JOHN DEERE
Profile
John Deere (JD) is a trademark of Deere & Company (Illinois, USA). John Deere is the largest manufacturer of agricultural machinery and equipment worldwide and also the leading manufacturer in Europe in regards to production and technology development. There is a strong focus on smart farming, which uses satellite systems, wireless communication and big data analysis to increase crop yields in a profitable and sustainable way to address the needs of food safety and security of a growing world population.
Competences & Capabilities
The participation in EIT Food will be coordinated and managed by the John Deere European Technology Innovation Center (JD ETIC) which opened in 2010. It is one of the most important investments of the company in the last years and demonstrates the commitment to innovation and to Europe. JD ETIC coordinates all RDI projects and university relationships of John Deere’s European units. As one of its key pillars it extends John Deere’s partnerships with public research institutions, NGOs (CEMA, VDMA, VDI) and other companies in Europe.
Key focus areas are:
- Sustainable technologies
- ICT for automation
- Sensor technologies
- Machine knowledge systems.
John Deere GmbH & Co. KG, European Technology Innovation Center, Strassburger Allee 3, 67657 Kaiserslautern, Germany
Contact
Dr. Thomas Engel
EngelThomas@JohnDeere.com
+49 63 136 191 100
Partner in the following EIT Food projects
Explore How Farmers Produce Food Sustainably
The course will focus on: What ‘sustainability’ means and how it applies to farming; How crops are grown in the EU - both arable and horticultural; How livestock is farmed in the EU to produce meat, dairy products and eggs; The challenges of feeding a rapidly expanding global population; The trade-offs involved in financially viable organic, environmentally sustainable and socially acceptable production methods; Which technologies are providing the most sustainable solutions
European Food Systems Education and Training (EFSET) Programme
The aim of the European Food Systems Education and Training (EFSET) Programme is to help address this need by providing postgraduate students with unique and exciting opportunities to tackle real-world food system-related problems set by industry partners in a collaborative fashion
ISP - Isolation and Application of Plant-based Ice Structuring Proteins in Frozen Foods
In this project, we focus on the upscaled isolation of ISP from plant materials and their application in ice cream and bakery products
Constituent sensing of small grains
Additionally, food safety requires the full traceability of crop constituents in the complete food value chain
Improving Food Production with Agricultural Technology and Plant Biotechnology
The course will focus on: Plant biotechnology; Agricultural technology; and Food science;
Focus on Farmers
However, farmer adoption of these technologies is often limited and therefore the benefits are not realised
Food System Master of Science Programme
Develop in-depth knowledge about food systems through studying consecutively at three distinct European academic institutions and use your knowledge to drive the future transformation of the food system
EIT Food Accelerator Network
Once you have applied for FAN, you will go through a rigorous selection process where you will be judged by a series of experts including successful entrepreneurs, investors and experts from the agriculture and food industries