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Planters & Planting Equipment

Plant for success

John Deere offers an entire portfolio that takes every farmer into account – the crop you grow, the topography of your land, the size of your operation, and your budget. Whether you want to replace your planter with a new machine, or upgrade your current planter with new row units, we have the Planting Equipment and Precision Upgrades you need to plant with success.


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Drawn Planters

Versatile. Scalable.
Cover more acres with flexibility and productivity, even in no-till situations.

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Mounted Planters

Compact. Economical.
These mounted planters offer an affordable option for planting in conventional and reduced-till conditions.

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DB Planters

Large acres. All-purpose.
Finish the job faster with these acre-hungry drawn planters. Available in ten configurations with widths from 44 to 120 feet.

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DR Planters

Customizable. Stack-Fold Technology.
Name your configuration. The Deere-Orthman DR Series mounted planters specialize in flexibility to match those ever-special designs you need.

  • Every seed. Every pass. Every Spring.

    Increase your technological capability with the 1725C planter. You’ll get the best agronomic technology available for uniform emergence, uniform spacing, correct population, and nutrient placement. Choose between ExactEmerge or MaxEmerge 5e row units, space offerings of 30-, 36-, 38-, or 40 inches and decide between a CCS tank with a folding staircase or one of our three factory installed hopper options: 1.6 bu MaxEmerge 5e, 2.7 bu ExactEmerge™ or 3.0 bu MaxEmerge 5e.

    Learn More About the 1725C

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  • Vertical Capability

    Pair John Deere's ExactEmerge™ technology with the vertical fold capabilities of a TC planter bar. Available in 12- or 16-row configurations, the location of the 55-bu. CCS tank is positioned lower on the bar compared to other integral planters making it easier to see and fill. Plus, with the vertical fold maneuverability you can back right up to the edge of a field or road and start planting.  

    Learn More About the MP512

    Learn More About the MP516

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  • 1725C Planter

    With added features like our full agronomic suite - ExactEmerge™ and MaxEmerge™ 5e, increased bushel capacity from 35 to 55 and a folding staircase, the updated 1725C Planter offers upgraded performance and convenience. Now available in a 16r30.

    Learn More About the 1725C

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ExactRate™ Liquid Fertilizer System

Fertilize as you plant – exactly. ExactRate is our factory-installed integrated solution that matches the capability of our ExactEmerge™ and MaxEmerge™ 5e planters. Plant and apply nutrients up to 10 mph and adjust rates to match your ground speed automatically. Turn compensation improves nutrient placement along curves. Individual row section control and curve compensation make sure you hit the desired rate across the entire field.

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Compact 1745 Planter

Take the narrow road to better results at harvest. The 1745 Planter is a small, split-row planter that's perfect for smaller fields. Its compact design makes it easy to transport on narrow roads.

The 1745 can help you save 4.3% in seed costs* and an extra 10 bushels per acre.** You can pull it with older, smaller tractors, and it pivot-folds in only 40 seconds.

Planter Row Units and Precision Upgrades

Pair your planter with the best row unit for your needs to improve seed placement, spacing and emergence.

John Deere ExactEmerge™ Virtual Tour

Accurate at your speed. Whatever that may be. Go deep into the heart of this revolutionary technology and learn what makes ExactEmerge different from any other row unit.

MaxEmerge™ 5 Virtual Tour

Designed for exceptional performance and easy serviceability

MaxEmerge™ 5e - Electric Drive Row Unit

This electric drive row unit enables curve compensation and can be ordered with Individual Row Hydraulic Downforce, Pneumatic Closing Wheels and Easy Adjust Row Cleaners.

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DB Custom-Built Planter Configurations

We offer custom-built planters for those farmers with specific requirements outside of our normal configurations. From tracks to special row counts and spacing, we can meet your needs. For example, we offer:

  • Five-section frame weight distribution
  • Tram-line spacing
  • Special wheel and tire requests
  • Special row counts and spacings
  • Skip rows
  • Electric-drive row units (ExactEmerge™ and MaxEmerge™ 5e) for planters not available from our factory
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No Speed Limit

A well-regarded University conducted a study recently using ExactEmerge™ in a single trial to determine if there are any negative impacts to planting at higher speeds. And now you can view the report for yourself to see how we truly have married speed and accuracy.

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