Abstract: An agricultural implement includes a frame and a basket assembly supported on the frame such that the basket assembly is configured to roll relative to a surface of a field as the agricultural implement travels across the field, with the basket assembly including a plurality of bars spaced circumferentially about an outer perimeter of the basket assembly. Furthermore, the agricultural implement includes a sensor configured to generate data indicative of a width of a bar of the plurality of the bars. Additionally, the agricultural implement includes a computing system communicatively coupled to the sensor. In this respect, the computing system is configured to determine the width of the bar based on the data generated by the sensor. Moreover, the computing system is configured to determine when the basket assembly is plugged based on the determined width.

Abstract: Methods of intra-row weeding of agricultural crops by a moving weeding machine, wherein the weeding machine is calibrated in 3D space and weeding occurs in three lines: within the recording line, the camera continuously takes images of the field of view, stored in the evaluation software; within the location line, evaluation software analyzes the location field and detects and localizes agricultural crop centers using a machine learning model trained to recognize crop centers; within the contact line, a zone is defined and the software evaluates the time and/or distance up to contact of the knives with the detected crop with respect to the current travel rate of the weeding machine; when the knives enter the defined zones around the contact points, the software commands to withdraw around the detected crop centers, and when the knives leave the defined zones around the contact points, the software commands to clamp the knives.

Abstract: A connector link (1) disclosed here comprises a tubular body (13), a threaded bolt (8), and an unthreaded bolt (9). The threaded bolt (8) is insertable within one end of the tubular body (13), where the threaded bolt (8) is configured to be threaded inside the tubular body (13) for adjustment of length of the connector link (1). The unthreaded bolt (9) is insertable within other end of the tubular body (13), where the unthreaded bolt (9) is connected to a suspension member (14, 10) to counter compressive and expansive forces caused due to movement of an implement that is connected to the unthreaded bolt (9).

Abstract: An agricultural system includes a header (200) that includes a frame (201) and first and second lateral conveyors coupled to the frame. The first and second lateral conveyors are configured to laterally transport crop material towards a central crop-receiving aperture. The header (200) also includes actuators configured to adjust a speed and a direction of the first and second lateral conveyors. The agricultural system includes a controller (302) configured to receive an input from an input device that causes the controller (302) to automatically link the speed and the direction of the first and second lateral conveyors to a vehicle speed and a vehicle direction of an agricultural vehicle that the header (200) is coupled to. The controller (302) is configured to provide a control signal to the actuators (308,310) that alters the speed and the direction of the first and second lateral conveyors in response to changes in the vehicle speed and the vehicle direction.

Abstract: The operation control method displays a horizontal control operation screen relating to horizontal control that controls a tilt of a work implement with respect to a machine body, for a work machine including a machine body, and a work implement attached to the machine body. The setting related to the horizontal control is performed in accordance with an operation of a user on a control operation unit included in the horizontal control operation screen.

Abstract: A control system includes a position sensor configured to monitor a position of a piston associated with a fluid cylinder and a pressure sensor configured to monitor a fluid pressure inside the fluid cylinder. The control system includes a controller configured to receive signals from the position sensor and the pressure sensor to determine a position change and a pressure change during a certain period of time. The controller is configured to compare the position change to an expected position change associated with the pressure change and compare the pressure change to an expected pressure change associated with the position change. The controller is configured to identify a fault in response to determining the position change is not within a first threshold range of the expected position change, or determining the pressure change is not within a second threshold range of the expected pressure change, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: A spike tooth harrow of a tillage implement includes a plurality of arms configured to couple to a frame section of the tillage implement. The spike tooth harrow also includes a plurality of bars coupled to the plurality of arms, wherein each bar of the plurality of bars includes a plurality of spikes angled relative to a direction of travel of the tillage implement, the plurality of bars are coupled to the plurality of arms via cables, and the spike tooth harrow is configured to extend and to retract the plurality of bars relative to the plurality of arms.

Abstract: A system and a method for controlling an agricultural vehicle includes receiving sensor information for the agricultural vehicle from one or more sensors, determining a change in a state of the agricultural vehicle based on the sensor information, determining a change in a physical parameter of the agricultural vehicle based on the change in the state of the agricultural vehicle, updating an auto-guidance controller for the agricultural vehicle based on the change in the physical parameter of the agricultural vehicle, and controlling an operation of the agricultural vehicle based on the updated auto-guidance controller.

