Abstract: A new and distinct variety of grapevine named ‘SV27-104-114’ particularly characterized by its unusual, cylindrical shaped berries, medium firm texture, and very large, sweet berries. Additionally, berries of the new cultivar are very responsive to applications of exogenous gibberellic acid and trunk girdling, almost doubling in size in comparison to untreated fruit.

Abstract: This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of strawberry plant named ‘PE-7.2054’. This new strawberry plant named ‘PE-7.2054’ is primarily adapted to the growing conditions of the central coast of California, and is primarily characterized by its very large fruit size that is conical in shape, with very good flavor and medium to soft flesh; high marketable yield with an early harvest season; medium plant size with dark green, flat to slightly convex foliage; and resistance to Fusarium wilt.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Ulmus tree named ‘DavesStraightUp’ that is characterized by its upright and very columnar plant habit, its small leaves, its branch tips that are upright and do not splay with age, its strong crotch angles that are tight and average between 20° and 25° to vertical, its exfoliating bark that tends to curl in strips and reveals colorful patches of orange-tan, grey and white, its fall foliage that turns to yellow and yellow-orange in color and lasts late into the season, and its resistance to Dutch elm disease and phloem neurosis.

Abstract: A new variety of Weigela plant named ‘TMWG16-04’ that is characterized by upright narrow vase-shaped plant habit, scarlet flowers which are borne profusely and continuously in mid to late-spring and then sporadically during summer, in clusters along the entire length of the stem, is disclosed.

Abstract: A new hybrid cultivar of Setcreasea plant named ‘Edge of Night’ that is characterized by its leaves that are pale green in color with dark purple veins on lower surfaces, its leaves that are dark purple in color with a distinct leaf margin that is bright green in color on the upper surfaces, its foliage coloration that is consistent on all leaves with no reversion observed, and its flowers that are pink in color.

Abstract: The present invention provides a new and distinct cannabis cultivar designated as ‘RASPBERRY PUNCH’. Disclosed herein are main terpenes of ‘RASPBERRY PUNCH,’ which are limonene, myrcene, beta-caryophyllene, linalool, alpha-humulene, alpha-bisabolol, and beta-pinene. Also, the present invention provides the estimated concentration of the THCmax, CBDmax, and CBGmax, about 4.94-8.64%, about 12.04-17.74%, and about 0.59-1.01%, respectively, at the time of assaying metabolites from flower samples of ‘RASPBERRY PUNCH’.

Abstract: The present invention provides a new and distinct Cannabis cultivar designated as ‘RAINBOW GUMMEEZ.’ Disclosed herein are main terpenes of ‘RAINBOW GUMMEEZ’ which are terpinolene, myreene, alpha-pinene, alpha-terpineol, trans-ocimene, beta-pinene, and beta caryophyllene. Also, the present invention provides the estimated concentration of the THCmax, CBDmax and CBGmax, about 4.37-7.87%, about 5.18-9.48%, and about 0.14-0.60%, respectively, at the time of assaying metabolites from flower samples of ‘RAINBOW GUMMEEZ.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Sempervivum plant named ‘Belsemred1’ characterized by its foliage that is bright red and turns darker red-purple in autumn and brown to brown-purple in winter, and its rosette-shaped growth habit with new plantlets produced on short runners.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Thalictrum plant named ‘Ghent Ebony’ that is characterized by its foliage that is dark green-brown in color, its relatively compact plant habit, its flowers that are creamy white in color and its flowering that commences early in the season.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Poinsettia plant named ‘PER1549’, characterized by its moderately compact, uniform, upright and mounded plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit; freely and upright to somewhat outwardly branching habit; dark green-colored leaves; under natural season conditions, plants flower on or about November 25 in Southern California; large inflorescences with bright yellow to yellow orange-colored flower bracts; and good post-production longevity.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Poinsettia plant named ‘Dopoinatla’, characterized by its upright to slightly outwardly spreading and uniformly mounding plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit; strong lateral branches; relatively early flowering habit; inflorescences with large deep red-colored flower bracts; and excellent post-production longevity.

