci­sion farming tasks.

Precision Farming

“The goal is to treat every indi­vidual plant!”

Digi­tal­i­sa­tion is crucial for agri­cul­ture and its sustain­ability ambi­tions, according to Stefan Stahlmecke, regional director of intel­li­gent solu­tions at John Deere, speaking at the Digital Farming Confer­ence in Berlin. But what does this mean for farmers? We ques­tioned him to find out more.

ServicesTractors

Data Connect opti­mises mixed machine fleets

The Agraset agri­cul­tural co-oper­a­tive in Saxony farms over 5000ha. This spring, it equipped a Jaguar SPFH and five John Deere trac­tors with Data Connect for the first time.

Tractors

Under­stand and reduce soil compaction

Soil compaction can reduce yields by up to 20%. Mathias Stet­tler and Roger Stirn­i­mann from the Univer­sity of Applied Sciences for Agri­cul­ture, Forestry and Food Economics explain what happens during this process and how it can be miti­gated.

Precision Farming

Boost wheat yields through targeted slurry appli­ca­tion

Targeted N fertiliser appli­ca­tion in wheat using NIRS tech­nology on slurry can boost yields by up to 5%, with addi­tional yield after just one appli­ca­tion. Holger Huffel­mann attended a prac­tical test at Haus Düsse and explains the setup and possi­bil­i­ties offered by NIRS tech­nology.

Precision FarmingServices

Deal­er­ships and contrac­tors:
A strong team

Intro­ducing preci­sion tech­nolo­gies into day to day farming prac­tice can be a chal­lenge. However, no one needs to start out alone. We place the spot­light on two stake­holders in the green sector, who are playing a central role in the adop­tion of digital agri­cul­ture: Deal­er­ships and agri­cul­tural contrac­tors.

Attachments

Regu­la­tion will be key in Spraying tech­nology

Jørgen Aude­naert is an expert in spraying tech­nology. For almost 25 years he has contributed to many tech­no­log­ical break­throughs like data collec­tion, arti­fi­cial intel­li­gence, sensor tech­nology and pulsing nozzles. He expects spraying tech­nology to further advance in the future, "but regu­la­tions will be deci­sive."

“Producers gain power over their deci­sion making”

How to get started with preci­sion farming, and how quickly does it spread in prac­tice? An inter­view with Peer Leithold, the managing director of Agricon, a consulting firm he founded in 1997.

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