Abstract: A method of growing seeds in a hydroponics apparatus to provide animal feed includes trays for receiving seeds, an environmental control arrangement for controlling a temperature and humidity of the trays, and a nutrient solution supply arrangement for providing a nutrient solution to the seeds wherein the method includes: (i) preparing the seeds by removing loose chaff, remnants of husks, and broken seeds; (ii) exposing the prepared seeds to gaseous ozone in either a) a concentration in a range of 5-10 p.p.m.v. for a period in a range of 50-60 minutes or b) a concentration in the range of 10-20 p.p.m.v. for a period in a range of 1-30 minutes, in a relative humidity range of 40%-95%, and at an ambient temperature range of 12° C.-28° C.; and (iii) growing the exposed prepared seeds to provide grown plant material for use in producing the animal feed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for identifying sunflower lines having increased resistance to Verticillium wilt, and identification of genetic markers linked to gene(s) conditioning such increased disease resistance.

Abstract: A wheat variety designated W080385C1, the plants and seeds of wheat variety W080385C1, methods for producing a wheat plant produced by crossing the variety W080385C1 with another wheat plant, and hybrid wheat seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety W080385C1 with another wheat line or plant, and the creation of variants by backcrossing, mutagenesis or transformation of variety W080385C1 are disclosed. Methods for producing other wheat varieties or breeding lines derived from wheat variety W080385C1 and to wheat varieties or breeding lines produced by those methods are also provided.

Abstract: A wheat variety designated 6PFBY86B, the plants and seeds of wheat variety 6PFBY86B, methods for producing a wheat plant produced by crossing the variety 6PFBY86B with another wheat plant, and hybrid wheat seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety 6PFBY86B with another wheat line or plant, and the creation of variants by backcrossing, mutagenesis or transformation of variety 6PFBY86B are disclosed. Methods for producing other wheat varieties or breeding lines derived from wheat variety 6PFBY86B and to wheat varieties or breeding lines produced by those methods are also provided.

Abstract: A wheat variety designated YW17M, the plants and seeds of wheat variety YW17M, methods for producing a wheat plant produced by crossing the variety YW17M with another wheat plant, and hybrid wheat seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety YW17M with another wheat line or plant, and the creation of variants by backcrossing, mutagenesis or transformation of variety YW17M are disclosed. Methods for producing other wheat varieties or breeding lines derived from wheat variety YW17M and to wheat varieties or breeding lines produced by those methods are also provided.

Abstract: A wheat variety designated W090048A1, the plants and seeds of wheat variety W090048A1, methods for producing a wheat plant produced by crossing the variety W090048A1 with another wheat plant, and hybrid wheat seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety W090048A1 with another wheat line or plant, and the creation of variants by backcrossing, mutagenesis or transformation of variety W090048A1 are disclosed. Methods for producing other wheat varieties or breeding lines derived from wheat variety W090048A1 and to wheat varieties or breeding lines produced by those methods are also provided.

Abstract: A wheat variety designated W090663H1, the plants and seeds of wheat variety W090663H1, methods for producing a wheat plant produced by crossing the variety W090663H1 with another wheat plant, and hybrid wheat seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety W090663H1 with another wheat line or plant, and the creation of variants by backcrossing, mutagenesis or transformation of variety W090663H1 are disclosed. Methods for producing other wheat varieties or breeding lines derived from wheat variety W090663H1 and to wheat varieties or breeding lines produced by those methods are also provided.