Abstract: A new Verbena plant named ‘VEAZ0054’ particularly distinguished by large sized flowers, of which the upper 2 petals are purple colored and the lower 3 are lilac colored with white stripes, medium green, undivided leaves and a semi-upright and very vigorous plant habit.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Phlox plant named ‘IFPHLFRS’, characterized by its compact and uniformly mounded plant habit; moderately vigorous to vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; dark green-colored leaves; freely flowering habit; flowers that are light red purple in color with darker red purple-colored throats; and good container and garden performance.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Osteospermum plant named ‘Balsercoric’, characterized by its medium coral-red and light purple colored inflorescences, dark green-colored foliage, and moderately vigorous, upright-mounded growth habit, is disclosed.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Calibrachoa plant named ‘Balcabros20’, characterized by its deep purplish-red colored flowers having black centers, medium green-colored foliage, and moderately vigorous, mounded-trailing growth habit, is disclosed.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Calibrachoa plant named ‘Balcabivor’, characterized by its dark yellow-colored flowers having a mottled red-orange overlay that becomes less pronounced with age, medium to dark green-colored foliage, and moderately vigorous, mounded-trailing growth habit, is disclosed.

Abstract: A new cultivar of hybrid Echinacea plant named ‘Parrot’ that is characterized by its inflorescences with ray florets that are deep yellow to light yellow in color with red bases, its strong flowering stems, and its short plant height.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Heuchera plant named ‘IFHEBBR’, characterized by its compact and uniformly mounded plant habit; densely foliated and bushy appearance; dark brown to almost black-colored leaves; long flowering period; numerous inflorescences with greyed red-colored flowers; and good garden performance.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Lavandula plant named ‘Anouk Deluxe 108’, characterized by its compact and upright plant habit; freely branching growth habit; freely flowering habit; dark violet-colored flowers and purple violet-colored terminal flower bracts positioned on strong and erect peduncles; long flowering period; and good postproduction and garden performance.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Salvia plant named ‘Roman Red’, characterized by its medium red-colored flowers, dark green-colored foliage, and vigorous, upright growth habit, is disclosed.

Abstract: A brush cutter includes a frame rod, a front end housing fixedly mounted to a front end of the frame rod, a cutting blade mounted on a support shaft within the front end housing, a rear end housing fixedly mounted to a rear end of the frame rod, an electric motor mounted within the rear end housing for rotation of the cutting blade, and a source of power supply for supplying electric power to the motor. In the brush cutter, a plurality of rechargeable battery packs adapted to use in electric power tools are used as the source of power supply for the motor.

Abstract: A high pressure monitor includes an outlet body with a transverse passage, which extends through the body to form two inlets of the outlet body, and a second passage, which is in communication with the transverse passage and extends through the outlet body to form an outlet. The monitor further includes first and second bodies, with the outlet body mounted between the first and second bodies. Each of the first and second bodies has a transverse passage, which are in fluid communication with the inlets of the outlet body. A first swivel joint is provided between the outlet body and the first body. A second swivel joint is provided between the outlet body and the second body. Further, each of the swivel joints comprises a pressure balanced hydraulic fitting with seals and bearings, wherein the seals and bearings are oriented to reduce the axial pressure on the bearings from fluid flowing through the monitor.

Abstract: A trailer can include an open bed, a frame, an actuator, and a pin. The open bed can extend a width and a length. The frame can support the open bed. The actuator can be mounted on the frame. The pin can be mounted on the frame along a periphery of the open bed. The pin can be drivable by the actuator in reciprocating movement transverse to the length between a first pin end limit of travel defining a refracted retracted position and a second pin end limit of travel defining an extended position. The pin can be recessed from the open bed when in the retracted position and extend above the open bed when in the extended position.

Abstract: A liquid crystal module includes: a rectangular-frame-shaped mold frame that is provided with a backlight therein; a liquid crystal cell that is arranged on a front face of the mold frame and is illuminated from a rear side by the backlight; a backlight chassis that is made of metal and fixed on a rear face of the backlight via a reflecting sheet made of synthetic resin; a plurality of supports that are formed on the backlight chassis; and a circuit board that is fixed to the supports by screwing, wherein the support is formed in a top-cut conical shape by swelling the backlight chassis backward by being subjected to drawing.

Abstract: The semiconductor device according to the present invention includes: a semiconductor layer made of SiC; an impurity region formed by doping the semiconductor layer with an impurity; and a contact wire formed on the semiconductor layer in contact with the impurity region, while the contact wire has a polysilicon layer in the portion in contact with the impurity region, and has a metal layer on the polysilicon layer.

Abstract: Methods of deploying a new server that will receive a set of services include receiving a request to deploy the new server, automatically selecting a location for the server based on a set of rules, and automatically determining the hardware and configuration changes that are necessary to deploy the server at the selected location and to provide the set of services to the server.

