John Locklear

Hay Background
• Cutting/Swathing
• Raking/Tedding
• Baling

Forage Background
• Swathing/Windrowing
/Chopping
• Crop stored to ensile
(silo, pits/bunkers, piles, wrapped)

Precision Ag in
Cutting/Swathing
• GPS Guidance o Lightbar o AutoSteer
• Tractor or Self Propelled
Windrower Applications

Precision Ag in Forage
Harvesting (Deere)
• HarvestLab o Measures crop moisture on the go
• Harvest Monitor o Productivity, yields, area, etc.
• IntelliGaurd o Detects metal in the cutterhead
• AutoLOC o Changes length of crop cut on the go; Improves bulk density
• GPS Guidance

Precision Ag in Forage
Harvesting (Claas)
• CEBIS (
Data Management
) o Stores info from custom jobs, yield maps, etc.
• QUANTIMETER o On the go moisture measurement
• AUTO FILL o Uses 3D imaging to automatically fill the transport vehicle
• GPS Guidance

Precision Ag in Forage
Harvesting
• Tractor Implement
Automation o Used with a silage wagon o Senses windrow size and location o Speed and direction are automated from sensor information

Precision Ag in Baling (1)
• Monitoring Systems o Shows material in bale chamber o Shows bale diameter/size o LSB-Shows if knots were missed o Vermeer- Bale weight and moisture content

Precision Ag in Baling (2)
• Wrapping Balers o Wrap bales for silage after it is baled conventionally o More advanced monitoring systems

Precision Ag in Baling (3)
• Tractor-Baler
Automation (Deere) o Used through ISO-BUS port,
CAN communication o Automates stopping, wrapping, and ejection o Can be manually overridden, much like Autosteer

Precision Ag in Baling (4)
• Harvest Tec Systems o Tagging system: records weight, field, time, moisture o Adjusts amount of preservative applied depending on moisture

Questions?