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Hurdle After Hurdle: The Story of Yetter's Climb to Success

The late owner of Yetter Manufacturing, Pat Whalen, says it was a “natural progression,” the way that his grandfather first got the company off the ground and his grandparents were able to start the company in 1930 during the Great Depression.

“At the time, the tractors had steel wheels on them and they were prone to plug up with mud. Harry Yetter, my grandfather, came up with a device that would scrape the mud off,” Whalen says. “His neighbor saw it and it was one of those things that mushroomed from his farm to other farms.”

But that was just the very beginning for the family manufacturing business. Whalen recalls many other products that would be added into production over the coming years to help grow the company even more.

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John Deere is advancing harvest automation for the 2025 and 2026 seasons.

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Predictive Ground Speed uses paired forward-facing cameras and satellite vegetation data to automatically adjust combine speed based on crop height, lodged areas, and predicted yield, even in dusty conditions.

Harvest Settings Automation allows operators to set limits for grain loss, foreign material, and grain quality, while the system makes real-time adjustments to maintain those targets.

These innovations deliver up to 20% higher productivity, improved fuel efficiency, and consistent grain quality across varying field conditions.