Insights and Stories on John Deere

Nov. 23, 2018 at 8:03 pm CST

A central Alberta John Deere dealership which billed itself as “one of the few independently owned” dealers in the region is set to join Cervus Equipment. Calgary-based, publicly-traded Cervus announced Friday it will buy Red Deer-based Deermart Equipment Sales for an undisclosed sum. Deermart, owned by John Donald, Jack Donald […]

By GFM Staff

Jan. 18, 2018 at 4:12 pm CST

Engage Zone Control from Intelligent Agricultural Solutions is the industry’s first retrofit section control available for John Deere 1910 air carts. Easily installed underneath the meter housing, Engage Zone Control integrates with the existing GPS mapping system to spot areas of potential overlap, and uses electric motors to actuate slide […]

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Dec. 21, 2017 at 5:31 pm CST

Exapta is now the exclusive importer of Aricks row cleaners for John Deere 50/60/90 drills, offering a solution to help overcome the tendency of these drills to hairpin residue into the seed slot. Leah Lanie, Exapta’s sales manager, says that a lot of the problems with hairpinning can be solved […]

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Dec. 14, 2017 at 3:56 pm CST

John Deere has new guidance and machine data sharing technology with the addition of three new AutoTrac applications and a new In-Field Data Sharing application for its Generation 4 Displays. AutoTrac Turn Automation makes end turns smooth, consistent and comfortable for operators during tillage, planting, seeding or other pre-emerge applications when using straight-track […]

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Dec. 7, 2017 at 4:36 pm CST

Available in 2018, John Deere will add new models to its narrow-track 9RX tractor lineup with 420, 470 or 520 horsepower. This update to the John Deere 9R family of tractors now includes wheeled, 2-track models and 4-wide track models in narrow- or wide-undercarriage configuration. The narrow-undercarriage tractor can be fitted […]

By Staff