Abstract: A system and method cuts and increases surface area of surface stubble material while contemporaneously mulching, tiling and aerating the soil. A discoidal coulter blade is configured with sharpened areas at the circumference for cutting the surface stubble as well as reducing the downward pressure required for the blade to enter the type and depth of soil desired. The sharpened areas include a first long bevel, a second shorter bevel and an optional opposite counter bevel. The first and second bevels aid in coulter blade lifespan ensuring a self-sharpened blade while the counter-bevel allows mating with a second coulter blade at a sharpened point.

Abstract: A method for automatically monitoring soil surface roughness as a ground-engaging operation is being performed within a field may include receiving pre-operation surface roughness data associated with a given portion of the field and receiving post-operation surface roughness data associated with the given portion of the field. In addition, the method may include analyzing the pre-operation and post-operation surface roughness data to determine a surface roughness differential associated with the performance of the ground-engaging operation and actively adjusting the operation of at least one of an associated work vehicle and/or implement when the surface roughness differential differs from a target set for the surface roughness differential.

Abstract: A ready-to-use sprayer comprises a container defining an interior compartment for containing a liquid product and having a pin receiver located near the rear portion and an opening located near the front portion, a housing having a main chamber and a grip portion, a nozzle in selective fluid communication with the outlet of the fluid chamber, a pivot switch on the exterior of the housing for selecting a fluid flow condition for the main chamber, and the housing being coupled to the container at the container opening and the pin receiver.

Abstract: Accessory attachments systems for use with turf vehicles are described and illustrated. Such systems permit outdoor maintenance tools to be secured and transported by the vehicle, e.g., in locations conveniently accessible by an operator of the vehicle without leaving the operator platform (e.g., seat), and removed from the vehicle when desired. In some embodiments, the system includes one or more connectors each having: a mounting portion adapted to be removably secured to a panel attached to the vehicle; and a tool holding portion adapted to receive and hold an outdoor maintenance tool. The mounting portion of each connector may attach to any one of a plurality of receivers formed on panels secured to various locations on the vehicle.

Abstract: A combine comprising a chassis, a crop residue handling system including a residue chopper, residue spreader, a spreader chute and a swath selection door, a receiver configured to determine a location of the combine, and a controller that controls the residue handling system. The controller configured to determine the location of the combine on a map, execute a crop residue spreading mode in response to the controller determining that the location of the combine is located in a designated crop residue spreading zone indicated on the map, and execute a crop residue windrow mode in response to the controller determining that the location of the combine is located in a designated crop residue windrow zone indicated on the map.

Abstract: A chopping module is provided that is designed for grasping and pulling plants by pushing them between a rotating knife set and chopping them into billets, wherein the rotating knife set has a cylindrical form with its length divided into at least two sections, wherein various cutting segments are distributed, each one extending itself in each lengthwise section formed between the discs wherein the segments of a section are lagged or are not lengthwise aligned to those of the adjacent section. This module is advantageous in that it allows for considerable reduction of the cutting forces or pressure, and consequently allows for smooth operation and considerably increased working life of the module.

Abstract: The present invention relates to two systems for driving cut material: a trailing system (B1) and a self-cleaning and suspended conveyor system (B2) applied on a cutting platform for grain harvesters, where the material cut by the cutting system is driven from the sides to the center of the platform (14) by element of two chain systems, wherein in the drag system (B1) multiple toes are mounted on a horizontal chain and in the self-cleaning and suspended conveyor system (B2) and multiple cast (perforated) cradles are mounted on the horizontal chain. In this way, both systems, drag and/or drop conveyors, shall be driven by hydraulic or electric motors or a mechanical system and a cutting platform can use one or the other conveyor systems, that is, the drag or suspended systems shall be used.

Abstract: A draper header is attached to a harvesting machine by an adapter including a bottom feed draper and an upper feed roller driven by a coupling from an output of the machine rotatable about an axis parallel to the forward direction and a right angle gearbox. The feed roller is mounted at each end allowing independent up and down floating movement of the ends and there is provided a mechanical linkage using two chains and an idler shaft between the output shaft of the gear box an input shaft of the roller with a universal coupling therebetween. The gear box is located at least partly underneath the discharge opening and underneath the feed roller, rearwardly of the rear guide roller of the feed draper, rearwardly of the axis of rotation of the feed roller and underneath a feed pan which is inclined upwardly and rearwardly over the gear box.