Abstract: A working machine includes a vehicle body, a first working device attachable to the vehicle body, a traveling device, and a controller configured or programmed to include a first acquirer to acquire non-travelable lines arranged at first interval(s) in an agricultural field, and a route creator to create, based on the non-travelable lines, a first route including first portions. The traveling device includes portions spaced apart from each other by a distance corresponding to the first interval, and the route creator includes a line definer to define, as travelable lines, regions of the agricultural field other than the non-travelable lines based on the non-travelable lines acquired by the first acquirer, and a setter to set, as the first portions, a path which extends between opposite edges of the agricultural field and along which the traveling device travels on the travelable lines defined by the line definer.

Abstract: A harvesting machine is configured to gather harvested material into the harvesting machine during a harvesting operation. A conveyance subsystem configured to convey the harvested material from the harvesting machine to a receiving vehicle during the harvesting operation. An image capture system generates an image of the receiving vehicle and an image processor uses a machine learning system to recognize a boundary of the receiving vehicle. A control system determines a position of the receiving vehicle boundary relative to the harvesting machine, and generates a control signal based on the identified receiving vehicle boundary.

Abstract: A row detection system includes a camera mounted to an agricultural machine to acquire time-series images including at least a portion of a ground surface, and a processor configured or programmed to perform image processing for the time-series images, and to determine, from images among the time-series images that have been acquired at different points in time, a first amount of movement of feature points in an image plane through feature point matching, and through perspective projection of each of the feature points from the image plane onto a reference plane corresponding to the ground surface, determine a second amount of movement of each projection point in the reference plane based on the first amount of movement, and based on the second amount of movement, estimate heights of the feature points from the reference plane to detect a ridge on the ground surface.

Abstract: A vehicle control device causes the work machine to execute automatic travel when an automatic travel button is operated by an operator in a state where a guidance screen relating to automatic travel of a work machine is displayed on an operation terminal, and does not cause the work machine to execute automatic travel when the automatic travel button is operated by the operator in a state where a non-guidance screen is displayed on the operation terminal.

Abstract: A position monitoring system for an agricultural system includes a light emitter configured to output a light, a sensor array having a plurality of sensors configured to receive the light output by the light emitter, and a control system configured to determine at least one sensor of the plurality of sensors of the sensor array that receives the light output by the light emitter to indicate a current parameter associated with a current orientation of an agricultural implement of the agricultural system relative to a work vehicle of the agricultural system, determine a target parameter associated with a desirable orientation of the agricultural implement relative to the work vehicle based on an operation of the agricultural system, and output a control signal in response to determining that the current parameter indicated by the at least one sensor that receives the light does not match the target parameter.

Abstract: A planter includes a seed a delivery system for delivering seed from one or more hoppers to one or more row units of the planter. The seed delivery system includes a number of seed entrainers. The seed entrainers receive seed from the one or more hoppers. The seed is combined with a fluid, such as air, which moves the seed through the seed entrainer and towards one or more row units of the planter. The entrainer includes one or more outlets, with the outlets corresponding to different row units, and the outlets can be varied based upon the need of seed delivery for the planter.

Abstract: A brush belt includes a base member having a drive surface configured to engage a drive member and a mounting surface opposite the drive surface, the mounting surface having a longitudinal axis, a first edge, and second edge, the first edge and the second edge being positioned on opposite sides of the mounting surface and extending parallel to the longitudinal axis, and a plurality of bristles, each bristle having a first end that is proximal to the mounting surface and a second end distal thereto, the second ends of the bristles collectively defining an undulating surface profile relative to the mounting surface when viewed parallel to the mounting surface and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis from either the first edge or the second edge.

Abstract: A system comprising an actuator configured to couple to a closing link and to a frame of an agricultural row unit, a monitoring system comprising a sensor, and a controller comprising a memory and a processor. The closing link is configured to pivotally couple to the frame and the actuator is configured to drive the closing link to rotate relative to the frame to control a closing depth of a closing disc rotatably coupled to the closing link. The sensor is configured to output a sensor signal indicative of an extension length of the actuator. The controller is communicatively coupled to the sensor, and the controller is configured to determine the extension length of the actuator based on the sensor signal.