Abstract: An image encoding device includes a first prediction parameter determination section (53) for selecting, for each of prediction units belonging to a first group, a prediction parameter from a basic set; a second prediction parameter determination section (55) for selecting, for each of prediction units belonging to a second group, a prediction parameter from a reduced set (i) including at least a part of the prediction parameter(s) selected by the first prediction parameter determination section (53) and (ii) is constituted by a prediction parameter(s), the number of which is not more than the number of prediction parameters included in the basic set; and a prediction parameter encoding section (243) for encoding (i) information indicating which one of prediction parameters is selected by the first prediction parameter determination section (53) and (ii) information indicating which one of prediction parameters is selected by the second prediction parameter determination section (55).

Abstract: A digging implement including: a digging head (16); a substantially elongated main shaft (12) extending from the digging head (16); a main handle (14) secured to the main shaft (12) substantially opposed to the digging head (16); and an auxiliary handle assembly (140) and a footplate assembly (160) both mounted to the main shaft (12) between the digging head (16) and the main handle (14), the auxiliary handle assembly (140) and foot plate assembly (160) being each mountable to the main shaft (12) at different longitudinally spaced apart positions therealong.

Abstract: A rotary apparatus comprises a housing, a rotor, and a face seal. The rotor is mounted for rotation relative to the housing. The housing and the rotor cooperate to provide an annular clearance passage therebetween. The face seal is positioned in communication with the clearance passage and establishes a sealed connection between the housing and the rotor to block ingress of debris from the clearance passage. The housing or the rotor comprises a knife partially defining the clearance passage to cut debris that may enter the clearance passage. The rotary apparatus may be used, for example, in a shaft assembly or a final drive.

Abstract: A harvester including: a chassis; an adjustable feeder housing carried by the chassis and defining a face angle relative to a ground plane; a header carried by the chassis, the header including: a header frame; at least one harvesting element carried by the header frame; and at least one divider pivotably carried by the header frame and defining a divider angle relative to the ground plane; and a mechanical linkage coupling the feeder housing to the at least one divider such that the divider angle is adjustable independently of movement of the header frame.

Abstract: A system and method that automatically monitors product use, such as the type and amount of agricultural and/or horticultural product stored in and dispensed from a cartridge over time and/or by geographic location. Monitored data are stored in memory such as a tag on the cartridge and may be transmitted to a server for storage, aggregation, and analysis. The cartridge may be authenticated before being authorized for use for the benefit of a current user in dispensing the product. The cartridge may be refilled after confirmation of authorization codes on the cartridge and refilling equipment tags. The cartridge may be calibrated automatically based on the bulk density or other parameter of the product in the cartridge. Data may be aggregated from a plurality of cartridges automatically. As-applied data from individual cartridges may be used to verify, independent of operator input, treated area coverage and product application rate.

Abstract: The disclosed subject matter relates to a method for detecting agricultural field work performed by a vehicle, comprising: a) carrying a satellite navigation receiver on the vehicle and recording a sequence of position fixes and associated time stamps; b) for a position fix: determining a group of position fixes that lie in a region; c) dividing the group into sub-groups on the basis of a minimum time interval; d) determining trajectory sections on the basis of the sub-groups; e) determining an attribute vector for the considered position fix comprising at least an angle between two trajectory sections; and, f) if the attribute vector satisfies a specified threshold criterion, detecting the position fix as a location of field work.

Abstract: A talc applicator is provided for use with agricultural equipment such as grain carts and seed tenders. The talc applicator includes a supply hopper with a trough, a discharge, a feed auger extending through the trough and discharge, and an agitator assembly positioned in the supply hopper immediately above the feed auger and trough. The agitator assembly includes a drive gear driven by the drive element of the feed auger and an elongated agitator element including at least two elongate bars and a plurality of angled crossbars connecting the two elongate bars. The agitator element rotates to assist with flow of talc into the trough so that the feed auger can move the talc to the other agricultural equipment. The talc applicator may also be provided with a hydraulic motor and a flexible flighting in the feed auger.

Abstract: A row unit for a seeding machine. The row unit includes a frame, a ground following device coupled to the frame, a furrow following device coupled to the frame, and a position sensor assembly having a first position sensor configured to detect movement of the ground following device relative to the frame, and a second position sensor configured to detect movement of the furrow following device relative to the frame.

Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus for selecting an agricultural input. First and second inputs are in communication with a seed meter. A selection apparatus constrains the seed meter to deposit only one of the input sources such that the seed meter alternates between depositing the first and second inputs. Processing circuitry controls the selection apparatus to alternate between the first and second inputs.

Abstract: A work vehicle includes a delivery system that distributes commodity from the source between a plurality of delivery runs. The delivery system includes at least one commodity manifold. The commodity manifold includes a first run structure with a first run passage, a second run with a second run passage, and a manifold regulator with a body that is rotatable about a rotation axis between a first position and a second position. The body at least partly defines a channel configured to receive and distribute the commodity. The channel has an inlet and an outlet. The outlet is in communication with the first run passage and disconnected from the second run passage in the first position. The outlet is in communication with the second run passage and disconnected from the first run passage in the second position.

Abstract: A self-propelled filling pipe for a liquid manure spreader has a frame, an elongated pipe on the frame having a lower inlet end and an elevated outlet end, at least two wheels mounted on the frame, a caster wheel mounted on the elongated pipe proximate the lower inlet end and a fluid drive system. The fluid drive system includes a hydraulic pump, a first hydraulic circuit connecting the hydraulic pump to a plurality of hydraulic motors drivingly connected to the wheels. The fluid drive system also includes a second hydraulic circuit connecting the hydraulic pump to a hydraulic motor operatively connected to the caster wheel. A prime mover provides power to the hydraulic pump to power the hydraulic motors to rotate the caster wheel thereby steering the filling pipe and/or to drive the wheels thereby propelling the filling pipe on the ground.

Abstract: The beet head trimming apparatus for a beet-harvesting machine comprises a frame, two flail hubs rotatable about an axis, flails, which are designed in order to remove leaves from beets remaining in the ground, and a drive in order to drive the flail hubs with respect to the frame. The drive comprises a motor and a gearbox and the flails are movably attached to the flail hubs. The motor and the gearbox are attached to the frame. The frame of the beet head trimming apparatus is coupled with a beet-harvesting machine. The beet head trimming apparatus couples the motor with an electrical and/or hydraulic energy source. The beet head trimming apparatus is a module that can be handled separately from the beet-harvesting machine.

Abstract: A rotatingly drivable filament cutting head for a trimmer, having a basic body on which a cutting filament is held. The cutting filament extends from outside the basic body through an opening into an interior region of the filament cutting head open to the surrounding area. A stop is arranged on the filament cutting head, so that, in a first position of the cutting filament, the stop delimits a filament portion of the cutting filament, which is insertable into the interior region, to an insertion length. A deflection element is arranged in the interior region so that the cutting filament can be switched from its first position, without the cutting filament being longitudinally displaced, into a second position. The cutting filament abuts against the deflection element in its second position and the stop does not delimit the length of the filament portion which is insertable into the interior region.

Abstract: A cutter assembly of lawnmower includes a base body, a fixing plate, a motor, a cutter, and a restriction assembly. The base body defines an axial direction. The fixing plate is disposed on the base body and has a first circumferential wall. A first bearing is received inside the first circumferential wall. The motor is disposed on the base body and includes a base seat, a rotor, and a rotation axle. The base seat is disposed on the base body and has a second circumferential wall. Two second bearings are received inside the second circumferential wall. The rotation axle and the rotor are linked-up and inserted through the first bearing and the second bearings.

Abstract: A cutter-deck leveling fine adjustment is for a lift assembly from which a lawn mower cutter deck is suspended, the lift assembly enabling coarse height adjustment of the cutter deck. The fine adjustment includes a lift-assembly support. A vertically elongated slot extends entirely through the lift-assembly support. A linear arrangement of gear teeth is adjacent the slot. A shaft is slideably and rotateably disposed in the slot. A gear is on the shaft and is meshed with the arrangement of gear teeth. A link connects the shaft to the cutter deck. Rotation of the gear moves the cutter deck in vertical translatory motion.

Abstract: A harvesting machine along with a method of operating the harvesting machine. The harvesting machine includes a frame having a first end and a second end. A rotatable pick-up head is pivotally mounted on the first end and is capable of urging a crop into the machine. A cutting mechanism is mounted on a bottom plate for cutting the stems of the plants. A crimper mechanism is positioned downstream of the bottom plate and is capable of compacting the cut stems into a moving web. A moisture removal mechanism is positioned after the crimper mechanism to lower the moisture in the cut stems. A crop converging mechanism is located downstream of the moisture removal mechanism and reduces the width of the moving web into a ribbon. A chopper then chops the ribbon into small pieces so that they can be blown into a storage wagon for transport.