Abstract: A method for mass-producing plants includes a step of accommodating a liquid cultivation medium and a plant material into each of a plurality of culture bags that are configured so as to be capable of standing up without assistance by being opened up from a folded state, sealing openings of the culture bags, and arranging the sealed culture bags in a row in a predetermined cultivation space, and a step of cultivating the plant material within each of the plurality of culture bags with an interior of each of the plurality of culture bags arranged in a row in the cultivation space being maintained at an environment appropriate for cultivation of the plant material.

Abstract: Disclosed is a spectral deficiency-driven control system in a plant growth automation, the system comprising: a facilities resource management system; a processor; a memory element coupled to the processor; encoded instructions; wherein the system is further configured to: over a network, receive at least one of a facility systems data; based on the received facility systems data, control an action via the facilities resource management system; wherein the received facility systems data is gathered via at least one facility sensor configured to detect facility-incoming and, or facility-generated light spectra and a sensor manager for determining a deficiency in light spectra; and wherein the actions controlled by the facilities resource management system is augmenting at least one of a spectral output of at least one light-emitting diode (LED) channel from at least one LED light source; light brightness; and, or a light height adjustment, based on the spectral deficiency.

Abstract: A landscape edging system is disclosed which has a plurality of blocks for forming an edging with one of the blocks comprising a back face that is configured to be placed against a raised area, a bottom face for placement on the ground, an elevated top portion, a lower top portion, an elevated front face between the elevated top portion and the lower top portion, a lower side front face, a right elevated side face, a right lower side face having a tongue portion positioned on the right lower side face adjacent to the right elevated side face and extending out from the right lower side face and the lower top portion and the bottom face and extending from the lower top portion to the bottom face, a left elevated side face, a left lower side face having a groove portion positioned on the left lower side face adjacent to the left elevated side face and extending into the left lower side face, the bottom face, and the lower top portion

Abstract: A novel collapsible plant support includes a collapsible coil adapted to rest on a flat surface. In a particular embodiment, the collapsible plant support includes a plurality of vertical support structures coupled to the collapsible coil so as to provide additional support. In another particular embodiment, a collapsible plant support includes plant receptacle receiving element that supports both a collapsible coil and also a plant receptacle. In a more particular embodiment, the plant receptacle receiving element includes fluid ducts for connecting multiple plant receptacle receiving elements into a fluid network. In another embodiment, the coil is disposed within a helical sleeve coupled to a flexible, cylindrical mesh.

Abstract: A method assists during execution of a sequence of cuttings in a tree, wherein, during a cutting sequence, a first cut in the tree is followed by a second cut in the tree At least a part of an ideal course of the second cut depends on at least a part of a course of the first cut. The method includes the steps of: identifying at least the part of the course of the first cut in the tree; precalculating at least the part of the ideal course of the second cut in the tree based on the identified part of the course of the first cut; and outputting cutting information for executing the second cut based on the precalculated part of the ideal course of the second cut.

Abstract: A gardening and/or forestry system includes a distance measuring system, including a first distance part and a second distance part, wherein the second distance part is configured to be carried on a body of a gardener and/or forestry worker. The distance measuring system is configured to exchange a measuring signal between the first distance part and the second distance part and to measure a distance between the first distance part and the second distance part based on the exchanged measuring signal. An output device is configured to output information based on the measured distance to the gardener and/or forestry worker.

Abstract: A mobile drip irrigation system includes a plurality of drip tubes anchored at a first end to a water supply conduit. As the mobile irrigation system travels across a surface to be watered a second, free end of each drip tube is pulled along the surface to provide precise and uniform water distribution through the drip tubes. A cable extending across each section of the mobile irrigation system is attached to the plurality of drip tubes within that section, with the cable movable via a winch mechanism to shift the position of the drip tubes within that section to correspondingly shift the drag path of the tubes to a desired location. In exemplary embodiments, a lower manifold distributes water to the drip tubes, and in further embodiments a support restraint provides support to the lower manifold.

Abstract: A water line support device includes a pair of stakes that extend perpendicularly downward from a horizontal support member and a plurality of water line retention mechanisms that may be positioned on the top or bottom side of the horizontal member. In simple form, the plurality of integral retention mechanisms have a recessed channel that is oriented parallel to the ground and perpendicular to the horizontal member. The horizontal member has a top side and a bottom side connected on opposite sides of a middle support such that the top side, middle support and bottom side form an I-beam configuration when viewed as a cross section of the horizontal member. The middle support can be reinforced or braced with diagonal supports that also are connected to and support the top side and the bottom side of the horizontal member. A logo can be added to the horizontal support member.

