Precision Agriculture and the John Deere Green Star

Precision Agriculture and the John Deere Green. Star System Donna Neumeyer

Equipment n Advances in farming equipment has been occurring since the end of World War ll

$$$ n Today Americans only spend approximately 10 cents of disposable income on food and the farmer only receives 1 penny of this and the rest goes towards outputs

Precision Ag Equipment n Precision Agriculture equipment has become a standard accessory for farming equipment today.

John Deere - Green. Star n n n 1996 - John Deere first introduced satellitebased DGPS systems with 1 -2 meter accuracy 2000 – accuracy enhanced to 30 cm. 2004 - accuracy enhanced to 10 cm.

Green. Star – GPS Package n n n Green. Star consists of a mobile processor – this is the brains of the Green. Star system. A Star. Fire Position Receiver – Dualfrequency receiver Green. Star display

Green. Star Parallel Tracking n n Parallel Tracking uses GPS signals to pinpoint the tractor’s location in the field. Once a path has been designated the visual and audible indicators help keep you parallel to this line at all times. Another feature point-of-reference mode. Mark a point with the GPS and Parallel Tracking will take you back to the point

Green. Star Auto. Trac n n The system uses satellites to steer the tractor in the field. Adjustments are still needed for the in the field obstacles and turns Accurate within 10 cm Picture of the inside of the cab equipped with Auto. Trac

Additional JD Precision Ag. Products n Yield Monitors – such as the one that we have seen in class

Advantages n n Yield Monitors Cost-effective way to determine the variation in moisture and yields within a field. Auto. Trac Increase yields by better placement of fertilizer or chemicals. Less fuel usage and time in the field n n Parallel Tracking Improves efficiency – saves time and money by reducing overlap of chemical or fertilizer Green. Star System can be moved from a tractor to tractor without any special equipment

Disadvantages n n Cost of equipment Education n n The average of farmers today is 54 according to the 1997 census Change – this is how I have always done it.

John Deere Green. Star Video n http: //www. deere. com/en_US/ag/video/200 30217 -3 commoncomp/QT 56. html

Conclusion n Precision Agriculture is the future of farming. It will help to increase the profits and decrease the expenses of today's farmers.

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References n n n http: //www. deere. com www. migrationint. com. au/ruralnews/gibraltar/jul_2000 -14 rmn. html John Deere Video http: //www. deere. com/en_US/ag/video/200302173 commoncomp/QT 56. html http: //www. ssu. missouri. edu/faculty/jikerd/papers/Why. Farming. html John Deere Parallel Tracking Video http: //www. deere. com/en_US/ag/servicesupport/ams/paralleltracking. html