# Harvest Automation - Is It Worth the Hype?

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Podcast: [Farm4Profit Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/farm4profit-podcast-88385)
Published: 2026-07-20T05:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Harvest automation is already helping farmers harvest more acres with greater consistency, reduced fatigue, and improved efficiency. John Deere Combine Specialist Tim Ford joins Farm4Profit alongside Millennial Farmer Zach Johnson to explain how predictive ground speed automation, harvest settings automation, cameras, satellite imagery, and machine learning are changing the harvest experience.

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