Abstract: A downforce control system for a finishing frame of a tillage implement includes a controller having a processor and a memory. The controller is configured to receive a sensor signal indicative of vibration of the finishing frame. The finishing frame is configured to be movably coupled to a main frame of the tillage implement and to be urged toward a surface of soil via application of a frame downforce from a frame downforce actuator. The controller is also configured to compare a magnitude of the vibration to a maximum threshold magnitude. Furthermore, the controller is configured to output an information signal to a user interface indicative of the frame downforce applied to the finishing frame being insufficient and/or control the frame downforce actuator to increase the frame downforce applied to the finishing frame in response to determining the magnitude of the vibration is greater than the maximum threshold magnitude.

Abstract: A wing flex assembly for a frame system of an agricultural implement that includes inner and outer tubes. The outer tube, to which tools of the implement are attached, is slidingly displaceable along the inner tube as the inner tube is downwardly pivotally displaced with a downward flex of a wing frame. A first tool of a center frame can be separated from an adjacent second tool of the wing frame that is attached to the outer tube by a first distance when the outer tube is at a retracted position, and a second distance when the outer tube is slidingly displaced in response to the downward pivotal displacement of the inner tube, the first distance being about equal to the second distance. The wing flex assembly can also prevent contact between the first and second tools when the inner tube is pivotally displaced in an upward direction.

Abstract: A monitoring system of a work machine includes a monitor to monitor whether or not a work machine is within an area when a first signal is received and stop monitoring when a second signal is received. The work machine includes at least a communication terminal to transmit the first signal and the second signal to the monitor, a first instruction generator operable to instruct the communication terminal to transmit the first signal, and a second instruction generator operable to instruct the communication terminal to transmit the second signal when the monitor is monitoring the work machine.

Abstract: In an agricultural machine to perform an agricultural work in a field, data relating to the agricultural work or the agricultural machine is transmitted from a mobile terminal to a stationary base station included in an external communication network. The agricultural machine includes an agricultural base station connectable to at least one of the mobile terminal and the stationary base station.

Abstract: An inter-row cultivator with a large working width, comprising a base frame with a chassis, via which the base frame is supported on the soil, and a drawbar by means of which the inter-row cultivator can be suspended on a towing vehicle; at least two tool segments, which extend transversely to the travel direction over the entire working width in a working position and which preferably extend along the travel direction in a transport position; and a plurality of hoeing assemblies which are arranged on the tool segments via a respective height guide device, preferably a remotely adjustable height guide device, wherein soil working tools paired with individual plant rows are arranged on the hoeing assemblies. The aim of the invention is to improve the care of cultivated plants.

Abstract: The invention relates to seed material pellets of elongated form each comprising at least two seeds of elongated form, wherein the pellets consist of the seeds embedded within a matrix, wherein at least 80% of the seeds are oriented in directions essentially parallel to the pellets, and wherein the matrix does not comprise distinct layers of different constitution.

Abstract: A seed pod deployer is provided comprising a body having a hopper adapted to contain a plurality of seed pods; a feeder adapted to transfer the seed pods from the hopper to a nozzle; a launcher adapted to receive the seed pods from the nozzle, the launcher comprising a pair of flywheels and at least one motor adapted for driving the pair of flywheels; and a control system adapted for controlling the operation of the seed pod deployer.

Abstract: A seagrass planting system that includes a planting spike. The planting spike includes: a tine end feature having a converging portion and a base portion having disposed thereon a seagrass securing mechanism for securing a seagrass segment; an alignment guide feature extending from the base portion, spanning from a first end to second end, and including a first alignment edge and a second alignment edge disposed on an area located between the first end and the second end; and force receiving feature extending at an angle relative to the second end.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a planting device for placing planting material in the ground, including a frame movable in a direction of travel, feeders for delivering the planting material to be planted, and, fitted on the frame, rotatable planters provided for gripping the supplied planting material and bringing it into the ground. The feeders may also include first and second feeders that extend respectively in a horizontal plane and towards the ground, where the second feeders are configured to transport the planting material supplied by the first feeder to the rotatable planter, and where the first and second feeding feeders are movable relative to each other, for adjusting the planting depth of the planting material.

