JOHN Deere Suggest Farmers to Adopt Farm Technologies

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JOHN Deere Suggest Farmers to Adopt Farm Technologies

The world's largest manufacturer of agricultural machinery such as tractors and harvesting equipment encouraged farmers to adopt latest technologies that would allow them practice precision farming and reduce farm costs

The world's largest manufacturer of agricultural machinery such as tractors and harvesting equipment encouraged farmers to adopt latest technologies that would allow them practice precision farming and reduce farm costs.

"The technologies that we have for Zambia include the GPS StarFire 3000 where you will be able to drive the tractor [remotely]. Using the Hydraulics of the tractor and the GPS, it will keep the tractor in a straight line for you. It comes with a 26 touch screen where you can do documentation and get all your field information in terms of how much seed you planted, how much fertiliser you put down and the area you have done,"

Vikar Sheopershad, John Deere sub-Saharan Africa product manager for precision farming, said in an interview at the Grain South Africa's Nampo Harvest day. "We are also introducing the FarmSight which is a new strategy. We are introducing new products under that umbrella.

One is called JDLink. This is a telemetric programme where you can see your tractor information from your computer. You can also send information from your computer to the tractor. With this technology, while your operator is working hands free in the field, your tractor will be sending regular updates on how and where its operating so that you can better manage your operation, machinery and costs."

Sheopershad revealed that another product on the FarmSight was the John Deere field connect which is like a weather station in the field. He said this technology would send signals if, for example, the moisture content in the soil is low. "A farmer will immediately switch on their irrigation systems. It will send you an alert if the moisture content in the ground is not enough," Sheopershad said. He explained that these technologies are important as they give farmers time to do other things.

"They also give the farmer much data which they can share with their agronomists or soil or fertiliser experts to improve efficiency," said Sheopershad.

Source: The Post

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