Abstract: A spreader arrangement for an agricultural harvester includes a frame, a pair of spreader discs carried by the frame, and a material deflector. The spreader discs are generally horizontally arranged and rotatable in a counter rotating manner. The material deflector includes at least one deflector arm and a vertical pivoting mechanism interconnecting the at least one deflector arm with the frame.

Abstract: A display controller controls a display device in a harvester to display an interface showing adjustments to combine harvester settings, received from a remote computing system, along with an adjustment actuator. A settings adjustment is made based on user actuation of the adjustment actuator input is received through the settings adjustment actuator on the displayed interface. A verification notification is sent to the remote computing system, showing the adjusted settings on the combine.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a method comprises determining, in received yield data, one or more passes, each pass including a plurality of observations. For each pass of the one or more passes, one or more discrete derivatives are determined, and based on the one or more discrete derivatives first outlier data is generated. First filtered data is generated by removing the first outlier data from the yield data. Furthermore, for each observation in the yield data, a plurality of nearest neighbor observations is determined, and used to determine a plurality of absolute differences in yield values. Based on the plurality of absolute differences, second outlier data is determined. Second filtered data is generated by removing the second outlier data from the first filtered data. Using a presentation layer of a computer system, a graphical representation of the second filtered data is generated and displayed on the computing system.

Abstract: A method and an arrangement for control of the speed of a baler includes detection and mapping of one or more of a crop property and data derived therefrom during the harvesting of a field by a combine harvester. Crop residues are deposited in a windrow in the field. The method and arrangement control the speed of the baler in the pickup of the windrow while taking into account one or more of the mapped crop property and the data derived from the crop property.

Abstract: An agricultural vehicle with a header including multiple row units each include a feed/snapping unit and a chopping unit. The header further includes a first power transmission shaft for driving the feed/snapping units, and a second power transmission shaft connected via a drivetrain to a drive at the agricultural vehicle. Each chopper unit includes a safety clutch and is connected via the safety clutch to the second power transmission shaft. At least one torque sensor is provided for the second power transmission shaft, drivetrain, or drive, which torque sensor is operationally connected to a torque fluctuation monitor configured to recognize a predetermined change in torque fluctuation indicating a safety clutch slip. The torque fluctuation monitor is operationally connected to a user interface for signaling the safety clutch slip.

Abstract: Systems and methods for using interchangeable tool attachments in multi-use tools. In one embodiment, a multi-use tool includes a motor, a shaft and a shaft adapter at the end of the shaft. The motor has user controls (e.g., on/off switch or throttle) that control the motor to drive the shaft and cause it to rotate. The shaft may include a rigid tubular outer member with a flexible inner shaft. The shaft adapter is coupled to the end of the rotating portion of the shaft. The shaft adapter has a mounting flange that rotates with the adapter at the end of the shaft. An interchangeable tool attachment is secured to the mounting flange, and rotation of the shaft adapter and mounting flange causes the tool attachment to rotate as well. Many different tool attachments can be interchangeably secured to the mounting flange to provide corresponding, different functions to the tool.

Abstract: A lawn mower including a frame, a prime mover supported by the frame, a plurality of wheels rotatably coupled to the frame to support the frame for movement along the ground, and a cutting deck supported by the frame. The cutting deck has a discharge opening. The lawn mower also includes a cutting blade rotatably mounted below the cutting deck and driven by the prime mover. The cutting blade is rotatable within a cutting plane. The lawn mower further includes a blower supported by the cutting deck adjacent the discharge opening to draw cut vegetation from under the cutting deck and discharge the cut vegetation away from the cutting deck. The blower is obliquely angled relative to the cutting plane.

Abstract: An agricultural vehicle including a chassis and a header connected to the chassis. The header includes a frame, at least one crop divider connected to the frame and having a crop divider body with at least one opening therein, and at least one down crop gatherer rotatably mounted to the at least one crop divider and at least partially extending through the at least one opening of the crop divider body. The at least one down crop gatherer has a first rotational direction. The header also includes a drive unit rotatably mounted to the at least one crop divider and contacting the at least one down crop gatherer. The drive unit has a second rotational direction and is configured for contacting the field and driving the at least one down crop gatherer in its first rotational direction.