Abstract: The invention relates to a granule portioning device for an agricultural dispensing machine, comprising a portioning chamber for forming granule portions and a portioning rotor located in the portioning chamber and having at least one contact body, the contact body being designed to move along a circular path during a rotational movement of the portioning rotor and to combine granules located in the portioning chamber into a granule portion.

Abstract: A radial frequency of clip control system includes a steering angle sensor for a steerable rear wheel of a grass mowing machine, a pedal sensor for sensing an operator input for a desired ground speed at a reference point adjacent an operator seat on the grass mowing machine; and an electronic controller that uses the desired ground speed and location of each of a plurality of reel cutting units to calculate a rotational speed for each of the plurality of reel cutting units.

Abstract: Systems and methods for automatically altering a configuration of a cutterbar of a header in response actuation of a gauge wheel of the header may include sensing a position of a gauge wheel with a sensor. For example, the sensor senses at least one of extension and retraction of the gauge wheel, and, in response, the sensor causes the cutterbar to alter a configuration thereof. In some instances, the sensor includes a switch that forms one of a closed electrical circuit or an open electrical circuit in response to actuation of the gauge wheel. In response, at least one actuator is actuated to move the cutterbar into one of the flexible configuration and the rigid configuration.

Abstract: This application relates to a method and an apparatus for controlling an intelligent lawn mower, an intelligent lawn mower, a computer device, and a storage medium. In the method, output torque of a mowing motor during working of the intelligent lawn mower is detected, a wheel rotation speed of the intelligent lawn mower is reduced in response to the output torque reaches a first set threshold, and the intelligent lawn mower is controlled to operate based on the reduced wheel rotation speed.

Abstract: A high efficiency turf maintenance apparatus having low power consumption and good cutting performance is presented herein. A blade configuration is disclosed to provide lift and to propel turf clippings from within a mow deck through a discharge opening therein. A discharge body can receive turf clippings at an input and direct the turf clippings to an output. A bagging apparatus can be coupled to the discharge body output for a bagging mode, a side-rear diverter can be coupled to the discharge body output for a discharge mode, and a mulching plug can cover the discharge body output for a mulching mode.

Abstract: Adjustable handles that are uniquely designed and mounted to a self-propelled lawn mower to improve and accommodate the different operating requirements by the operator standing on a sulky device or in a walking position behind the lawn mower. The adjustable handles comprise a front handle, a left control handle lever, a right control handle lever, and a back handle, each individually adjustable and releaseably fixed to the same opposed supports or plates fixedly secured to the lawn mower.

Abstract: A farm machine includes a towing vehicle carrying at its front a pair of laterally extending and foldable arms supported by caster wheels and extending laterally away from the towing vehicle. Each of the longitudinally extending foldable arms carry a series of planting assemblies that include a cutting assembly for chopping crop residue, a trench forming assembly for forming seed trenches, a seed sowing assembly for sowing seed in the trench, and a packer assembly for tamping down the seeded trench. A steerable towed vehicle carries seed and fertilizer and is towed by the towing vehicle. A laterally extending arm supports additional planting assemblies that extend substantially the width of the towing vehicle.

Abstract: A harvesting system can include a harvester including a yield monitor system configured to provide information related to a crop-related parameter of a harvested crop material from a harvester sensor and a processing system remote from the harvester and configured to generate processing system-generated data indicative of the crop-related parameter from a processing system sensor. A computing system can be communicatively coupled to the harvester and the processing system. The computing system can be configured to determine a first value for the crop-related parameter at least partially based on harvester-generated data, determine a second value for the crop-related parameter at least partially based on processing system-generated data, determine a difference between the first value and the second value, and generate a correction factor when the difference exceeds a predefined difference range.

Abstract: An agricultural system for monitoring throughput of a feeder configured for use with a harvester performing a harvesting operation within a field includes a feeder housing and a feed assembly supported within the feeder housing, with the feed assembly directing a flow of harvested materials through the feeder, and with the feed assembly including a plurality of carriers spaced apart and driven about a loop. Moreover, the agricultural system includes a sensor configured to generate data indicative of the flow of harvested materials through the feeder. Additionally, the agricultural system includes a computing system communicatively coupled to the sensor, with the computing system being configured to monitor the flow of harvested materials based at least in part on the data generated by the sensor and a position of the plurality of carriers relative to the sensor.

