According to a recent company press release, John Deere has introduced SeedStar Mobile, a new solution designed to provide critical planting information producers need to better manage and analyze their performance in the field.
The announcement coincides with Deere’s ExactEmerge planter introduction, giving producers the ability to visualize, document, and access their planting data in real time on an iPad from inside the tractor cab, office, or while on the go. The SeedStar Mobile system collects and monitors population, singulation, seed spacing, downforce, variety, and ground speed, on a row-by-row basis. The system captures this information and stores it on the iPad by working with the GreenStar 3 2630 Display and SeedStar XP or SeedStar 3 HP on the planter.
Mike Brandert, senior product manager at John Deere Intelligent Solutions Group, says about the new mobile offering, "With SeedStar Mobile, producers can instantly monitor planter performance and know with confidence that the planter is running at the highest level of precision and accuracy. By utilizing SeedStar Mobile on an iPad, it gives producers easy access to their planting data and provides the mobility they need to view the data at any time or place.”
The release indicates more information will be released in the near future regarding SeedStar Mobile and its availability for the 2015 planting season. The new system will likely enhance the planting experience for those utilizing John Deere planters to get seed in the ground, making critical information available on the go.