John Deere South Africa.
John Deere and its independent dealer network in South Africa and Africa is, today, able to leverage technology to monitor and support machines remotely.The cumulative effect of connected machines minimising downtime while leveraging a wide range of new data to maximise accuracy, predictability and operability, holds the potential to dramatically increase the quantity, variety, availability, quality and value of food in Africa.
As much as John Deere values personal interactions with customers, today, the technology is here to support customer equipment remotely without needing to be physically present to do so. The time, service and efficiency savings that this represents for clients is significant. As a global leader in agricultural technology and innovation since 1837, John Deere Connected Support uses telematics to link machines to a suite of remote support tools that improve service efficiency and reduce machine downtime. John Deere dealers throughout South Africa offer various proactive services and monitoring support packages that achieve more uptime though the provision of in-the-moment services ensuring quality job performance. Increasingly John Deere equipment has the technology to sense potential issues, informing drivers in the cab – or owners, regardless of where they are – of likely issues before they happen. The technology also allows local John Deere dealers to receive alerts and connect to client’s equipment remotely to run diagnostics.
The newly introduced AutoTrac™ Controller 300 (ATC300) is a customisable solution enabling the benefits of AutoTrac™ on machines not already equipped with a guidance system. This allows the operator to maintain the original cab experience and is available for tractors with open or closed centre hydraulic systems.
To help farmers acquire performance enhancing technology without compromising their free capital in uncertain times, John Deere has developed finance packages supporting the purchase of any John Deere precision agriculture units that form part of any equipment purchase of R100 000 or more. With VAT-back deposits as low as 10% and terms of up to 36 months at reduced interest rates, purchasing John Deere precision agriculture equipment in combination with other machinery extends these financing terms to standard equipment as well.
John Deere’s suite of affordably financed Connected Support services enables any farmer to benefit from precision agriculture. South Africa’s farmers, big and small, are competing in a globally competitive agricultural sector under pressure to remain relevant in a rapidly changing market defined by constantly shifting consumer patterns and the demand for ever-greater volumes. Managing production costs, producing more of the right food at a price acceptable to consumers while also effectively managing the environmental impact and sustainability of operations requires not only data, but also the ability use this data to optimise outcomes.
In short, technology is increasingly the key enabler equipping farmers to meet the challenge of feeding Africa – by producing more food off the land currently available today. Connect Support technology allows John Deere to support farmers 24/7 to farm more efficiently, increase yield, feed an ever-growing population, and drive export earnings.
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Wayne Spaumer is Product Specialist for Precision Agriculture, Sub-Sahara Africa at John Deere.