Abstract: A wheat variety designated W080384J1, the plants and seeds of wheat variety W080384J1, methods for producing a wheat plant produced by crossing the variety W080384J1 with another wheat plant, and hybrid wheat seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety W080384J1 with another wheat line or plant, and the creation of variants by backcrossing, mutagenesis or transformation of variety W080384J1 are disclosed. Methods for producing other wheat varieties or breeding lines derived from wheat variety W080384J1 and to wheat varieties or breeding lines produced by those methods are also provided.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a new and distinct variety of lettuce variety NUN 01201 LTL as well as seeds and plants and heads or leaves thereof. NUN 01201 LTL is a short-day Iceberg lettuce variety for the Mediterranean cool autumn comprising resistance Downy Mildew (Bremia lactucae) isolates B1:16-36 EU and Nasonovia ribisnigri Biotype Nr:0.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a new and distinct variety of lettuce variety NUN 06132 LTL as well as seeds and plants and heads or leaves thereof. NUN 06132 LTL is a Romaine long day variety for the Coastal Salinas main season comprising resistance Downy Mildew (Bremia lactucae) isolates B1:16-35 EU, Nasonovia ribisnigri Biotype Nr:0, Lettuce Necrotic Spot Virus (LNSV), and Rhizomonas subefaciens (Corky Root).

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a new and distinct variety of lettuce variety NUN 06147 LTL as well as seeds and plants and heads or leaves thereof. NUN 06147 LTL is a Romaine short day variety comprising resistance Downy Mildew (Bremia lactucae) isolates B1:16-35 EU, Nasonovia ribisnigri Biotype Nr:0, and Lettuce Necrotic Spot Virus (LNSV).

Abstract: A wheat variety designated 6PGEL62B, the plants and seeds of wheat variety 6PGEL62B, methods for producing a wheat plant produced by crossing the variety 6PGEL62B with another wheat plant, and hybrid wheat seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety 6PGEL62B with another wheat line or plant, and the creation of variants by backcrossing, mutagenesis or transformation of variety 6PGEL62B are disclosed. Methods for producing other wheat varieties or breeding lines derived from wheat variety 6PGEL62B and to wheat varieties or breeding lines produced by those methods are also provided.

Abstract: A wheat variety designated YW17P, the plants and seeds of wheat variety YW17P, methods for producing a wheat plant produced by crossing the variety YW17P with another wheat plant, and hybrid wheat seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety YW17P with another wheat line or plant, and the creation of variants by backcrossing, mutagenesis or transformation of variety YW17P are disclosed. Methods for producing other wheat varieties or breeding lines derived from wheat variety YW17P and to wheat varieties or breeding lines produced by those methods are also provided.

Abstract: A wheat variety designated W082574K1, the plants and seeds of wheat variety W082574K1, methods for producing a wheat plant produced by crossing the variety W082574K1 with another wheat plant, and hybrid wheat seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety W082574K1 with another wheat line or plant, and the creation of variants by backcrossing, mutagenesis or transformation of variety W082574K1 are disclosed. Methods for producing other wheat varieties or breeding lines derived from wheat variety W082574K1 and to wheat varieties or breeding lines produced by those methods are also provided.

Abstract: A wheat variety designated W090006C1, the plants and seeds of wheat variety W090006C1, methods for producing a wheat plant produced by crossing the variety W090006C1 with another wheat plant, and hybrid wheat seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety W090006C1 with another wheat line or plant, and the creation of variants by backcrossing, mutagenesis or transformation of variety W090006C1 are disclosed. Methods for producing other wheat varieties or breeding lines derived from wheat variety W090006C1 and to wheat varieties or breeding lines produced by those methods are also provided.

Abstract: A wheat variety designated W090185D1, the plants and seeds of wheat variety W090185D1, methods for producing a wheat plant produced by crossing the variety W090185D1 with another wheat plant, and hybrid wheat seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety W090185D1 with another wheat line or plant, and the creation of variants by backcrossing, mutagenesis or transformation of variety W090185D1 are disclosed. Methods for producing other wheat varieties or breeding lines derived from wheat variety W090185D1 and to wheat varieties or breeding lines produced by those methods are also provided.

Abstract: A wheat variety designated W090340G1, the plants and seeds of wheat variety W090340G1, methods for producing a wheat plant produced by crossing the variety W090340G1 with another wheat plant, and hybrid wheat seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety W090340G1 with another wheat line or plant, and the creation of variants by backcrossing, mutagenesis or transformation of variety W090340G1 are disclosed. Methods for producing other wheat varieties or breeding lines derived from wheat variety W090340G1 and to wheat varieties or breeding lines produced by those methods are also provided.

