The John Deere Operations Center for Small Farms: You've Set It Up, Now What?
There is a moment that every farm we work with hits in their first year with John Deere Operations Center. The setup went fine. The tractor is talking to the office. The mobile app is installed and shows the home fleet on the map. And then the...
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Second Cutting Hay: Reading the Weather Window and Setting Up Your Round Baler
If you cut first-cutting hay in May, this is the moment you have been waiting for. Second cutting is drier, lighter, and often better feed, but the window is narrower and the machine has to be set up for what the field is actually giving you. A...
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The Complete Guide to Tractor Tires: When to Replace and How to Choose
There is a moment most tractor owners hit somewhere in their second or third year of ownership. The tires that came with the machine are starting to look different. The lugs are less crisp. The sidewall has a wear pattern that wasn't there before....
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See & Spray in Soybeans: Yield Gains and Herbicide Savings
John Deere See & Spray is proving it can quietly add 1–2 bushels per acre in soybeans while cutting herbicide use, based on both university research and the on-farm trials we’ve run with customers here in Ohio and Indiana. This isn’t theory or...
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Buying Your First Used Compact Tractor: Dealer's Guide
The first compact tractor purchase is one of the most-researched and least-confident buying decisions our customers make. Spending $14,000 on something used feels different than buying a riding mower. It feels different than buying a car too,...
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See & Spray Myth Busting: 2026 Customer Event in Ohio and Indiana
Our “See & Spray Myth Busting” Customer Event is a hands-on, field-based day built to help Ohio and Indiana growers cut through the noise, see the technology work in real conditions, and decide if John Deere See & Spray fits their operation.
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John Deere Gator HPX vs XUV: Which Series Fits Your Property
If you have spent any time on the Gator section of our site, you have probably noticed something. There are two main families of John Deere Gators, and they live in very different places on the lot. The HPX series sits in the Work series row,...
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Frontier Attachments: A Buyer's Guide for John Deere Compact and Utility Tractor Owners
Most compact and utility tractor buyers in our service area end up running Frontier attachments without ever thinking hard about why. The dealer carries them, the salesperson recommends them, the implement bolts on cleanly, and the implement just...
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John Deere AutoTrac: A Practical First-Time User Guide
The number of new AutoTrac questions we field this time of year is striking. Planting is wrapping up across Indiana and Ohio, summer chemical applications and crop scouting are starting, and farmers who watched their neighbor's autosteer work this...
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