Abstract: According to some embodiments of the invention, an adjusting device for adjusting a passive drip irrigation valve to enable precision irrigation includes a device body configured to be at least one of hand-held or attachable to a robot, the device body having a manipulator end, and a manipulator assembly contained within and extending from the manipulator end of the device body. The manipulator assembly includes a coarse alignment adjustment assembly constructed and arranged to align the adjusting device with the passive drip irrigation valve. The manipulator assembly also includes a fine actuator configured to rotate the passive drip irrigation valve by a specified angle.

Abstract: An apparatus and method is disclosed comprises a root trellis or use thereof. Specifically, a solid medium made from a non-corrosive material composed of a 3-dimensional solid grid for supporting and providing structure to a plant root's downward and lateral growth when roots are otherwise unsupported by a solid medium. The apparatus is potentially constructed with an attached appendage by which the trellis can suspend itself from the container or reservoir it is placed inside to maintain a functional shape, especially if the device composition material is not rigid enough to support its own shape.

Abstract: A sprout lid for use with a container to sprout seeds and or beans is provided which may include a recess feature which may allow the container to be filled with water without removing the sprout lid from the container, as well as allowing proper airflow in the container. The sprout lid may also be used to rinse, strain, and drain seeds and or beans in the container.

Abstract: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01064567. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01064567. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01064567 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01064567 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.

Abstract: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01064461. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01064461. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01064461 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01064461 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.

Abstract: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01064571. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01064571. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01064571 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01064571 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.

Abstract: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01068141. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01068141. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01068141 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01068141 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.

Abstract: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01068144. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01068144. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01068144 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01068144 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.

Abstract: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01063576. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01063576. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01063576 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01063576 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.

Abstract: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01064568. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01064568. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01064568 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01064568 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.

Abstract: The invention provides cotton event TAM66274, and plants, plant cells, seeds, plant parts, and commodity products comprising event TAM66274. The invention also provides polynucleotides specific for event TAM66274 and plants, plant cells, seeds, plant parts, and commodity products comprising polynucleotides specific for event TAM66274. The invention also provides methods related to event TAM66274.

Abstract: A teat dip application system includes a teat cup having an opening for inserting therein a teat of a diary animal, one or more teat dip inlet ports located on the teat cup, one or more inflatable teat holders/scrubbers located inside the teat cup, and one or more inflation ports in fluid communication with the one or more teat holder/scrubbers.

Abstract: An adjustable crowding alley used to route livestock or other animals towards a destination. The adjustable crowding alley includes an adjustable panel that allows the width of the alleyway to vary according to the width of the animals being routed through the adjustable crowding alley. The adjustable crowding alley includes one or more backup blockers that allow animals to move forward through the adjustable crowding alley, but restrict backwards movement of the animals within the adjustable crowding alley after passing each backup blocker.

Abstract: A feeder for dispensing feed to livestock includes a trough and a hopper mounted above the trough. The hopper includes a sidewall, a bottom, a central feed discharge hole through the bottom, and a plurality of gravity flow feed openings arranged around the central feed discharge hole. A deflector is mounted in the hopper above and vertically spaced from the hopper bottom to cover the central feed discharge hole to restrict gravity flow of feed from the hopper through the central feed discharge hole. A sweep member is mounted for rotation about a vertical axis for sweeping feed under the deflector to the central feed discharge hole for discharge into the trough. A closure system is associated with the gravity flow feed openings to automatically close the gravity flow feed openings once animals start moving the sweep member to sweep feed to the central feed discharge hole.

Abstract: A robotic injection system is herein described for delivering vaccines, reproductive hormones, and liquid materials to domestic herd animals. The robotic injection system includes a cooling-unit for storage of the liquid materials to be injected, a series of automatic gates to control the movement of herd animals, an RFID and camera ID reading system utilized for tracking identification numbers and medical history, a robotic arm to position and apply force in the injection process, and an injection mechanism for delivering injections to the patient. A streamlined system is described in delivering necessary injections to a mass number of domestic herd animals. A robotic injection system for injecting an accurate dosage of more than one fluid is described. For this description, bovines will be used as the primary example but this described invention also applies to other domestic herd animals such as sus, equus caballus, ovis aries, and capra aegagrus hircus.

