16 John Deere is bringing multiple updates to its application portfolio. “There are a number of features that we’re bringing when we look at technology improvements and capability improvements within the cab of the machine,” Josh Ladd, John Deere’s go-to-market manager for application equipment, told the Farms.com Precision Ag Digital Digest. “A nice diversity of updates that fortunately benefits a lot of our customers.” One update for model year 2026 400R and 600R series sprayers with 90-ft., 100-ft., or 120-ft., booms is variable rate with See & Spray Select. The See & Spray system includes 36 cameras across the boom that overlap with one another to provide a comprehensive view of the field. This factory feature for 2026 uses the existing hardware and a software update to allow the cameras to detect the amount of green biomass in the field. Using this information and the G5 or G5Plus CommandCenterTM, farmers can customize how much product they’re applying across the entire boom. This flexibility supports precision placement, especially with products that have approved bands of application. “Then the system will automatically, as it detects the biomass in the crop, adjust the rate of application, still staying between those approved bands,” Ladd said. “So, there’s a confidence from the operator that on any given acre across the entirety of their field, they are applying only the amount of product necessary for what the system is observing.” See & Spray Select will also now be available as a precision upgrade. Farmers with model year 2018 or newer John Deere sprayers with ExactApply, BoomTracTM Pro 2 and a 120-ft. boom can purchase a precision upgrade kit. John Deere is also making changes to its See & Spray Premium product. One is around availability. Premium will now be available as a factory-installed option on Hagie’s lineup of STS16 and STS20 sprayers. There are also three software upgrades. One increases the speed of See & Spray Premium from 12mph to 15mph using approved nozzle kits. Another is related to the boom and its fallback mode. “Today, at a certain height around 47” or above, the See & Spray system loses confidence and goes into a fallback mode or a broadcast by default,” Ladd said. “I was very, very proud of the team to improve the model to work at higher boom heights providing even greater value later into the spray season.” The third upgrade is a new canopy map data layer. See & SprayTM Select Variable Rate, AutoTracTM and ExactApply Are All Designed to Support Precision Product Applications DIEGO FLAMMINI FARMS.COM JOHN DEERE UNVEILS MULTIPLE APPLICATION EQUIPMENT UPDATES
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