A combine with a residue spreader control system, the combine comprising: an operator input device on the agricultural combine configured to receive a residue spreader setting from an operator and to transmit the residue spreader setting; a satellite navigation receiver on the agricultural combine configured to receive satellite signals indicating the location of the agricultural combine in a field harvesting crops and to transmit signals indicating location and geographical bearing of the agricultural combine; a residue spreader including crop deflectors pivotally or rotatably supported on the rear of the agricultural combine, wherein the crop deflectors are disposed to receive crop residue from the combine and spread crop residue over the ground and an actuator coupled to the crop deflectors to steer the crop deflectors; and at least one ECU configured to receive the residue spreader setting from the operator input device and the satellite navigation receiver signals, characterized in that the ECU is configured to determine a geographical bearing of the combine from the satellite navigation receiver signals, wherein the ECU is further configured to store the residue spreader setting in association with a corresponding combine bearing, and to command the actuator to move the crop deflectors in a direction or with a speed that counteracts the force of the wind, wherein the ECU is configured to store the residue spreader settings in association with the corresponding geographical bearing of the combine whenever the operator input device receives a new residue spreader setting from the operator and to periodically determine the geographical bearing of the combine, to compare the geographical bearing of the combine with any previously stored combine bearings that are each associated with a corresponding residue spreader setting, and when the ECU determines that the combine bearing matches a previously stored combine bearing, the ECU is configured to drive the actuator of the residue spreader to the residue spreader setting that is associated with the previously stored combine bearing. an operator input device on the agricultural combine configured to receive a residue spreader setting from an operator and to transmit the residue spreader setting; a satellite navigation receiver on the agricultural combine configured to receive satellite signals indicating the location of the agricultural combine in a field harvesting crops and to transmit signals indicating location and geographical bearing of the agricultural combine; a residue spreader including crop deflectors pivotally or rotatably supported on the rear of the agricultural combine, wherein the crop deflectors are disposed to receive crop residue from the combine and spread crop residue over the ground and an actuator coupled to the crop deflectors to steer the crop deflectors; and at least one ECU configured to receive the residue spreader setting from the operator input device and the satellite navigation receiver signals, characterized in that the ECU is configured to determine a geographical bearing of the combine from the satellite navigation receiver signals, wherein the ECU is further configured to store the residue spreader setting in association with a corresponding combine bearing, and to command the actuator to move the crop deflectors in a direction or with a speed that counteracts the force of the wind, wherein the ECU is configured to store the residue spreader settings in association with the corresponding geographical bearing of the combine whenever the operator input device receives a new residue spreader setting from the operator and to periodically determine the geographical bearing of the combine, to compare the geographical bearing of the combine with any previously stored combine bearings that are each associated with a corresponding residue spreader setting, and when the ECU determines that the combine bearing matches a previously stored combine bearing, the ECU is configured to drive the actuator of the residue spreader to the residue spreader setting that is associated with the previously stored combine bearing.