John Deere Combines & Cotton Harvesters Recognized For Engineering Excellence

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This S780 Combine is one four new S700 Series Combines launching this year. (Photo courtesy of Deere & Company.)

Each year, the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) selects 50 products that advanced the engineering of agricultural, food, or biological systems. And this year, John Deere’s S700 combines and CP690 and CS690 cotton harvesters received the AE50 Award.

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The S700 Series Combine is full of John Deere technology additions to automate combine performance as crop conditions change. (Photo courtesy of Deere & Company.)

Combine Tech

“The John Deere S700 Series Combine was recognized for its significant innovations in ‘smart’ technology, improved operator comfort and data capabilities for more efficient grain harvesting,” Matt Badding, John Deere marketing manager for harvesting equipment, explained in a press release. The S700 series, in particular, can automate adjustment and calibration tasks. For example, the Combine Advisor package uses seven onboard technologies to let you set, optimize, and automate combine performance as crop conditions change.

There are two other big technology additions found on the John Deere S700 Series Combine: Auto Maintain and Active Yield. The former maximizes threshing performance and grain quality, while Active Yield calibrates the mass flow sensor to help accurately collect data during harvest.

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There’s technology inside John Deere’s CS690 to sense the moisture of harvested cotton. (Photo courtesy of Deere & Company.)

Quality Cotton

The CP690 cotton picker and CS690 cotton stripper both integrate moisture and round-module weighing technology. Cotton farmers can look at the real-time data to preserve lint and seed quality. These John Deere cotton harvesting products also feature Cotton Pro, Harvest Identification, and the John Deere Operation Center Field Analyzer. The various tech improvements help to optimize the overall production system, leading to improved yield and profits.

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John Deere’s CP690 cotton pickers come standard with round-module weighing. (Photo courtesy of Deere & Company.)

Ag-changing Tech

If you want to read more about the ASABE AE50 Award winners, the full list will be included on the ASABE’s website.

Source: Deere & Company