Abstract: A wheat variety designated W090428N1, the plants and seeds of wheat variety W090428N1, methods for producing a wheat plant produced by crossing the variety W090428N1 with another wheat plant, and hybrid wheat seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety W090428N1 with another wheat line or plant, and the creation of variants by backcrossing, mutagenesis or transformation of variety W090428N1 are disclosed. Methods for producing other wheat varieties or breeding lines derived from wheat variety W090428N1 and to wheat varieties or breeding lines produced by those methods are also provided.

Abstract: A wheat variety designated W090489Z1, the plants and seeds of wheat variety W090489Z1, methods for producing a wheat plant produced by crossing the variety W090489Z1 with another wheat plant, and hybrid wheat seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety W090489Z1 with another wheat line or plant, and the creation of variants by backcrossing, mutagenesis or transformation of variety W090489Z1 are disclosed. Methods for producing other wheat varieties or breeding lines derived from wheat variety W090489Z1 and to wheat varieties or breeding lines produced by those methods are also provided.

Abstract: A wheat variety designated W090625F1, the plants and seeds of wheat variety W090625F1, methods for producing a wheat plant produced by crossing the variety W090625F1 with another wheat plant, and hybrid wheat seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety W090625F1 with another wheat line or plant, and the creation of variants by backcrossing, mutagenesis or transformation of variety W090625F1 are disclosed. Methods for producing other wheat varieties or breeding lines derived from wheat variety W090625F1 and to wheat varieties or breeding lines produced by those methods are also provided.

Abstract: A door assembly for an animal enclosure includes a door frame and a door each having a plurality of interconnected horizontal and vertical wires. The door frame defines an opening for an animal to pass therethrough, and the door is slidably coupled to the door frame such that it moves between an open position and a closed position relative to the door frame to allow egress and ingress through the opening. A catch member is coupled to the door frame. A latch includes a base member, a bolt, and a lever portion. A first vertical wire and a second vertical wire of the door are spaced from one another such that the first vertical wire is at a first end of the door and the second vertical wire is at a second end of the door. In the closed position, the bolt is coupled to the first vertical wire.

Abstract: A portable windbreak shelter assembly provides a combination shelter and windbreak which can be moved to a desired position using conventional vehicles typically available on a farm includes a shelter frame having a front, a back, a bottom face, a first lateral side face, and a second lateral side face. The first lateral side face and the second lateral side face extend upwardly from respective opposite edges of the bottom face and meet to define an apex of the shelter frame extending between the front and the back. A covering is coupled to the shelter frame wherein the covering and the shelter frame inhibit wind from passing through the shelter frame to define a sheltered interior space. The shelter frame is movable using conventional farm equipment.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided for cleaning a floor, and in particular a barn floor having a lower portion and an elevated portion that intersect to form a curb. The apparatus is attached to a vehicle that travels in a longitudinal direction. The apparatus includes a scraper for scraping the lower portion of the floor. The scraper is pivotally attached to the vehicle for adjusting a transverse position of an end of the scraper into abutment with the curb. The apparatus also includes a cleaning head for moving material from the elevated portion of the floor. The cleaning head is attached to an arm. The arm is pivotally attached to the scraper for adjusting a transverse position of the cleaning head into alignment with the elevated portion of the floor. The cleaning head is actuated to sweep material transversely into the path of the scraper as the vehicle moves in the longitudinal direction.

Abstract: Litter compositions are provided comprising sodium bentonite and various fillers. These litter compositions have substantially the same clumpability properties as a composition consisting of only the sodium bentonite.

Abstract: Various indoor/outdoor nature net configurations are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, an indoor/outdoor nature net enclosure may include an upper section, a lower section, and a middle section. The middle section may extend between the upper section and the lower section to define an interior space. The middle section may include a two-way zipper that extends from the upper section to the lower section. Some net enclosures disclosed herein may be used in connection with a wire frame. The wire frame may be configured to be positioned in the interior space and to support the net enclosure. In some embodiments, the wire frame may include a plurality of vertical members and a plurality of horizontal members.