Abstract: A timing signal is generated and indicates when an event will occur on a planting machine. A camera is controlled based on the timing signal.

Abstract: A system for supporting an unload tube of an agricultural vehicle grain tank. The system includes a tension rod having an elongated body extending between (i) a first end that is configured to be either directly or indirectly connected to a frame of the agricultural vehicle and (ii) a second end having a first non-planar mounting surface. A support member includes (i) a first end that is configured to be either directly or indirectly connected to the unload tube and (ii) a second end that is configured to be directly connected to the second end of the tension rod. The second end of the support member has a second non-planar mounting surface that is configured to be directly engaged with the first non-planar mounting surface to limit relative motion between the tension rod and the unload tube in an assembled state of the system.

Abstract: A mounting mechanism for a signal-receiving module for an agricultural harvester includes a folding four-bar linkage having a ground link fixed to the folding cover of a grain tank. The mechanism holds the signal receiving module in a horizontal position at the highest position above the agricultural harvester when the grain tank cover is in the both the open and closed positions. Also, a kit for mounting a signal-receiving module to a folding grain tank cover on an agricultural harvester, a grain tank for an agricultural harvester including the mounting mechanism, and an agricultural harvester including the mounting mechanism.

Abstract: A crop residue spreader arrangement is disclosed comprising a frame, a pair of counter rotating residue spreader wheels carried from the frame, a residue chopper comprising an inlet, an outlet and a plurality of chopping blades between the inlet and the outlet. The pair of counter rotating residue spreader wheels are arranged inclined to the with respect to the outlet of the residue chopper and the outlet of the residue chopper comprises an adjustable portion to set a feeding point of the crop residue from the residue chopper to the counter rotating residue spreader wheels.

Abstract: A crop residue spreader arrangement, and an agricultural vehicle fitted with such a crop residue spreader arrangement, are disclosed. The crop residue spreader arrangement comprises a frame, a pair of counter rotating residue spreader wheels carried from the frame, a common frame element, the common frame element being pivotally connected to the frame, the common frame element supporting first and second shaped residue deflectors, each residue deflector being associated with an adjacent residue spreader wheel and each of the first and second shaped residue deflectors being pivotally mounted to the common frame element about coincident horizontal axes.

Abstract: A work vehicle includes a cabin covering a driving part and includes a laminated lamp for providing an indication used for notification of various states of a machine body of the work vehicle. The laminated lamp is provided in a state of being supported by a laminated lamp support part provided in the cabin.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for monitoring and controlling the distribution of residue material from a spreader tool of an agricultural machine. A sensor is mounted to the machine and has a sensing region rearwards of the agricultural machine. Using data from the sensor a distribution of residue material associated with the spreader tool is determined. Based on this distribution, a user interface associated with the agricultural machine is used to provide an indicator indicative of the determined distribution.

Abstract: A work vehicle includes: a chassis; a housing carried by the chassis and including a cowl; a power take-off extending through the cowl and configured to connect to a power source; and an attachment movably coupled to the housing and including: at least one driven element coupled to the power take-off; and a shield assembly associated with and covering the power take-off. The shield assembly includes a rigid section defining a first diameter and a flexible section coupled to the rigid section and defining a second diameter that is greater than the first diameter. The flexible section is configured to fit over and maintain overlap with the cowl during tilting of the attachment.

Abstract: Disclosed is a mowing method for compensatory growth of a desert plant Anabasis aphylla, falling into the field of plant mowing methods. The mowing method includes the following steps: step 1: mounting a frame body on movable equipment; step 2: driving the movable equipment to move a device to a working area; and step 3: intermittently operating the movable equipment to allow an area formed by a push plate I, baffle plates II and a push plate II to be exactly opposite to a suitable number of Anabasis aphylla. The present disclosure is to provide a mowing method for compensatory growth of a desert plant Anabasis aphylla to solve the technical problem, facilitating the mowing of Anabasis aphylla.

Abstract: A self-propelled forage harvester is disclosed. The self-propelled harvester includes a mounting device having a feeder for harvested material and an adapter unit that is detachably arranged on the mounting device. The adapter unit is configured to mount and adapt an attachment designed for a combine harvester, with the adapter unit comprising a control and regulating module that is configured to perform control and regulating functions specific to the combine harvester for setting operating parameters of the mounted attachment.