Abstract: An electronic tag having an integrated audio playback system for the identification of a pet whereby an audio message can be recorded, stored, and played back. The electronics tag defines a waterproof and shockproof case that is designed to be safely consumed by animals if accidently swallowed. The electronic tag comprises a microphone, a circuit board, power source, battery status indicator, waterproof membrane, and speaker. The circuit board is configured to, upon various engagements of a recording switch and play switch, enter a record mode or enter a playback mode, thereby enabling the owner to record desired audio message on the electronic tag, which subsequently then may be played back to another person in the event the pet is lost.

Abstract: An automated scent training wheel for training animals to detect and respond to target scents. The automated scent training wheel comprises a rotatable carousel and a plurality of scent receptacles coupled to the rotatable carousel, where the scent receptacles are each configured to hold scent source material therein. The automated scent training wheel also comprises a plurality of sensing systems each disposed at one of the plurality of scent receptacles, wherein each sensing system is configured to automatically detect investigation of the associated scent receptacle by an animal.

Abstract: Implementations described and claimed herein provide systems and methods for interactive fetching for one or more participants, such as pets. In one implementation, a projectile, such as a ball, is received in a receiver and transported through an opening into a feeder of a randomizer. One of a plurality of chutes is randomly selected using gravity, and the projectile is transported from the feeder into the selected chute. The chute generates a smooth roll along a ramp to a port, from which the projectile is ejected along an ejection path for the participant to retrieve.

Abstract: Interior vehicle sensors and a recognition routine identify the presence of a companion animal within a vehicle, a controller operates at least one actuator to interpose a barrier between vehicle areas automatically adjust the barrier according to the animal's detected attributes to restrict the movement of the companion animal within the vehicle's interior.

Abstract: A pair of safe pet nail clippers includes a first handle and a second handle correspondingly disposed and pivotedly connected to each other. The first and second handles respectively include a blade portion and a handle portion. Blades of the blade portions of the first and second handles are provided in a concave shape. When the handle portions of the first and second handles are relatively opened to the maximum extent, an initial trimming hole is formed between the concave blades of the first and second handles. The first and second handles are provided therebetween with an adjustment mechanism for adjusting the relative opening of the handle portions of the first and second handles and the caliber of the initial trimming hole.

Abstract: The anti mating apron controls unwanted breeding of small ruminant livestock. The anti mating apron blocks the male's reproductive organ so that he is unable to penetrate the female. The anti mating apron is strapped to the body of the male livestock around the girth. The anti mating apron is clipped into place by a single side adjust plastic buckle and adjusted to fit snug but not tight. The anti mating apron is weighted with bbs that are sewn into the bottom of the anti mating apron. The weights of the anti mating apron keep the apron in place and generally doesn't allow the apron to get stuck to one side of the animal. The present invention is used to provide a safe method of preventing unwanted breeding in small ruminant livestock while allowing the male to cohabitate with the herd and prevent young livestock from breeding with siblings and their own mother.

Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present technology, there is provided an information processing apparatus including: a group extraction unit; and a display control unit. The group extraction unit extracts a plurality of group constituent individuals belonging to a group from a plurality of individuals on the basis of individual information items of each of the plurality of individuals. The display control unit causes a display unit to display a shape of a region occupied by the group as a group indication in a map image on the basis of a distribution of position information items of a plurality of peripheral constituent individuals that form a periphery of the group among the plurality of group constituent individuals.

Abstract: A reduced-weight poultry cage is used in conjunction with a reduced-weight trailer to transport live poultry for maximizing the poundage of poultry being transported while reducing the number of trips and fuel expenses. The poultry cage includes a combination of aluminum and plastic elements that reduce cage weight, provide for nesting of cages in stacks as well as easy replacement of failed parts. Furthermore, a drop-deck aluminum trailer with a reduced floor and guide rail alignment stops allows for a durable yet lightweight trailer that can haul a plurality of stacks of these poultry cages, thereby maximizing cubic feet availability while being compliant with various road and bridge laws.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of aquaculture of at least one farmed organism, such as fish, shrimp or any organism suitable for farming in an aquatic environment.

Abstract: A process where materials are applied to a plastic fishing lure surface, producing a lure that possesses chromatic vicissitude as a result of water temperature fluctuations. A non-thermochromatic base layer of one or more colors is applied to the plastic fishing lure. This layer acts as the visual appearance of the fishing lure in the absence of temperature fluctuations. Clear extender is then used as an additive to the thermochromatic ink. This addition to the ink then allows the ink to be sprayed onto the surface of the lure. This ink-extender amalgam can be applied in multiple layers however the bottom layer must have the least amount of hue saturation. Each layer thereafter would increase in hue saturation. Multiple hue combinations can be utilized. Once the desired number of thermochromatic layers has been applied, an ultra-clear super high gloss lacquer finish is sprayed on to the exterior of all layers.

