b'John Deere 8 Series Tractor Electric PowerNutriclawGeneration with Spudnik AirSep harvester Trinity Bio ChemJohn Deerewww.trinitybiochem.com www.deere.com/en/tractors/row-crop-tractors/row- Launched in Canada: 2024crop-8-family/8rx-410-tractor/Launched in Canada: February 2024 (limited launchClumping soils with poor water infiltration are often symptoms of in spring 2024 through dealers with more systemssoil magnesium and sodium issues. Both magnesium and sodium available in 2025) not only contribute to soil structure challenges, they also interfere with a plants ability to access moisture and nutrients in the This product is the result of a collaboration between John Deere andrhizosphere. Spudnik Equipment. The 8-Series tractor with an Electric VariableNutriclaw, through its humate/amino acid blend, is able to form a Transmission (EVT) uses a power offboarding system providing upcomplex with these minerals, which ties them up and reduces their to 100 kW of electric power for implement functions. This can beability to interfere with the uptake of moisture and nutrients by the paired with a Spudnik AirSep harvester equipped with a John Deerepotato plant. eDrive system on the AirSep separator. Growers using With the ability to precisely adjust the fan independently fromNutriclaw experience the PTO speed of the tractor, this technology allows much easiera number of things: finetuning the performance of the harvester when harvestingnew ease in tillage in different soil types or varying soil moisture conditions. Thisoperations, yield technology means efficient harvesting while keeping more dirt,improvements when clods and vines in the field.consistently low There are indeed other manufacturers that have electric drives onproduction acres begin producing like the rest of the field, reduction pull-type harvesters. We have approached this differently since thein water-logging and quicker re-entry following a moisture event.technology is fully integrated and easily operated from the tractor,Whether its dealing with full-field water infiltration, excess which means that there is no need for an independent electric powersalinity, or persistent foxtail and kochia issues, or improving low generator, says Martin Legault, production system specialist withproduction areas, this product provides solutions for these issues in John Deere Canada.the year of application. Any 8R wheeled, 8RT 2-track or 8RX 4-track tractor equippedImagine a humic product that works in the year of application! with an EVT transmission can have the Power Offboardingsays Vanessa Bell, Trinity Bio Chems territory manager.technology added. It would then need be paired to a Spudnik potatoNutriclaw is a liquid product with high compatibility. This makes harvester equipped with an electric AirSep fan drive. it easy to toss into a spray solution alongside another product. Currently we are the only agricultural equipment manufacturerResults vary based on the soils starting characteristics. with an Electric Variable Transmission (EVT), says Legault. ThisLets make those low-production areas productive again, says Bell.is the first time we see electric power coming from our tractor going to an implement using the Electric Power Generation feature in North America. The fact that this has been done on an implement manufactured by a different company required a tight relationship with Spudnik throughout this rapid development of the technology on their implement as well as testing. To put things in perspective, the EVT technology only became available in 2023 8R tractors and even we dont currently offer any John Deere implements leveraging this Electric Power Generation feature from the tractor. SPUDSMART.COMSpring 202415'