Abstract: An elevator assembly for a harvester may include an elevator housing and an elevator extending within the elevator housing between a proximal end and a distal end. As such, the elevator may be configured to carry harvested crops between its proximal and distal ends. Furthermore, the elevator assembly may include a storage hopper extending from the elevator housing at a location adjacent to the distal end of the elevator. The storage hopper may include a conveyor extending within the storage hopper between a first end and a second end, with the conveyor configured to carry the harvested crops between its first and second ends towards a discharge opening of the storage hopper.

Abstract: An agricultural harvester includes a header with a pickup mechanism for picking up crop from a field and a feeder for feeding the crop into the agricultural harvester for further processing. The feeder is pivotably connected to a chassis of the agricultural harvester via at least one lift cylinder. The header is connected to the feeder for pivoting therewith and includes a pickup mechanism supported by a frame. The header further includes at least one wheel for supporting the frame on the ground. A sensor is configured to detect a ground surface composition in an area behind the pickup mechanism, while a control system is operably coupled to the at least one lift cylinder and the sensor, and configured to operate the at least one lift cylinder to adjust a pressure that the header exerts on the ground in dependence of the detected ground surface composition.

Abstract: A cutter device for an agricultural harvester comprises a rotor with a plurality of tines, a knife that is adjustable between a cutting position and a non-cutting position, and a positioning device that controls movement of the knife. The positioning device is adjustable between (i) a first position in which it positions the knife in the cutting position, (ii) a second position in which it positions the knife in the non-cutting position, and (iii) a third position in which it is disengaged from the knife to allow movement of the knife independently of the positioning device. The positioning device is configured to engage the knife and prevent significant movement of the knife independently of the positioning device when the positioning device is in the first position and at intermediate positions between the first position and the second position.

Abstract: A crop processing assembly includes a tube-shaped cage structure and a threshing and separation rotor mounted in the cage structure. The cage structure includes one or more curved gratings at the bottom and a cover at the top, so that the rotation of the rotor actuates the movement of crops along a helicoidal path through the gap between the rotor and the cover and gratings. Inclined guide vanes are arranged on the inner surface of the cover to provide guidance to the crops. The cover includes a step between an upstream portion of the cover and a downstream portion of the cover, so that the gap between the rotor and the cover is larger in the downstream portion than in the upstream portion. The step is oriented at an oblique inclination angle, when the cover is regarded in a parallel projection view from a position above the step.

Abstract: A grain processing apparatus for a combine harvester has a return pan with a release passage for releasing the harvested crop material before it reaches a grain cleaning system, and a controllable closure for opening and closing the release passage. Thus, the amount of MOG to be processed by the grain cleaning system can be controlled.

Abstract: A square baler that comprises at least one ram movably arranged in a pressing channel between end positions and a drivetrain which is designed to drive at least the ram. The drivetrain has a torque input connection through which torque is supplied to the drivetrain. The drivetrain comprises a transmission device arranged downstream from the torque input connection and has at least one flywheel. The transmission device has a first power splitter that is connected to the torque input connection, and two reduction gears that are assigned to the ram and are connected in parallel to one another to the first power split. At least one flywheel is connected upstream from each reduction gear. A shiftable clutch device is interposed between the first power split and the at least one flywheel and engages the at least one flywheel when the square baler is initially operated or during a startup process.

Abstract: A gear assembly for a square baling press. The gear assembly drives a ram arranged movably between end positions in a pressing channel of the square baling press and at least one additional working unit of the square baling press. The gear assembly comprises two side gears and at least one reduction gear that is downstream from the particular side gear and may be connected on the output side to a crankshaft on which the ram is mounted. At least one flywheel is interposed between the particular side gear and the reduction gear downstream thereof. At least one of the reduction gears comprises a shiftable overload clutch which is designed to brake the reduction gears downstream from the flywheels to a standstill when a mechanical overload occurs.