Abstract: A combination collection and bagging disposal system is provided. The system includes an intake hose configured to connect to a lawn mower via a lawn mower output adapter. The intake hose connects to a collection housing unit configured to temporarily store debris. The collection housing unit may include an airflow screen to facilitate airflow through the system while keeping the debris trapped in the collection housing unit. A flexible debris collection tube is connected to the collection housing unit and expands as debris is collected. Once a desired capacity is reached, the flexible debris collection tube is cut and sealed for disposal.

Abstract: A harvester row unit includes first and second deck plates having first and second stripping edges which are facing and spaced apart for defining a stalk gap therebetween, first and second gathering chains extending over the deck plates and comprising a plurality of sweeping lugs which traverse adjacent to and along the stalk gap, and one or more kernel brushes secured to the sweeping lugs by fasteners. The kernel brushes can include brush bodies, sweeping portions secured to the brush bodies, and mounting blocks. The sweeping lugs can include lug walls wherein the brush bodies and mounting blocks sandwich the lug walls. Preferably, the kernel brushes are secured to the sweeping lugs by nuts and bolts, and the brush bodies and/or mounting blocks include fastener bores adapted to receive the bolts and fastener slots adapted receive and align the nuts with the fastener bores.

Abstract: A lawn mower includes a main body portion and a lawn collecting container arranged at a rear of the main body portion and connected with the main body portion which can be freely disassembled and assembled relative to the main body portion. A cylindrical housing part is formed on the main body portion and provided with an opening at a bottom part of the main body portion, and a mowing blade is housed in the housing part. When the lawn collecting container is removed from the main body portion and the main body portion is vertical with a rear part of the main body portion is configured as a lower side, the lawn collecting container can be mounted to the bottom part, part of the lawn collecting container enters the housing part from the bottom part, and an inner surface of the housing part can support the lawn collecting container.

Abstract: A method for creating a narrow row head unit which may include a back plate secured to a left gearbox and a right gearbox, and which gearboxes may be positioned adjacent one another. Each gearbox may provide rotational power to a pair of stalk rolls and a drive sprocket for a gathering chain. A right mounting tab may be secured to the back plate and the right gearbox, and a left mounting tab may be secured to the back plate and left gearbox. A right plate and leg may extend outward from the back plate adjacent the right mounting tab and a left plate and leg may extend outward from the back plate adjacent the left mounting tab. A narrow row head unit positioned left-of-center on a header may have the gathering chain positioned substantially over the right plate, and right-of-center substantially over the left plate.

Abstract: A harvester row unit comprises first and second deck plates having first and second stripping edges which are facing and spaced apart for defining a stalk gap therebetween, first and second gathering chains extending over the first and second deck plates and comprising a plurality of sweeping lugs which traverse adjacent to and along the stalk gap, and one or more elastically compressible stalk gap rails mounted to the first and second deck plates adjacent to and extending along the first and second stripping edges. The stalk gap rails include a ramped leading end and a trailing end, and the sweeping lugs climb up the ramped leading end, traverse across the stalk gap rails, and climb down the trailing end, and/or include support pads and pockets between adjacent support pads defining one or more flexible walls which deform when impacted by kernel carriers.

Abstract: A separator for a crop harvester configured to harvest sugarcane. The separator includes an extractor body that defines a chamber, the chamber extending through the extractor body and is in fluid communication with a cavity of a fan housing. The extractor body can generally define an inlet opening of the chamber, the inlet opening positioned to allow chopped billets and crop residue that are outputted from a chopper assembly to enter into the chamber. The inlet opening has a non-round, or non-circular configuration and/or cross sectional shape. Further, the inlet opening can have a width similar to a material flow width of the chopped billets and crop residue being outputted from the chopper assembly. Such a configuration can eliminate dead zones with respect to air flow that is to pull the chopped crop materials into the chamber and/or to separate crop residue from the chopped billets.

