Get ready for John Deere big machine action. Watch hay balers, tractors, cotton pickers, dozers, sprayers, front-end loaders, and graders getting the job done. Learn about precision farming, the next big thing in agriculture, and how Global Positioning helps farmers grow bigger and healthier crops in less time and with less energy. We find the North Star, learn about Celestial Navigation, and see how John Deere's Global Positioning System works. Next stop - the John Deere Pavilion in Moline, Illinois on Ag Day and a close-up showroom tour. Then we travel to a Deere service department and watch expert mechanics work on big combines and tractors. So start-up the engines - exciting big machine action is about to begin. 40 Minutes.
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