# John Deere says See & Spray covered over 5 million acres in 2025, cutting herbicide use by nearly half

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Date: 4 Nov 2025
About: [John Deere](https://technooptimist.io/companies/john-deere.md) · [See & Spray](https://technooptimist.io/agriculture/see-and-spray.md)
Original source: https://www.oklahomafarmreport.com/okfr/2025/11/04/john-deere-customers-use-see-spray-technology-across-five-million-acres-in-2025/

Deere said farmers used See & Spray on more than 5 million acres in 2025, cutting non-residual herbicide use by an average of nearly 50% and saving about 31 million gallons of spray mix. It moved to per-acre pricing ($1 per fallow acre, $5 per in-crop acre) charged only when the system saves spray.

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