Source Details
Study Info
Source:
John Deere
Institution:
Commercial Producers
Key Finding:
59% avg savings
Category:
Industry Data
Published:
Crop Type:
Region:
Midwest US
See & Spray Field Data
John Deere See and Spray technology has been deployed across over 1 million acres of corn, soybean, and cotton in the US. Real-world operational data shows an average herbicide reduction of 59% using camera-guided precision application compared to broadcast spraying.
Industry Data Overview
John Deere's See and Spray Ultimate system uses 36 cameras mounted on a 120-foot boom to identify weeds in real time and spray only where needed. Aggregated data from commercial operations across the Midwest and Southern US provides one of the largest real-world datasets on precision weed management economics.
Key Data Points
➡ 59% average herbicide savings across 1M+ acres
➡ Corn, soybean, and cotton fields included
➡ Kansas producers near Salina reported herbicide costs cut by two-thirds
➡ Savings scale with field size and weed variability
➡ Compatible with existing John Deere sprayer platforms
What This Means for Your Operation
See and Spray requires a $500,000+ equipment investment. Drone scouting with prescription maps delivers similar precision at a fraction of the cost using the variable-rate sprayer you already own. The underlying principle is identical: identify where weeds are, spray only those zones, skip everything else.
59% average herbicide savings across over a million real-world acres. Precision application is not experimental — it is proven at scale.
- John Deere, 2024-2025
Source
John Deere. See and Spray Ultimate Performance Data, 2024-2025. Published operational results from commercial US farming operations.