Abstract: The present invention involves a mechanism for collecting bales left in fields. The mechanism includes a bale collecting attachment configured for being operationally mounted on a vehicle, such as a skid skeeter, a tractor, wheel loader, all-terrain vehicle, or other off-road vehicle. The attachment includes a vehicle attachment portion. a frame support portion operably coupled to the vehicle attachment portion, and a bale securing portion pivotally mounted on the frame support. The bale securing portion has a spear, fork, clamp or similar mechanism to grab a bale in the field. In some embodiments, the bale securing portion is capable of pivotally moving the bale so that a bale may be picked up by the attachment, the vehicle may then move the attachment to a larger transport facility where the bale may be set down and unloaded.

Abstract: A material processing system having a barrel also referred to hereinafter having a milling or impact surface and a central axis. The impact surface is impervious, in that material cannot pass through the surface, but rather is contained by the surface. An impact mechanism is located within barrel and is rotates about the central axis. The system has inlet openings and formed in the barrel at axially spaced locations along the axis. At least one outlet opening is formed in the barrel at a location intermediate of the inlets. The impact mechanism includes a plurality of hammers mounted on shaft which rotates about the axis.

Abstract: A concave for an agricultural combine includes threshing beds carried by a base frame and forming openings therebetween for grain to pass through. Each threshing bed includes a first end, a second end, a length from the first end to the second end, an inner extremity, an outer extremity, and a separating grate extending across one of the openings for separating grain from threshed crop material. The separating grate extends along the length between the first end and the second end, is between the inner extremity and the outer extremity and includes grate openings and spaced-apart bars. The bars are between adjacent grate openings and include struts each connecting two adjacent parts of the separating grate between adjacent grate openings and severed bars each including bar segments extending inwardly toward one another to respective free ends on either side of a gap between adjacent grate openings.

Abstract: The invention relates to a round baler (1), having a pressing apparatus (9) for pressing agricultural crops into a bale (50) in a pressing chamber (13), and a binding unit (20), having a binding housing (21), a plurality of roll receptacles (22, 26) which are at least partially arranged in the binding housing (21) and which are each intended to rotatably receive a binding material roll (42, 43), a feed unit (30) by which binding material (44, 45) from a respective active roll receptacle (22, 26), which can be selected from the plurality of roll receptacles (22, 26), can be introduced in the direction of the pressing chamber (13), and a brake unit (35) configured to at least indirectly cooperate with a binding material roll (42, 43) so as to brake it. The number of components and the effort involved in changing between different binding materials are optimized.

Abstract: A baler system includes a baler controller includes a processor operable to execute a bale ejection algorithm to receive a command input to initiate a last bale ejection sequence. Upon receiving the command input, the baler controller automatically engages a knotter system to wrap and bind crop material currently disposed within a baling chamber to form a final bale. Upon forming the final bale, the baler controller automatically determines if a discharge location disposed proximate a discharge end of the baling chamber is clear of obstructions. Upon determining that the discharge end of the baling chamber is clear of obstructions, the baler controller automatically engages a bale ejection system to eject the final bale from the baling chamber and onto the discharge location.

Abstract: The present invention provides a system for processing a bale of straw to provide a hurd fraction, a fiber fraction and a dust fraction. The system comprises a bale cutting assembly configured to cut the bale into a plurality of vertically stacked cut bale segments by making one or more horizontal cuts through the bale and to eject a lowermost one of the plurality of the cut bale segments onto a first conveyor assembly, which separates the bale segment into straw wafers and convey them into a flail assembly comprising a plurality of flails/beaters to convert straw wafers into loose straw. The loose straw are discharged into a grinding assembly via a second conveyor assembly, to provide a mixture of hurd, fiber and dust. A separation assembly receives and separate the mixture of hurd, fiber and dust into the hurd fraction, the fiber fraction and the dust fraction.

Abstract: A system for electrical stimulation to aid in plant growth includes a device for stimulating an electrical current. The device includes a self-contained power source within a housing, an electrical conduit coupled to the self-contained power source, and a visual indicator on the housing. The electrical conduit is configured to conduct an electrical charge. The visual indicator is configured to indicate to a user that the electrical conduit is conducting an electrical charge. The self-contained power source is configured to power the electrical charge as well as the visual indicator.

