Saturday, May 7, 2011

Here is a list of potential new marketing projects to improve yields

1. Technology optimization
• Sequence of operations, power redistribution between operations
• High-speed vehicles (may be a new platform?) + high speed implements
• Operation parameter optimization (speed, depth, rate)
• Sustainability/reliability of operations
2. Technological equipment lines optimization
• Technological lines completeness
• Automation of internal quality supports and productivity
• Creation of technical requirements for tractors and implements in terms of compatibility in draft, speed, width
• Optimization of implement lines for a given tractor or given farm size
• Optimization of tractor power for existing and planned implements
• Equipment productivity compatibility (speed, width)
• Tractor/implement compatibility (250 kits now)
• Recommendations for appropriate non JD equipment
• Tool sets for different crops, soil, and moisture conditions
• Reduction of time for the adjustments, attachments or changing of tools and implements
• Recommendations for the development or acquisition of new implements, harvesting units, postprocessing stationary equipment enhancing and complimenting flexibility of existing technological lines
3. Development of new technological processes
• Combined high-speed process of harvesting with separation of grain on quality on-the-go, automatic adjustments for crop, and packaging unit
• High speed planting with extended time and weather window
• Crop post processing
4. Technology support
• Agronomic services
• Development of recommendations for implements "set-ups" as a function of soil/weather/crop
• DGPS/Remote Sensing services