Olathe, Kansas – John Deere announced the release of a new precision ag hardware kit – Precision Essentials – that will reduce upfront costs, making advanced precision agriculture technologies accessible to farmers, growers and ranchers, regardless of the farm size, crop or livestock focus.
The new kit includes the following hardware:
The Precision Essentials kit not only allows for machine automation to be executed with the latest John Deere hardware and software but also provides customers the opportunity to manage their entire farm in one place with the John Deere Operations Center. Farmers can now retrofit legacy John Deere equipment and mixed fleets with the necessary technology to accomplish gains in productivity from insights into their operation, making it easier to manage their farm.
“Today’s agricultural landscape is rapidly evolving with increasing pressures to boost yields, reduce input costs and adopt sustainable farming practices,” said Christopher Murray, John Deere go-to-market manager for embedded technology. “The Precision Essentials kit is designed to help all types of farmers, growers and ranchers address these challenges head-on with a low upfront cost that provides financial flexibility and the opportunity to recognize the benefits immediately from enhanced operational efficiency.”
The Precision Essentials kit requires an annual license with four different licensing options available:
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AutoTrac license – 2 years*
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Precision Essentials license – 1 year
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Precision Essentials license + SF-RTK – 1 year
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Advanced license – 1 year
After one year,* customers have the flexibility to renew one of the four options above or by adding the latest version(s) of the available annual license option for the Precision Essentials kit.
“The licensing options provide customers the choice to use the technology most applicable to the work they do on their farm or ranch,” Murray said. “The options also provide customers newer to precision ag technology the opportunity to try a technology and then expand as it fits their farm.”