Abstract: A cutter device for an agricultural harvester, including: a rotor with a plurality of tines; a sub-assembly including a pivot shaft, a knife, and a first bottom plate located beneath the rotor in a working condition; a support frame; a positioning device mounted to the support frame, and a control mechanism mounted to the support frame. The sub-assembly is moveably mounted to the support frame and is arranged to move relative to the support frame in a lateral direction that is transverse to the forward moving direction of the cutter device between i) a working position in which the sub-assembly is aligned with the support frame in a manner that enables the knife to be engageable by the positioning device, and ii) a maintenance position in which the knife is laterally spaced apart from the positioning device and the sub-assembly protrudes laterally outwards from the support frame.

Abstract: A cutter device for an agricultural harvester includes: a rotor with a plurality of tines, the rotor being rotatable to transfer agricultural crop along a feed path; a knife, the position of the knife being adjustable; a bottom plate located beneath the rotor, the feed path being located between the rotor and the bottom plate, and the bottom plate including an opening through which the knife extends when in a cutting position; a control mechanism including a control element which is movable between primary and secondary positions. The control element control movements of the knife between a first position in which the knife is in a cutting position in the feed path, a second position in which the knife is substantially out of the feed path in a non-cutting position, and a third position in which the knife is located at an intermediate position between the cutting and non-cutting positions.

Abstract: The invention relates to a bale breaker (1) for a bale (2) of hay, straw, litter and/or fodder, comprising support means (3) for the bale (2) and breaker means (4) adapted to detach hay, straw, litter and/or fodder from a bale (2) provided on the support means (3) and to transport it to discharge means (5) arranged downstream of the breaker means (4), wherein feed means (6) for feeding a bale (2) provided on the support means (3) in a feed direction (Z) toward the disintegrating means (4) are associated with the support means (3), and wherein feed drive means (7) for driving the feed means (6) and disintegrating drive means (8) for driving the disintegrating means (4) are further provided, wherein control devices (9) are associated with the feed drive devices (7) and/or the opening drive devices (8) and/or the discharge devices (5), which are designed to control the feed drive devices (7) and/or the opening drive devices (8) and/or the discharge devices (5) in such a way that a malfunction or disturbance, suc

Abstract: A method for cultivating a Tung tree seedling through hypocotyle grafting includes selection of a sand storage time of a rootstock (Vernicia montana Lour.) seed, seedbed construction, scion collection, scion cutting, rootstock cutting, bandaging, transplantation and management, and the like. A grafted plant obtained by a traditional grafting method (bud grafting) for Tung tree is easy to break at a grafting interface; and when the stem grafting is conducted, because a scion is thick, a rootstock for grafting must be cultivated one year in advance. These grafting methods have production problems such as long cycle and high cost, which can be solved by the present disclosure. The present disclosure has a short rootstock cultivation time, simple grafting operations, a high grafting efficiency, and a high survival rate, greatly shortens a cycle of asexual propagation-based seedling cultivation for Tung tree.

Abstract: Disclosed in the present disclosure are a new fluorescent powder capable of promoting plant growth under sunlight and preparation and use thereof. The fluorescent powder has a chemical formula of Sr4Al14O25: xMn4+, yMg2+, zLn3+. Compounds are weighed according to a stoichiometric ratio of various chemical components in the chemical formula; a fluxing agent is added and uniformly mixed; and a resulting mixture is calcined, naturally cooled to room temperature, and then ground to obtain the new fluorescent powder. The fluorescent powder has can emit red light that is conducive to plant growth, improves the utilization rate of sunlight, promotes plant growth, and is low in cost, high in efficiency, green and pollution-free.

Abstract: A horticultural lighting system and method for controlling same. Lights operating at different peak wavelengths, which affect the color of lights, can be optimized for different plant species during different stages of growth. The present disclosure pertains to a horticultural light, a system of horticultural lights, and a method for controlling light output to optimize different types of plants in various stages of plant growth cycles.

Abstract: A method for controlling a light intensity in an enclosed cultivation space, the enclosed cultivation space having a light regulating system including an artificial light source for emitting artificial light, the method comprising, detecting a first fluorescence gain and a second fluorescence gain at different light intensity operating points. If the fluorescence gain is greater when the light intensity is greater, then the light intensity setpoint can be increased. Similarly, if the gain is greater when the intensity is lower, then the setpoint can be reduced. The invention is based on the understanding that it is beneficial for plant growth to provide light at a level which corresponds to a maximum ChlF-gain. The light level which corresponds to a maximum ChlF-gain provides a good trade-off between production rate and production efficiency.

