Showcasing The John Deere DB120:Deere's Largest Planter Yet

When the John Deere DB120 was introduced, it immediately made headlines across the farming community as it became Deere’s largest planter ever. However, this planter has even more to offer crop producers than initially meets the eye.

 

 

While its 120-ft. toolbar is astonishing in itself, there are a number of other features that can easily get discounted. Let’s take a closer look at a few.

 

 

The amount of residue left behind in the field has increased along with crop yields. To help deal with this challenge, John Deere offers producers a variety of row cleaner options including the screw-adjust unit-mounted row cleaner and floating row cleaner with unit-mounted coulter.

 

 

When planting, operators often times need to make adjustments on the fly. The SeedStar XP monitoring system provides the operator with critical information about how the planter is performing, including meter singulation performance, the amount of row-unit bounce and the amount of “as-applied” row-unit downforce.

 

 

This system helps control seed output and reduce yield drag with individual, low amperage clutches. When power is applied, clutches disengage the seed meters and seed flow stops. This is an especially helpful feature when entering or exiting headlands.

 

 

This closed-handling system is designed to give DB120 owners control over corn rootworm and improve overall planter productivity by applying insecticide directly into the soil. The system’s monitor shows product application rates, acre totals, and product/acres remaining.

 

 

With MaxEmerge 5 on the DB120, operators will be able to realize elevated levels of productivity, increase uptime and drive down the cost of ownership. The equipment’s mini-hopper, clean air vacuum, doubles eliminator and easy meter access are just a few of the specifications that make it all possible.

 

 

This system works automatically to ensure the planting unit maintains precise soil penetration and steady planting depth. As a result, operators no longer have to worry about making manual adjustments based on conditions and can instead focus on other planting factors that impact yields.

 

 

Thanks to greater seed capacity, bulk fill capability and simple cleanout, the CCS allows producers to spend more time out in the field planting corn, sweet corn, popcorn, cotton, sunflowers, soybeans and sorghum (milo). Additionally, CCS scales allow producers to be more certain straight from the cab when it comes to the amount of seed left in the CCS tank by simply looking at the seed level on their monitor.

Video: Evolution of Beef Cattle Farming

The Clear Conversations podcast took to the road for a special episode recorded in Nashville during CattleCon, bringing listeners straight into the heart of the cattle industry. Host Tracy Sellers welcomed rancher Steve Wooten of Beatty Canyon Ranch in Colorado for a wide-ranging discussion that blended family history and sustainability, particularly as it relates to the future of beef production.

Sustainability emerged as a central theme of the conversation, a word that Wooten acknowledges can mean very different things depending on who you ask. For him, sustainability starts with the soil. Healthy soil produces healthy grass, which supports efficient cattle capable of producing year after year with minimal external inputs. It’s an approach that equally considers vegetation, animal efficiency, and long-term profitability.

That philosophy aligned naturally with Wooten’s involvement in the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, where he served as a representative for the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association. The roundtable brings together the entire beef supply chain—from producers to retailers—along with universities, NGOs, and allied industries. Its goal is not regulation, Wooten emphasized, but collaboration, shared learning, and continuous improvement.