Abstract: A light-emitting diode for plant illumination is provided. The light-emitting diode has a multiple quantum well structure for generating a light beam with a broadband blue-violet light spectrum. The broadband blue-violet light spectrum has a first peak and a second peak within a range from 410 nm to 450 nm, a wavelength value of the second peak is greater than a wavelength value of the first peak, and a difference between the wavelength value of the second peak and the wavelength value of the first peak ranges from 5 nm to 30 nm. The broadband blue-violet light spectrum generated by the light-emitting diode can better match a photosynthetic action spectrum of plants.

Abstract: A plant container assembly includes a first plant container, a second plant container, and at least one buckle. The first plant container has at least one first buckle part protruding from an outer wall surface of a container wall of the first plant container and located at a bottom section of the container wall of the first plant container. The second plant container has at least one second buckle part protruding from an outer wall surface of a container wall of the second plant container and located at a top section of the container wall of the second plant container. When the first plant container is stacked on top of the second plant container, the buckle could be engaged with both the first buckle part of the first plant container and the second buckle part of the second plant container, thereby enhancing the stacking strength of the plant containers.

Abstract: Disclosed are a plant propagation pod, and an associated support structure, for growing a plant in the sea. The present invention also relates to associated assemblies and methods.

Abstract: An agricultural tool includes a motor, a magazine to house one or more clips, and a sliding arm to be moved by the motor between a retracted position and a deployed position. The sliding arm moves between the retracted position and the deployed position to attach a clip, from among the one or more clips, to the agricultural item of interest and the support structure to fasten or attach the agricultural item of interest to the support structure.

Abstract: A method for tying/twisting an agricultural item of interest and a support structure together includes capturing the agricultural item of interest with an agricultural tool, capturing the support structure with the agricultural tool, and tying/twisting the agricultural item of interest and the support structure together such that the agricultural item of interest is supported by the support structure.

Abstract: A method for growing plants may start by identifying at least the species of one or more plants being grown and selecting a spectra shift recipe from a menu of spectra shift recipes for the one or more plants based on the species identification of the one or more plants. Next, light may be emitted on the one or more plants. The light being emitted may be selected according to the selected spectra shift recipe. The spectra shift recipes may include, for example, a plurality of durations and at least a spectral category for each time, and the spectral category may cycle from no light to blue peak and back at least one time.

Abstract: The present apparatus is an earthenware compartment having above opening (28) and bottom opening (26), which is made of clay and heated to reach its optimum hardness (FIG. (1) & (2)). Earthenware compartment comprising: a condensation funnel opening (1), a lower part (5) an upper part (3), Nano-seal coating (10), mulching materials (12), and mycorrhizal fungi (6). Each part individually or together with other parts, reduces environmental stresses and increases the survival potential of plants in stressful environmental condition.

Abstract: An agricultural tool includes a motor, a first driving gear to be driven by the motor, a second driving gear to be driven by the motor, and a main gear including a plurality of openings along a periphery of the main gear. The plurality of openings include a first opening and a second opening. The main gear includes a first receiving portion that defines a first receiving space, and a second receiving portion that defines a second receiving space. The first opening corresponds and is attached to the first receiving space, and the second opening corresponds and is attached to the second receiving space. The first driving gear and the second driving gear engage with the periphery of the main gear to drive the main gear.

Abstract: An agricultural clip includes a base portion, a left arm portion attached to the base portion, a right arm portion attached to the base portion, and a curved protrusion. The left arm portion and the right arm portion define a clip receiving space to receive the agricultural item of interest and the support structure, and the curved protrusion includes a first end attached to one of the left arm portion and the right arm portion, and a second end which is a free end that protrudes into the clip receiving space.

Abstract: A method for fastening or attaching an agricultural item of interest to a support structure includes housing one or more clips in a magazine, and moving a sliding arm, which is driven by a motor, between a retracted position and a deployed position to attach a clip, from among the one or more clips, to the agricultural item of interest and the support structure to fasten or attach the agricultural item of interest to the support structure.

