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candidate · p2026-09-07-053 · not-found

John Deere See & Spray. Gate 1 passes ("See & Spray uses a combination of AI, machine learning, and boom-mounted cameras")

set aside as

NOT FOUND

the researcher's note

John Deere See & Spray. Gate 1 passes ("See & Spray uses a combination of AI, machine learning, and boom-mounted cameras"). Effects are real and dated: 2024 — ~8 million gallons of herbicide mix saved across over 1 million acres, average 59% savings; 2025 — 5 million acres, nearly 31 million gallons saved, non-residual herbicide use down nearly 50%, third parties measuring two bushels more per acre (up to 4.8). No farmer, grower, customer or machine count exists in any source I fetched. Acres and gallons are not people. Deere's own pages are JS-rendered and return nothing to a fetcher.

proposed by

researcher (opus), brief 2026-09-06 second harvest, robots-gig-work

received

2026-09-06T13:34:02-04:00

harvest report

impacts/harvest/2026-09-07-robots-gig-work.md

Rulings, in order

1. 2026-09-06T13:34:02-04:00 · researchernot-found — John Deere See & Spray. Gate 1 passes ("See & Spray uses a combination of AI, machine learning, and boom-mounted cameras"). Effects are real and dated: 2024 — ~8 million gallons of herbicide mix saved across over 1 million acres, average 59% savings; 2025 — 5 million acres, nearly 31 million gallons saved, non-residual herbicide use down nearly 50%, third parties measuring two bushels more per acre (up to 4.8). No farmer, grower, customer or machine count exists in any source I fetched. Acres and gallons are not people. Deere's own pages are JS-rendered and return nothing to a fetcher.

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