Ep. 221 - John Deere See & Spray™ Explained: Select vs Premium vs Ultimate
Agriculture Technology Podcast
RDO Equipment Co.
4.2 • 48 Ratings
🗓️ 11 August 2025
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of the Agriculture Technology Podcast, host Tony Kramer sits down with Katy Derheim, Product Manager for Application Technology at RDO Equipment Co., to break down the three John Deere See & Spray™ solutions: Select, Premium and Ultimate.
Katy shares insights on how See & Spray systems allow growers to reduce herbicide use, lower input costs and increase operational efficiency, without sacrificing results. Whether you’re new to See & Spray or looking to upgrade your system, this episode explains what each solution does, who it’s best for and how you can see ROI as early as your first season.
Topics we cover:
• The key differences between Select, Premium and Ultimate
• How See & Spray saves growers time and money
• What’s new for 2026 with precision upgrade kits
• Real-world success stories from growers using See & Spray
• How John Deere’s licensing model works
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Tony Kramer, your host of the Agriculture Technology podcast, and I'm sitting down with |
| 0:06.6 | agriculture technology and equipment experts to help you enhance your operation for today, |
| 0:12.1 | tomorrow, and into the future. In this episode, I talk with Katie Hill about all of the different |
| 0:18.3 | sea and spray solutions available from John Deere. |
| 0:23.3 | With that, let's dive into the show. |
| 0:26.1 | Like I said, I'm sitting down with Katie Hill. |
| 0:29.1 | We are going to talk about all of the different sea and spray solutions that John Deere has in the application portfolio. |
| 0:39.6 | But before we get started, Katie, |
| 0:44.6 | why don't you introduce yourself? Tell us a little bit about who you are, where you come from, |
| 0:50.4 | and how you got to where you are today. Hey, Tony. Thanks for having me. So I have been in the Precision Agriculture space for about six years now, mostly focusing on sprayer applications. |
| 0:56.9 | I've had some background in precision spot spray systems and now have the pleasure of working |
| 1:02.8 | pretty heavily with the sea and spray system. |
| 1:06.1 | Yeah, that's kind of neat. |
| 1:07.6 | You come into the industry right when John Deere was getting going with the |
| 1:12.8 | C and Spray technology and you carried in some of that industry knowledge from some of the |
| 1:18.7 | other solutions out there on the market. So it's great to have you on the RDO team as product |
| 1:24.9 | manager for application. You bring a lot of great knowledge and experience. |
| 1:29.1 | And now I would love to pick your brain a little bit on what some of this stuff is. |
| 1:35.7 | So starting real high level, Katie, let's just talk about, you know, what are the benefits |
| 1:42.1 | of C and Spray or Spot Spr spray? Why should a customer be curious or |
| 1:48.0 | interested in a technology like this? What is it going to do for them? Some of the characteristics |
| 1:53.2 | that we see in the customers that are utilizing the technology, they're often early adopters. |
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