How Total Seed Production Leveled Up 2025 With John Deere Technology

Total Seed Production closed out 2025 with a year of big upgrades focused on planting accuracy, spraying efficiency, and better data, all tied together through John Deere technology. Their story is a good picture of what many farms across Ohio and Indiana are working toward, and it shows how the right equipment, paired with a local dealer partner like Koenig Equipment, can quietly transform day‑to‑day operations.

Raising the Bar on Planting

Chris and his team invested in two John Deere 1725C high‑speed planters to improve efficiency, accuracy, and overall productivity across their acres. The 1725C is designed for high‑speed planting with features like electric drive and advanced delivery systems to maintain accurate seed placement at higher ground speeds, which helps operators cover more acres per day without sacrificing stand quality. For a busy seed operation, that means more timely planting windows and more consistent emergence from field to field.

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For growers in Ohio and Indiana looking at similar upgrades, Koenig Equipment can help with sizing and spec’ing a 1725C or comparable John Deere planter to match field sizes, tractors, and cropping plans. The same goes for ongoing support, from preseason inspections to in‑field adjustments that keep high‑speed planters performing the way they were designed to run.

Smarter Spraying and Application

Alongside the planters, Total Seed Production brought in new sprayers and updated spray technology to support more precise applications. Modern John Deere and Hagie sprayers can tie into GreenStar displays and control systems to manage rate, section control, and guidance, helping operators place crop protection products where they are needed and reduce skips or overlaps. For a seed operation, that level of control protects crop quality and helps keep application records clean.​

We work with customers to match sprayers, nozzles, and rate control technology to specific cropping systems. That includes setup help for GreenStar‑equipped sprayers and training for operators who may be new to in‑cab displays or precision application tools.

Moving the Fleet to GreenStar

A big step for the farm in the video was updating most of their fleet to the John Deere GreenStar platform. GreenStar displays such as the GS3 2630 give operators a single interface for guidance, documentation, and machine control, with the ability to run planting, spraying, and rate control applications from one screen. Having common displays across the lineup makes it easier to move operators between machines and maintain consistent data from field to field.​

In our part of the Midwest, that same standardization helps farms streamline training and reduce confusion during the busiest weeks of spring and fall. Koenig’s precision ag team can help transition older monitors to GreenStar, move displays between machines, or plan a path toward newer integrated displays as operations grow.

Tying it Together With Operations Center

The biggest change in their 2025 story is how they integrated John Deere Operations Center into planning, mapping, and documentation. Evelyn explains that they now build crop plans in Operations Center, then rely on real‑time updates and precision maps to track work and adjust on the fly. Operations Center provides live machine and field data when paired with JDLink connectivity, which lets managers see progress and performance from anywhere. That visibility helps reduce guesswork and supports better in‑season decisions.​

Koenig supports many customers in Ohio and Indiana through Operations Center setup, data organization, and ongoing optimization. That can be as simple as getting fields and boundaries cleaned up before spring, or as advanced as connecting multiple machines and operators so everyone is working from the same digital plan.

Reducing Downtime with Remote Support

One of the most meaningful benefits Total Seed Production mentions is remote display access. With Remote Display Access and Remote Display Control, a trusted support person or dealer can view the in‑cab display from anywhere (with the operator’s permission) to help with setup, troubleshooting, or adjustments, often without a service truck needing to leave the shop. For their team, that has helped eliminate unnecessary downtime and keep machines moving during tight application windows.​

Koenig Equipment uses these same tools to support customers running John Deere Operations Center and compatible GreenStar or integrated displays. Whether it's a Customer hours away needing a quick guidance line fix, or another seed producer checking a rate controller setting, remote support lets Koenig step in as a partner in real time, so Customers can stay focused on the field work instead of the screen. Sounds too good to be true, right?

Ready to Optimize?

Does this sound like the kind of progress you want for your own operation? Our team is ready to help you chart a similar path with John Deere planters, sprayers, GreenStar displays, and Operations Center support. 

Contact Koenig Equipment to talk with a precision Ag specialist or visit your nearest Ohio or Indiana location to get started.