Deere’s 2022 Planters Go All-In on Liquid Fertilizer Integration

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John Deere is ready to provide a fully integrated liquid fertilizer system in its next planter model, to allow for the application of high rates of fertilizer at planting with the fewest of stops to fill and tender possible.

With the next model year of planters, John Deere is ready to provide a fully integrated liquid fertilizer system to allow for the application of high rates of fertilizer at planting with the fewest of stops to fill and tender possible. These redesigned planters are part of a factory- installed, integrated ExactRate solution from John Deere that the company says eliminates the need for add-on tanks, custom plumbing solutions, and multiple suppliers.

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“John Deere is the first company to bring to market a factory-installed, integrated liquid fertilizer delivery system on a tractor and planter together,” says Kevin Juhl, Marketing Manager. “A new MY22 John Deere Planter with increased capacities, paired with the integrated ExactRate tanks on an 8RX Tractor, is an evolutionary planting solution that can increase capacity, minimize soil compaction, and precisely place seed and fertilizer.”

The company reports that the new MY22 Planters can be ordered beginning later this summer.

The planter’s new factory-installed fluid tanks hold up to 600 gallons (2271L) and feature air-bleed and overflow protection. To stretch the time required between fills and to reduce tendering, capacity of the planter’s seed tanks was increased 30%, to 130 bushels.

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“A John Deere ExactRate, fluid-transfer-equipped planter is designed to work seamlessly with 8RX tractors fitted with ExactRate tractor tanks to provide additional fluid-carrying capacity and to allow you to apply high rates of nitrogen at planting without sacrificing planting efficiency or increasing soil compaction,” Juhl says.

An 8RX Tractor with 1,000-gallon ExactRate tractor tanks raises the combined tractor and planter liquid capacity to 1,600 gallons. “When farmers think about 1,600 gallons being applied at 20 gallons per acre, it means they could plant up to 80 acres of corn between fills,” Juhl says.


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To plan the planting operation and then monitor the performance of the entire planting solution before, during, and after planting, farmers can use the John Deere Operations Center. “The Operations Center lets you monitor your farm from anywhere, analyze machine and agronomic data, and share information with your trusted advisors while making decisions,” Juhl said. “It’s the ultimate planning, monitoring and analysis tool.”

In the cab, operators can monitor fertilizer and seed data on the Generation 4 Display. This information is streamed in real time through a JDLink connection to the Operations Center, where owners and farm managers can monitor performance of every row unit. In addition, the Connect Mobile app can be used on a tablet device in or out of the tractor cab to compare planting data with previous years. After harvest, farmers can use the Field Analyzer tool in the Operations Center, or any of the connected software tools, to study seed variety and fertilizer performance.

In addition to capacity enhancements, tires on the MY22 John Deere 1775NT Planters can be replaced with factory-installed tracks to improve flotation and reduce ground pressure up to 73% (when fully loaded) to 13.3 psi. When half filled, these track-equipped planters can maintain a transport speed of up to 20 mph (32 km/h) for up to two hours if necessary, expediting the time it takes to transport from one location to another. A premium LED lighting package is also available factory installed.

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