John Deere HarvestLab™ 3000

Mounted on the spout of a John Deere forage harvester, HarvestLab™ 3000 enables automated length of cut adjustment based on dry matter content, optimising bulk density and silage quality. It also provides highly accurate, real-time measurement of crude protein, starch, crude fibre, NDF, ADF, sugar and crude ash. This enables operators to adjust silage inoculant dosing for the optimal fermentation and invoice or purchase harvested crop based on quality, not quantity.

John Deere Manure Sensing lets you precisely apply N, P and K based on nutrient target and limit rates in kg/ha. You can even use it with site-specific prescription maps to apply fertiliser exactly where it’s needed for more even crop growth throughout the field. HarvestLab™ 3000 is approved by the German Agricultural Society (DLG) for all three important organic fertilisers (cattle and pig manure as well as biogas digestate) with an accuracy comparable to certified laboratories.

Grain Sensing provides real-time data on crop quality while you’re harvesting. Measuring moisture, protein, starch and oil in different crops it can help you assess the suitability of different seed varieties. You can also tell if your wheat is bread or feed quality. At the end of the season, analysis of constituent maps provides valuable information on how successfully nutrients such as nitrogen have been used for planning next season’s fertiliser applications.