Greg Berg was at Agritechnica in Germany this week. See the Western Producer’s Agritechnica 2025 landing page for all the latest machinery news and video.
Väderstad displayed a fresh look and new in-cab features for its Tempo planter series row units at Agritechnica 2025.
Referring to it as the “next generation row unit,” Väderstad said in a press release that this was not just an upgrade with a new look, but a complete redesign.
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“We took our old row unit, which was a really good row unit, and we have added new functions to it,” said Hans Holst, Väderstad commercial product specialist at Agritechnica, in Hanover, Germany, Nov. 9.
One of those new functions is the ability for operators to adjust planting depth settings from the cab, a feature not previously available on Tempo row units. This can be done either automatically or based on a prescription map of a field.
Adjustments to the closing wheels can also be made from the tractor cab, both tasks performed independent of an internet connection.
Adjustments are possible using Väderstad’s in-cab control system called E-Control, an iPad-based control system that communicates wirelessly via the E-Services gateway mounted on the planter.
“The good thing about it is it’s wi-fi,” Holst said.
“So you can take your iPad out of the tractor, go around, check everything is working and go back in.”
Planting precision was also improved by tightening the seed disc angles to make a narrower seed furrow, making for more accurate seed placement at high planting speeds.
The new Tempo row units also benefit from new electronics, new seed hoppers and an upgraded seed meter that takes only one hand to open.
The new row unit can be configured as a central-fill version with a 1.3 gallon mini-hopper or a standard version with a larger seed hopper on the row unit.
While this new row unit was fitted to a Tempo L 8-24 planter at the show, the new row unit will be fitted to all Tempo product models including the Tempo F 6-8, Tempo V 6-12 and Tempo K 24 as of June 2026.