Abstract: A fishing lure having interchangeable segments. The fishing lure contains a head portion having a first component of a head-to-body locking unit and a body portion having a second component of a head-to-body locking unit. When locked together, the fishing lure is configured to replicate an intact sea creature or animal.

Abstract: One object of the present invention is to provide a guide ring less prone to break due to an impact or wear. A fishing line guide according to one aspect of the present invention is to be used on a fishing rod and includes a guide body with a through hole formed therein and a guide ring fitted into the through hole of the guide body. The guide ring has a top portion that is most distant from the fishing rod in a vertical direction extending vertically with respect to an axial direction of the fishing rod, and the guide ring is configured such that a thickness of a guide rear portion on a rear side relative to the top portion is larger than that of a guide front portion on a front side relative to the top portion.

Abstract: A fishing rod holder consists of a first panel, a second panel, a plurality of connecting members, a first strap portion, and a second strap portion. The plurality of connecting members is positioned in between the first panel and the second panel. The spacing between each of the plurality of connecting members allows a user to position a fishing rod handle in between an arbitrary connecting member and an adjacent connecting member selected from the plurality of connecting members. Since the plurality of connecting members is radially positioned, the fishing rod can be mounted at a preferred angle. The first strap portion and the second strap portion are used for attaching purposes. When the apparatus is being used with an external weighted object, the first strap portion and the second strap portion are wrapped around the external weighted object.

Abstract: A pest monitoring system generally includes a circuit, wherein the circuit is initially in a first impedance state that is configured to change to a second impedance state due to pest activity, wherein the second impedance state is lower than the first impedance state.

Abstract: An insect trap is adapted to attract and collect insects with UV light. The insect trap includes: a main body; an insect filter disposed on the main body and allowing insects to pass therethrough; a motor disposed below the insect filter; a suction fan disposed under the motor and rotated by the motor; a plate-shaped UV LED installation unit disposed above the insect filter and provided with a UV LED module; a buttress supporting the UV LED installation unit above the main body while separating the UV LED installation unit above the main body so as to allow insects to be suctioned into a space between the main body and the UV LED installation unit; and an insect collector disposed under the main body and collecting insects.

Abstract: A device for trapping insects that includes a casing provided with a housing for placing a refill provided with an adhesive surface for trapping insects. The casing includes a light emitter illuminating at least one portion of the refill. The device allows maximizing the attraction of the insects as a result of the illumination of the refill.

Abstract: The present invention provides a porous sustained-release body in which transparency of a porous carrier changes. The porous sustained-release body includes an inorganic monolithic porous body 1 including a skeleton body 2 of an inorganic compound and air gaps 3,4 having a three-dimensional continuous network structure formed in the skeleton body 2, and a sustained-release liquid absorbed into air gaps 2, 3, wherein the inorganic monolithic porous body 1 is opaque at an initial state, which is a state before absorption of the sustained-release liquid in which air exists in the air gaps, and refractive index of the sustained-release liquid and refractive index of the skeleton body are the same within an error range within which a portion in which the sustained-release liquid is absorbed into the air gaps changes to transparent or semitransparent.

Abstract: An insecticide fumigator including a chemical cartridge mount on which a chemical cartridge is configured to be mounted, a heater disposed near the chemical cartridge mount and configured to heat the chemical cartridge such that an insecticide in the chemical cartridge is evaporated from a fumigation part of the chemical cartridge, a light source disposed near the fumigation part and configured to emit light having a first wavelength range to attract insects, and a housing provided with the chemical cartridge mount and receiving the heater and the light source, in which the light source includes a UV LED and a substrate on which the UV LED is mounted, and the housing has a light passage hole through which light emitted from the light source passes.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided for effecting an optical barrier and includes a light source emitting a beam. The apparatus also includes a moveable mirror and an actuator to move the mirror to reflect the beam into a plurality of directions or locations. In some embodiments, the apparatus also includes a processor and a memory chip including a sequence of instructions. The memory chip and the sequence of instructions causes the processor to receive data from a sensor system that indicates a location of a pest and operate the actuator to move the mirror to direct the beam to sweep through a range of directions that include the location of the pest. A light fixture is also provided, that includes the apparatus.