Abstract: A livestock enclosure enabling transfer of livestock from one compartment to a second compartment for purposes of cleaning one compartment is shown and described. The livestock enclosure has a feeder adjustable to make feed accessible to livestock in each one of the compartments at any one time, and gates or other closure for enabling livestock to migrate between the two compartments. Operating personnel can allow the adjustable feeder to be exhausted of feed and to open a gate to the other enclosure to encourage livestock to change compartments. The gate may be closed after the transfer to enable the operating personnel to clean the vacated compartment. The feeder can be adjusted or repositioned to serve either compartment. Optionally, both compartments may also have a non-adjustable principal feeder. Optionally, the livestock enclosure may include a roof and full height walls and motorized control of gates and the adjustable feeder.

Abstract: A centrifugal pump pet water fountain is provided which includes a bowl defined by a peripheral wall extending upwardly from a floor. The bowl is configured to hold water. The housing divides the basin into a drinking basin and an interior basin. The housing includes an upright sidewall extending from a floor and a cap. The housing also defines an elevated water reservoir with a spout. A rotating cone is positioned within the housing and driven by a motor. The cone has a water inlet and a top opening adjacent the cone top opening. During operation, the rotation of the cone forces water to climb the interior surface of the cone through centrifugal force, where the water is deposited within the reservoir and returned to the drinking basin through the spout.

Abstract: A dog bath tub including a base having a length greater than a width. Sidewalls upstand from opposing sides of the base along the length, and from a first end of the base along the width. An access door is disposed at a second end of the base opposite the first end. The access door includes a first side and a second side. The first side is coupled to one of the sidewalls by a hinge and the second side includes a stop configured to engage another of the sidewalls.

Abstract: A pet chew toy allowing for the self-cleaning of teeth by domestic pets. The pet toy includes one or more cavities into which a pet's teeth may engage, and the inner and outer surfaces of the cavities may have scrubbing elements designed to enhance removal of plaque and other unhygienic products from a pet's teeth and gums. The chew toy may further include projections to enhance stabilization of the chew toy by the pet, and a reservoir and dispensing system for pet toothpaste or similar additive.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a multiple vector tension displacement system which adjusts to the size of a wearer, wherein the size adjustment allows for maximum tension displacement when in use.

Abstract: A system for animal caretaking with an animal-mounted audio playback device, a sensing device for sensing the proximity of the playback device with respect to a specific location, a smartphone with a GPS receiver, one or more wireless communication systems connecting the playback device, the location sensing device, and the smartphone, and a smartphone app with a user interface for specifying various parameters for controlling the playback device such that when the caretaker moves a specified distance from the location of the animal, a sound chosen by the caretaker will be emitted from the playback device, and when the animal moves within a specified distance from the location sensing device, a deterrent sound is emitted from the playback device.

Abstract: A pet wellness tracking system is provided including at least one electronic tracking device secured to a pet, the tracking device having wireless data transfer capability to transfer data to a second electronic device such as a pet owner's smart phone, at least one first electronic volume measurement device secured to or otherwise fitted to a feeding bowl and or watering bowl, the volume measurement device having wireless data transfer capability to transfer data to the second electronic device, and a second electronic volume measurement device having wireless data transfer capability to transfer data to the second electronic device, the combination of devices providing motion tracking over distance and time, caloric burn rate over tracked time, and one or more categories of weight monitoring over time.

Abstract: A method for monitoring an animal with an autonomous monitoring device in close proximity to the animal, the monitoring device having a first sensor and a second sensor of higher electric power consumption. The method includes measuring a first parameter with the first sensor, the second sensor being deactivated. An estimated status of the animal is determined based on the first parameter. If the estimated status corresponds to a particular status, the second sensor is activated and measures a second parameter which is used to determine a specified estimated status of the animal.

Abstract: An apparatus according to one embodiment includes a container having an interior, and a divider in the interior of the container. The divider selectively separates the interior into first and second compartments. The divider is configured to keep bees located in the first compartment separated from bees in the second compartment when in a closed configuration, and to allow the bees positioned in the first compartment to enter the second compartment when in an open configuration. The apparatus also includes an image capture device for capturing images of the bees in the interior of the container, and an outlet for permitting ingress and egress of the bees from the second compartment. The container is configured to prevent the bees from escaping from the first compartment.

