A promotional photo showing a John Deere combine at work in a field.

John Deere introduces several combine updates for 2026

Features include automation improvements that use header-mounted cameras to measure incoming crop and manage ground speed

In early March, John Deere had a lot to talk about at its display at the Commodity Classic farm show in Denver, Colorado. Among other announcements, the company introduced several new features for its 2026 model year combines.

John Deere’s Jonathan Edwards stands in front of the company’s new Active Slope Adjustment for combine cleaning shoes at Agritechnica. | John Greig photo

Slope adjustment can reduce grain losses

John Deere recently announced new innovations to its combine lineup at the Agritechnica machinery show in Germany. John Deere showed three new technologies available now or will be available soon. Harvesting grain, especially small grains, on slopes challenges getting the grain cleaned as it floats toward the down-slope direction. John Deere has its Hillmaster line […] Read more