Abstract: A modular vessel assembly configured to hold one or more plants in a cultivation environment is provided. The vessel assemblies may be assembled from multiple components, each component having an identical design. Aspects of the present disclosure allow for high-volume production of a single component that is versatile enough to join with other identical or substantially similar components to form a tower of vessels configured to hold a number of plants during cultivation.

Abstract: Provided is a fan lamp. The fan lamp includes a lamp mount and a plurality of fan assemblies disposed on the lamp mount.

Abstract: Provided is a fan-equipped grow light. The fan-equipped grow light includes a fan assembly and a light panel assembly. The fan assembly includes a fan configured to promote air circulation. The light panel assembly includes a first mounting panel and second mounting panels. The fan is connected to the first mounting panel. The second mounting panels include a plurality of frame structures sleeved at intervals in sequence. A plurality of second mounting panels are disposed around the first mounting panel and are securely connected to the first mounting panel. Lights are disposed on the panel surface of the first mounting panel and the panel surfaces of the second mounting panels.

Abstract: To provide a fungus bed cultivation bag that prevents mushroom spawn film from tearing when the fungus bed is removed from the bag and can surely form the fungus bed in an appropriate shape. The fungus bed cultivation bag includes body parts opposing in the front and the back, a folding gusset part connecting to both sides of the body parts, a bottom seal part formed by heat-sealing the lower ends of the body parts and an inclined seal part formed by heat-sealing the lower end sides of the body parts and the folding gusset part in an oblique direction.

Abstract: The protective sleeve device is intended to prevent damage to irrigation equipment caused by trees, shrubs, and grass roots. The device is a copper sleeve designed to naturally repel plant roots. The profile shape of the device enables it to fit around any pop-up style sprinkler head. Preferably, the device is made of rectangular panel that is rolled into a cylinder and held in shape by curved edges of the panel. Due to the unique one-piece construction, the device easily installs on both new and existing irrigation systems. Thus, as tree roots expand, the copper material in the device naturally deflects the tree roots away from the sensitive irrigation equipment. In addition, the device can be adapted to fit side-mounted pop-up sprinkler heads with the help of a cutout provision, wherein the user can insert the side-mounted pop-up sprinkler inlet tube into the groove of the cutout.

Abstract: An irrigation system for agriculture, wherein a water conduit comprising a plurality of sprinklers is supported by airborne lifting devices (such as drones or propellers) holding it up in the air at the right height for irrigation.

Abstract: An irrigation tower is provided. The irrigation tower includes one or more of a pair of vertical members, a first end of each coupled to a water pipe and configured to pivot in relation to the water pipe, a horizontal member, each end coupled to a second end of each of the pair of vertical members and configured to pivot in relation to the second ends, and a plurality of wheels, each coupled to the horizontal member. A distance between ends of one of the horizontal member or the pair of vertical members is configured to change to lower or raise the water pipe with respect to the horizontal member.

Abstract: An apparatus for irrigation includes an elongate pipe carried on support carriages at longitudinally spaced positions to move in transverse to its length. The pipe carries water dispensing arrangements spaced along the pipe each including a first nozzle and a second nozzle carried on arms projecting forwardly and rearwardly of the pipe so that the nozzles dispense together an amount of water required at the location of the ground aligned with nozzles. The first and second nozzles are arranged such that the first dispenses at a higher rate and both dispense water onto the portion of the ground sequentially at a rate which is less than an amount which exceeds the infiltration rate of the soil, so that a total rate can exceed the infiltration rate of the soil. The arms can be flipped in height between high crop position and low crop position.

Abstract: An irrigation system for vertical planting systems has at least one water storage container arranged vertically above the vegetation body, and at least one capillary-active water conductor arranged therein, which protrudes from the water storage container and protrudes into the vegetation body.

Abstract: Systems and methods relating to utilizing plant shoot-to-root temperature differentials alone or in conjunction gas mixture humidity about a plant shoot to improve plant bast fiber growth; the timing, sequence, and range of shoot-to-root temperature differentials selected during plant development utilized to modify and improve plant bast fibers for industrial, scientific, and medical use.