Abstract: An article that supports germinating seeds and growing plants is provided and disclosed. The article includes a substrate with openings therethrough for developing plants. The substrate includes a phosphor containing layer on the closed substrate surfaces and optionally a reflective layer below the phosphor containing layer on the closed surfaces. The substrate with openings and phosphor containing layer on closed surfaces of the substrate can be disposed over a growth medium. The article having the phosphor containing layer is configured to convert at least a portion of incident plant growth light into longer wavelength red spectrum containing light, and redirect the red light to the developing plants.

Abstract: A method of producing leached compost casing may include washing compost to remove nutrients from the compost, drying the compost and using the compost as casing to grow plants. In some applications the compost may be pasteurized or sterilized while it is being leached.

Abstract: Disclosed are example embodiments of an irrigation system with a plurality of drive tower structures each including a drive beam configured with left and right, right-angle wheel-drive gearbox mounts, each the mount configured with a plurality of bolt holes for attaching a corresponding legacy right-angle wheel-drive gearbox to the mount. The bolt holes being alternatively suitable for attaching a universal inline drive mount adapter, and configured with bolt holes at a first end of the adapter that correspond to bolt holes in the gearbox mounts, each the adapter further configured with bolt holes at a distal end suitable for attaching an inline wheel-drive gearmotor assembly with transfer case.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for a controllable irrigation and environment monitoring system, devices, and applications, are described. The irrigation system may use a valve on each spray head which may allow each spray head of the irrigation system to be independently controlled. The spray radius and the water flow of each of the spray heads may be individually adjusted. The irrigation system may include sensors which provide feedback and the system may individually adjust each of the spray heads of the irrigation system and may adjust the watering schedule, water flow, and spray radius based on the sensor feedback. The irrigation system may be automated and self-managed and may adjust watering schedules according to an algorithm. The algorithm may use data collected by the system and also may use user-defined parameters such as local watering restrictions.

Abstract: There is disclosed a system and method of cultivating plants or crops, comprising a grow field configured to support plant or crop cultivation, the grow field comprising a first reservoir proximate to a first end of the grow field, configured to produce a waste nutrient stream, a second reservoir proximate to the second end of the grow field, wherein the second reservoir is configured to act as a settling tank for the produced waste nutrient stream; an Artificial Intelligence (AI) unit in connection with the grow field, first reservoir and the second reservoir for providing a feedback for improving a growth rate of the cultivated plants or crops; and a controller in communication with the AI unit for receiving output signals from at least one sensor and sending an assessment of monitored parameters to the AI unit, based on the processed output signals.

Abstract: The present application discloses a semi-dominant molecular marker related to maize dwarf and an application thereof, and relates to the technical field of maize molecular breeding. The molecular marker related to the maize dwarf is caused by a non-synonymous mutation from G to A in a maize gene Zm00001d013465, and the molecular marker is a nucleotide sequence composed of the non-synonymous mutation site and its upstream and downstream bases. The present application identifies a dwarf mutant, coded as E5779, from an EMS mutation population with maize B73 as the genetic background. By genome resequencing and Mutmap mapping, it is found that the mutant is caused by the non-synonymous mutation from G to A in the gene Zm00001d013465. The molecular marker is developed based on this, and the analysis and utilization of E5779 are helpful to improve the maize plant height and density-tolerant breeding, it has an important breeding application potential.

Abstract: Provided is a loss-of-function transcription factor-like gene and a self-propagating Fagopyrum plant using the same. A self-propagating Fagopyrum plant having both long stamen and long pistil has been bred by: producing S-ELF3-PS1 gene which is a loss-of-function transcription factor-like gene by identifying a transcription factor-like gene formed by a linked gene group that controls lengths of stamen and pistil of a Fagopyrum plant from mapping results of a genomic sequence of the Fagopyrum plant, and allowing the transcription factor-like gene to lose a function by mutagenesis; and mating and cultivating an individual having this S-ELF3-PS1 self-propagation gene.

Abstract: Compositions, kits, and methods for preparing a plant cell composition are provided. Compositions, kits, and methods for engineering plant cells are also provided. In some cases, compositions, kits, and methods provided herein can be used to produce cotton.

Abstract: A new and distinct lettuce variety NUN 06304 LTL is disclosed, as well as seeds and plants and heads or leaves thereof.