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Ultimate Planter Upgrade

Customize your planter to meet your farm's exact needs

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Get the ultimate performance out of your current planter with the Ultimate Planter Upgrade - a complete solution that includes new factory-built row units that replace worn out parts and improve reliability. Available for 2005 or newer John Deere planters, you'll customize your new upgrade just like if you were buying a new planter. Plus, you'll get a 1-year factory warranty. Here’s how it works: 

 Choose an electric drive option - MaxEmerge™ 5e or ExactEmerge™   
Choose Individual Row Hydraulic Downforce or Active Pneumatic Downforce   
Add Easy Adjust row cleaners, pneumatic closing wheels, fertilizer, insecticide, and more
 Improve in-cab experience with SeedStar™ 5 monitoring software, G5 Display, and Implement Ethernet

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Get better results out of your crops by upgrading the planter you already own

Get better results out of your crops - upgrade the planter you already own. Better stands begin with improved planting accuracy. Plants have a 7% higher seed survival rate¹ and 9% higher grain yields² when planted at the optimum time, depth and spacing.

With a John Deere Precision Upgrade, you get the benefits of the latest planter technology without having to replace your current planter. At the end of the day that means you can reduce your risk and...

Achieve uniform emergence and seed spacing
Plant within the optimal weather window
Plant at the correct population

LET'S TALK

Schedule an evaluation of your current equipment with your John Deere dealer.

CUSTOMIZE

Our trained technicians will help you determine the best upgrade solution for your operation.

INSTALL

Add the latest technology and replace worn parts at the same time.

GROW

Strengthen ROI, reduce input costs and improve yields with a Precision Upgrade.

Precision Upgrades and Precision Technology

More and more farmers are using precision technology to find new efficiencies, improve yields and increase profits.
Here are the basics to get you started.

G5 Display

Manage guidance lines, application rates, input placement, and more with a bigger, faster, and clearer touchscreen display compared to our previous models.

Starfire™ 7500 Receiver

The next generation receiver – with SF-RTK gives you RTK-like accuracy within 2.5 cm and up to 73% faster pull-in times¹.

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JDLink™ Connection⁴

Connect your machines – regardless of brand or age – for fast data transfer to your Operations Center Account.

John Deere Operations Center™

The leading cloud-based farm management system to help you monitor, organize, analyze, and share your data 24/7.

¹https://crops.extension.iastate.edu/cropnews/2020/03/high-speed-planting-technology 

²Planting Outcome Effects on Corn Yield, Crop Insights by Tom Doerge, Mark Jeschke and Paul Carter https://www.pioneer.com/us/agronomy/corn_planting_outcome_effects.html

³Compared to previous models.

⁴You can turn on JDLink connected service in your John Deere Operations Center account for free. JDLink requires a cellular connection to transfer information from machine to Operations Center. Consult your John Deere Dealer for coverage availability. 