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About See & Spray

See & Spray uses boom-mounted cameras and edge computing to identify plants as John Deere equipment moves through the field. Deep-learning models classify crops and weeds and activate individual nozzles for targeted herbicide application.

The system records treated area and operating data and integrates with John Deere displays and farm-management software. Current configurations support fallow, row-crop and premium spraying workflows. Blue River Technology develops the perception and application technology as a John Deere subsidiary.

Capabilities

Source-backed capabilities

Workflows: Precision spraying workflow
Precision crop spraying
Production use - 2025-11-04 - John Deere reports customers using See & Spray across more than five million acres, where camera-based weed identification triggers targeted nozzle activation during production farming.
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Precision weeding
Production use - 2025-11-04 - John Deere reports customers using See & Spray across more than five million acres, where camera-based weed identification triggers targeted nozzle activation during production farming.
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Research

Targeted herbicide cost requirements for adoption of See & Spray technology and ways to improve area sprayed
2026-02-28 - Research Publication - Experimental logs and 11,140 commercial See & Spray observations quantify sprayed area, sensitivity effects and break-even herbicide costs for Premium and Ultimate adoption.
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Commercial sprayer efficiency for application success on targeted weeds
2025-04-14 - Research Publication - Multi-state See & Spray trials quantify how sensitivity, weed species, size and crop position affect whether machine-vision targeted applications successfully treat weeds.
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Precision Agriculture Research Measures Effectiveness of See & Spray Technology
2025-03-10 - Research Publication - A three-year Arkansas soybean trial reports See & Spray herbicide savings, sensitivity trade-offs, weed-seedbank risk and equipment payback scenarios.
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Evaluating precision sprayers for targeted weed management in corn and soybean
2025-03-01 - Research Publication - A Nebraska soybean field experiment benchmarks John Deere See & Spray spot treatment against broadcast herbicide application for control, input savings and yield.
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Comparing herbicide application methods with See & Spray technology in soybean
2024-11-15 - Research Publication - Four site-years compare See & Spray targeted soybean treatments with broadcast programs across residual timing, single- and dual-tank configurations and weed outcomes.
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