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Montag Talks Labor, Component Shortages & Advocating for Farmer Profitability

Montag Manufacturing CEO Anthony Montag talks about how the company is handling supply chain issues, labor issues and what he sees are the future of farmers’ equipment needs.

Dealers and manufacturers are facing many of the same issues in the ag equipment industry. Both are impacted by struggling global supply chains and a shrinking and increasingly competitive labor pool. 

Anthony Montag, CEO of Montag Manufacturing — a manufacturer of dry fertilizer equipment and steerable carts — sat down with Farm Equipment to explain the manufacturer side of the issues the ag equipment industry is facing. He also gives his views on the future of farmers’ profitability and autonomy and electrification’s role in the ag equipment industry.

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John Deere Furrow Vision

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Get a clear look into the trench with John Deere’s Furrow Vision, the next-generation planting insight system designed to help growers improve emergence, stand consistency, and overall agronomic performance.

In this overview, Product Marketing Manager Stephen Schwartz explains how Furrow Vision combines camera and laser technology to give operators real-time visibility of what’s happening below the row unit. See how the system helps you:

— Verify planting depth to ensure seed is placed into moisture
— Identify residue issues that can cause disease pressure and delayed emergence
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Furrow Vision works alongside other new 2026 John Deere planter innovations—including Active Vacuum Automation and the new seed bowl—to help farmers achieve more accurate singulation and more uniform emergence across varying field conditions and seed sizes.