Deere’s fully autonomous 8R tractor is used for tillage operations. It relies on multiple Deere products designed to automate decisions that operators previously had to make, including tillage depth.

Tillage implements equipped with depth sensor

John Deere’s new TruSet Active system uses an ultrasonic sensor that constantly measures frame height and tillage depth

Glacier FarmMedia – John Deere has updated its TruSet product with a sensor that increases the accuracy of the automatic tillage depth system. The improved system, called TruSet Active, will […] Read more

John Deere’s lineup of strip-till rigs includes two three-point-hitch models and three drawn models capable of applying anhydrous and both dry and liquid fertilizer.

John Deere brings new equipment to strip-till market

Five models of Deere-branded strip-till implements capable of fertilizer applications will be available this winter

Glacier FarmMedia – A new lineup of John Deere-branded strip-till rigs is expected to be available this winter. The tillage implements are produced by Environmental Tillage Systems, which sells them […] Read more



John Deere and SeedMaster have a supply agreement for SeedMaster toolbars. Deere will sell and support 60-, 70-, 80- and 90-foot frames built by SeedMaster that fit with Deere’s air seeding technology.

SeedMaster supplies Deere with drills

John Deere will install its air seeding technology on frames provided by SeedMaster

Glacier FarmMedia – Fans of SeedMaster toolbars and equipment with green paint may benefit from a new equipment supply agreement between John Deere and SeedMaster. SeedMaster will supply Deere with […] Read more