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Farmers will have the ability to take data from JD’s Operations Center and seamlessly share it with PCT Agcloud, providing insights into protein and yield.
A new agreement between John Deere and Australian precision agriculture leader PCT aims to help to revolutionise in-field data analysis for grain and corn farmers in Australia and New Zealand.
Under the agreement, farmers will have the ability to take data from John Deere Operations Center and seamlessly share it with PCT Agcloud, providing further automated insights into protein and yield for grain growers.
The agreement gives John Deere customers access to PCT Agcloud advanced analysis tool Protein Pro. This move formalises and expands the relationship that John Deere and PCT Agcloud have shared for several years.
JD Australia and New Zealand production systems manager Ben Kelly says the relationship will automate the delivery of key insights to grain producers that can be acted upon quickly – to generate real outcomes in the field.
“Our global ambition is to improve profitability and sustainability for farmers. This agreement delivers by providing more automated insights growers can use to inform their management decisions and action in the field,” he explains.
“The partnership works well because JD has developed accurate and reliable sensors on our equipment to collect data and PCT Agcloud offers precise and advanced analysis tools.”
For customers who have purchased a HarvestLab 3000 Protein Sensor, PCT Agcloud’s Protein Pro uses protein and yield data to create a nitrogen removal map in Operations Center. Growers and agronomists can then create prescription maps for nitrogen or other nutrients – as well as manage protein and yield to match soil capability in future seasons, using protein to maximise profitability and minimise environmental impacts.
“Nitrogen costs have increased markedly for farmers over the past few years and is also one of the highest contributors to on-farm emissions,” Kelly adds.
“So, the partnership will help customers optimise nitrogen to maximise crop potential and profits, while also being more sustainable with their nitrogen use.”
PCT Agcloud general manager, Andrew Smart, says the company has been continuously developing advanced analytics and solutions for Australian and NZ farmers for more than 10 years, with a focus on making the technology easier to use.
He believes the partnership with John Deere will now make these solutions more widely accessible to all growers, via Operations Center.
“We see automated insights as an important part of day-to-day decision making. Our job is to develop localised data sets and insights for each customer to create their ‘special sauce’.”
Customers will remain in full control of their data. John Deere says it understands that farmers often need to share data with other business partners and trusted advisors. The company offers the ability for this information to be shared, but only if the customer approves it.
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In operation, sensors monitor the vibrations transmitted from the tractor chassis to the operator cabin, allowing the system to adjust suspension damping in real time. The control system incorporates key priorities, such as comfort at lower speeds and stability as speed increases, while also reacting to factors such as lower tyre pressures, where the tyres absorb more of the initial shock.
Case IH said as suspension requirements change throughout the working day, as tractors move between the paddock and road transport, the system manages suspension response in the background as tasks, speeds and conditions change, leaving the operator without the need to make manual adjustments.
Richard Hollins, Optum series tractors global product manager, said: “Pioneering technology must earn its place in the working day. Farmers and contractors will judge an investment by what it delivers, including manageable ownership costs, dependable up-time and the versatility to tackle different jobs. With AVS, we are putting intelligent control to work for comfort and stability, without giving the operator another setting to manage.”
Organised by FederUnacoma, the Italian Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers Federation, the contest has been part of EIMA since 1986, with the Technical Evolution distinction awarded to products that introduce original improvements to solutions already manufactured or patented.
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