The innovation committee of the German Agricultural Society (DLG) has recognised numerous innovations from John Deere and partner companies with three gold and 10 silver medals.


ProCut self-propelled forage harvester

The award winning innovations were selected from 311 entries and will be presented at this year's Agritechnica, the world's largest agricultural equipment fair (10-14 November 2015 in Hannover, Germany).

"The large number of awards is a result of the company's continuing high investment into research and development," said Chris Wigger, John Deere's Region 2 vice-president sales & marketing. "We are particularly proud that our industry partners and service providers can take a lot of the credit for achieving these significant results.

"As our industry undergoes a paradigm shift towards more integrated technology, these jointly awarded intelligent solutions clearly demonstrate John Deere's commitment to system openness and our willingness to collaborate with partners. Arable farmers and contractors will benefit from these developments," Wigger added.

The awards are:

GOLD MEDALS

• John Deere ProCut -Self-propelled Forage Harvesters
• Connected Nutrient Management - Machinery and Equipment for Fertilising
• Connected Crop Protection with Pesticide Application Manager - Machinery and Equipment for Plant Protection

Tractors/Ag Electronics

• John Deere EZ Ballast - Tractors
• John Deere iTEC AutoLearn - Tractors
• Intelligent Four-Wheel Drive - Tractors
• John Deere 3600 3D Camera System - Agricultural Electronics

Harvesting Equipment

• Integrated Combine Adjustment2 (ICA2) - Combines
• GoHarvest Premium Combine Simulator - Combines
• John Deere Active Yield - Combines
• Active Fill Control Sync - Self-Propelled Forage Harvesters

Planting and Tillage

• Quality Assurance System with InfieldAutomation for John Deere ExactEmerge - Machinery and Equipment for Drilling and Sowing
• Automated Tillage with TrueSet - Machinery and Equipment for Tillage and Seedbed Preparation