Abstract: A honeybee collector includes a collector body having a sidewall with an outer surface and an inner surface. The inner surface defines a brood frame slot and a funnel defined below the brood frame slot. The funnel is angled towards a bottom opening defined by a bottom rim of the sidewall. An upper rim of the sidewall defines a top opening leading into the brood frame slot, and the brood frame slot is sized to receive a brood frame. A catch bottle is used for catching bees. A connector couples a mouth of the catch bottle to the bottom rim of the collector body.

Abstract: Described herein is a bee feeding apparatus having a labyrinthine portal. The apparatus is useful for dispensing water, bee feeding supplements, or treatments to wild or domesticated bees. The circuitous entryway hinders or inhibits other insects such as wasps, hornets, or yellow jackets from entering the innermost regions of the feeder and accessing the bee feeding supplements.

Abstract: Techniques and systems for robotic aquaculture are described. In one embodiment, for example, a mariculture system may include an aquatic animal containment system operative to hold a population of aquatic animals, the aquatic animal containment system comprising an enclosed hull having a receptacle configured to receive a mechanical core, the mechanical core configured to store at least one sub-system to implement at least one function of mariculture system, and a position management system operative to maintain the enclosed hull at a depth below a surface of a body of water. Other embodiments are described.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a habitat for housing either cold blooded animals, warm blooded animals or plants, and in particular it is directed to a habitat for housing cold blooded animals such as lizards including geckos and the like. The present habitat apparatus comprises a transparent terrarium in combination with a stand, the stand including a partition that provides a space to receive and nest the transparent terrarium within so a portion of the transparent terrarium is masked by the partition to create a secure zone within the interior space of the terrarium that is distinct from adjoining interior space.

Abstract: A fishing device includes a net disposed in a body of water containing fishes. A plurality of posts, wherein each post further includes a stem, a bottom cross disposed at a lower portion of the stem; a cross bar disposed at a top end of the stem; and a cord. The stem is an upright elongated protrusion extending from under a bottom to above a surface of the body of water. The cord is slidably secured to the cross bar. A first end of the cord is secured to a weight. A second end of the cord is secured to the net. The fishing device includes a release mechanism. The release mechanism grabs a portion of the cord to hold the weight in a first position adjacent to the cross bar. A bait system is disposed at or adjacent to a center of the net.

Abstract: A fishing lure. The fishing lure includes a flexible body having a first end opposite a second end. A support frame extends through the flexible body between the first end and the second end. The support frame includes a nylon mesh in a spiral configuration to provide additional structural support to the flexible body. The fishing lure is designed to mimic the natural movement of typical bait creatures.

Abstract: A fishing line guide guiding a fishing line is attached to a rod body of a fishing rod. The fishing line guide includes a ring holding portion and a first support leg portion extending from the ring holding portion. The ring holding portion includes an inner peripheral portion, an outer peripheral portion, and an annular portion extending in a circumferential direction between the inner and outer peripheral portions. The ring holding portion is coupled to a guide ring at the inner peripheral portion. The first support leg portion has a pair of lateral surfaces connecting with the outer peripheral portion. The ring holding portion includes a pair of twisted portions which form a portion of the outer peripheral portion and a portion of the annular portion and are twisted respectively from the annular portion toward the lateral surfaces of the first support leg portion to the outer peripheral portion.

Abstract: The strike indicator includes a float formed from a plurality of sealed air enclosures, each of the plurality of sealed air enclosures including an outer membrane, each of the plurality of sealed air enclosures being entirely offset from the center of the float. The strike indicator also includes a line attachment device configured to secure a fishing line therein, the line attachment device being attached to the float and located in a center of the float between the plurality of sealed air enclosures. The line attachment device includes a threaded bolt having an L-shaped notch formed in its shaft, wherein a fishing line can be inserted in the notch to secure the strike indicator to the fishing line.

Abstract: The strike indicator includes a float formed from a plurality of sealed air enclosures, each of the plurality of sealed air enclosures including an outer membrane, each of the plurality of sealed air enclosures being entirely offset from the center of the float. The strike indicator also includes a line attachment device configured to secure a fishing line therein, the line attachment device being attached to the float and located in a center of the float between the plurality of sealed air enclosures. The line attachment device includes a threaded bolt having an L-shaped or V-shaped notch formed in its shaft, wherein a fishing line can be inserted in the notch to secure the strike indicator to the fishing line.

Abstract: A chum dispenser system comprises a lower housing shell defining a lower cavity and an upper housing shell defining an upper cavity. The upper housing shell is removably attachable to the lower housing shell, the upper and lower cavities defining an interior compartment when the upper housing shell is attached to the lower housing shell. The upper housing shell has one or more perforations extending therethrough to fluidically couple the interior compartment and an exterior environment. In certain embodiments, two or more interchangeable buoyancy members are configured to be removably and interchangeably received within the lower housing shell, wherein each of the two or more buoyancy members have a receptacle formed therein for holding a supply of chum material.

Abstract: The present invention describes a method and associated equipment for using irradiated, magnetic energy (6) to carry out pest control in plants and vegetable matter e.g. agricultural crops and vegetable foodstuffs. The invention is also suitable for pest control in woody materials and is useful for any material, which is reasonably transparent to B-field energy, to attack a pest (1) that is more opaque to B-field energy than the substrate on or within which the pest (1) is located, such as wasps inside a wall cavity, or slugs and snails under the soil, or mosquito larvae in water.

Abstract: An arrangement introduced into a motorized nebulizer equipped with a pneumatic nozzle for generating cold drops, which allows for the high efficiency of the application through the formation of a droplet spectrum within the range of sizes recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) for the control of insects, in particular, mosquito vectors of human diseases, in flight, which is a spectrum with a median volumetric diameter (MVD) of less than 30 microns (?m).

Abstract: A system and method of protecting plants while spraying having a hood mounted to a farm implement and positioned between plant rows and below plant vegetation. Extending through the hood into a hollow chamber is a hydraulic fitting having a spray nozzle. Heated water is supplied to the hydraulic fitting.

Abstract: A mobile agricultural spray apparatus, the spray apparatus including at least one spray nozzle arranged to be on one side of a crop during spraying and an overspray collector arranged to be on the opposite side of the crop during spraying such that the overspray collector can capture overspray from the spray nozzle during operation, wherein the overspray collector includes: at least two curtains, the curtains including at least one pervious and flexible front curtain and an impervious rear curtain; an overspray space between the pervious front curtain and the impervious rear curtain; and an overspray chamber in fluid communication with at least the overspray space for collection of overspray captured by the overspray collector.

Abstract: A procedure for collection and processing of weed seeds of the type which includes: a first step of collecting of a plant material; fourth step of threshing of the harvested material; a fifth step of separating of grains from material other than the grains; a sixth step of cleaning of the main material; a seventh step of transporting the main material to a discharge device; and an eighth step of storing the main material in an appropriate media. Also includes a second step of placing the material obtained by a thresher head assembly into at least one conveyor belt towards a trailer; a third step of transferring the plant material into a transport and hauling vehicle to a stationary processing plant; a ninth step of grinding the residues; a tenth step of introducing the MDG into densification device; and a tenth step of incorporating in a mixer the resulting grinding of the ninth step along with at least one supplement.

Abstract: A device for killing weeds by application of a high temperature fluid to the weeds includes an elongated applicator chamber having a plurality of fluid discharge openings and an elongated distributing member arranged in the applicator chamber. The distributing member includes at least one fluid inlet and a plurality of distribution openings in fluid communication with the applicator chamber. A method for killing weeds by application of a high temperature fluid to the weeds includes: supplying the high temperature fluid to at least one inlet of an elongated distributing member; distributing the high temperature fluid in a longitudinal direction of the distributing member; transferring the high temperature fluid to an elongated applicator chamber through a plurality of distribution openings; and applying the high temperature fluid to the weeds through a plurality of fluid discharge openings.