Abstract: A gardening apparatus having, in one form, a shaft for being operatively connected to and rotated by a motor. The shaft including at least one vane extending therefrom and having a plurality of tines extending therefrom. The vane further having a raised wall extending therefrom. In another form, the apparatus includes a handpiece having a power source, motor, and a drive system operatively connected between the motor and the shaft to perform a variety of tasks such as tilling, hole digging, and/or weed removal.

Abstract: A ground engaging agricultural blade, coulter, or disc having a central opening adapted to be attached to an implement for rotation about a substantially horizontal axis of rotation; the coulter or disc have an outer periphery; and plurality of step plane notches disposed in the outer periphery. The blade can be used with a hub disposed around the central opening or a spacer spool on a shaft extending through the central openings of adjacent blades, the spacer spools extending radially outwardly by a distance.

Abstract: Agricultural implements typically include ground-engaging tools, such as replaceable shanks and shank attachment members (e.g., tillage points), to condition the soil of a field. Unfortunately, when a shank attachment member falls off or otherwise decouples from its respective shank during operation, the shank attachment member is typically difficult to find and expensive to replace. The shank may also need to be replaced if the implement is operated for an extended period without a shank attachment member. As such, an agricultural implement includes radar sensors configured to emit output signals directed at a portion of a field positioned aft of the shanks and to receive reflections of the output signals as echo signals, and a computing system configured to determine when the shank attachment member has detached from the shank based on the echo signals.

Abstract: A control system for a tillage implement includes an emitter configured to direct a beam across a set of disc blades of the tillage implement. An axis of the beam is configured to intersect the set of disc blades at a first position radially offset from a rotational axis of the set of disc blades. The control system also includes a sensor configured to receive the beam associated with the emitter. The control system also includes a controller including a memory configured to store instructions and one or more processors. The controller is configured to receive a signal from the sensor indicative of detection of the beam. The controller is also configured to determine a wear status of the set of disc blades based on the signal.

Abstract: An artificial intelligence based autonomous tractor system for use in agricultural areas includes a tractor, a steering wheel for providing guidance of the tractor to a determined direction, and a drive element embodied for electro-hydraulic steering wheel manipulation and including an open cycle hydraulic circuit which provides guidance of the steering wheel to the determined direction for providing movement of the steering wheel, in order to provide autonomous movement of the tractor.

Abstract: The automatic traveling method includes: causing a sprayer 1 to travel automatically along a target route in a field; executing temporary stop processing; and executing stop reservation processing. The temporary stop processing is processing to stop the sprayer at a current position in a mode in which travel of the sprayer can be resumed in the case where a temporary stop condition is satisfied during automatic travel of the sprayer. The stop reservation processing is processing to cause the sprayer to travel and thereafter stop the sprayer in a state where the travel of the sprayer can be resumed in the case where a stop reservation condition is satisfied during the automatic travel of the sprayer.

Abstract: A device and method for burying a material comprising carbon dioxide includes a material receiving section for obtaining the material comprising carbon dioxide. The device also includes a material burying section provided with a soil engaging mechanism and a material transporting system for transporting the obtained material via the soil engaging mechanism in a subsoil.

Abstract: Described herein is an agricultural row unit that has a knife disposed ahead of the gauge wheel for delivering material to soil adjacent to a trench. In one example, an agricultural row unit includes a frame, a wheel mounted to the frame, and a knife disposed ahead of the wheel and comprising a material delivery conduit disposed on, through, or adjacent the knife.

Abstract: The invention relates to a metering device (5) for granular material, in particular seeds and/or fertilizer, where the metering device (5) comprises a metering housing (9) having at least one inlet (8) and at least one outlet (11) for the granular material and two side walls (10) that are arranged spaced from one another, where a metering wheel (13) with end faces (13a) each pointing toward the side walls (10) is arranged between, firstly, the inlet (8) and, secondly, the outlet (11), and between the side walls (10), that are arranged spaced from one another, on a shaft and is connectable in a force-fit manner to the latter and can be driven to rotate by the shaft in a metering direction (D), where the metering wheel (13) is associated with blocking means (14) which are configured to block the metering wheel (13) against the transport of granular material in a direction opposite to the metering direction (D) from the inlet (8) to the outlet (11) and/or in the metering direction (D) from the outlet (11) to the

Abstract: A row unit for a seeding machine includes a frame supporting a gauge wheel and a seed meter. A depth stop assembly includes a stop setting an upward travel limit of the gauge wheel with respect to the frame, and a handle that is lockable and releasable to move the stop to select among seeding depths. A downforce actuator is operable to generate downforce to be applied through a gauge wheel arm and the gauge wheel to the soil. A downforce sensor is incorporated into the depth stop assembly and movable therewith. The depth stop assembly includes a multi-piece body having a first piece receiving the handle, and a second piece defining a pivot. The first piece of the multi-piece body includes a handle-receiving receptacle portion, a fastening portion for fastening to the second body piece adjacent the pivot, and a portion therebetween forming a housing of the downforce sensor.

Abstract: An applicator including: a frame with hopper mounted thereon to hold and dispense a granule product, the hopper including an electronically controlled gate(s); a tank to hold a liquid product; a electronically controlled spray tip(s) to dispense the liquid product; a spray pump located between the tank and spray tip(s); an operator control interface for receiving input from an operator; a control coupled to the operator control interface, the electronically controlled gate(s), and the spray tip(s), where the control receives input, dispenses the liquid or granule product based on the input received from the operator control; where when the liquid product is dispensed, the control provides a signal to the spray tip(s) to regulate a flow of the liquid product, and when the granule product is dispensed, the control provides a signal to the electronically controlled gate(s) to regulate a flow of the granule product.

Abstract: Computer-implemented method for determining and providing an application scheme for fertilizers, comprising the following steps: providing agricultural crop data (S10) comprising information about an agricultural crop species sown or planned to sow in a field; providing application time data (S20) comprising information about at least one planned application time of applying fertilizers in the field; providing nutrient specifier data (S30) comprising information about at least one nutrient specifier present or expected in the field; performing a database search in a fertilizer product database (S50) at least based on the provided agricultural crop data, the provided application time data, the provided nutrient specifier data and determining the fertilizer products matching the agricultural crop and the application time and one of the nutrient specifiers, wherein the fertilizer product database comprises information about a plurality of fertilizer products, and wherein the information about the fertilizer prod

Abstract: Locations of seeds in a field can be identified using event-based processing or frequency-based processing. A material is applied to the field, based upon the seed locations.

Abstract: A loss sensor calibration system detects a calibration trigger and measures a distance of travel of a harvester. When the harvester is stopped, the loss sensor calibration system generates an output indicative of a location where a manual loss measurement is to be taken for harvested material loss, relative to the harvester. The loss sensor calibration system generates a measured value input actuator that can be actuated by an operator to input the measured loss value. The loss sensor calibration system generates a scale factor based upon the measured value and applies the scale factor to a sensor signal generated by a material loss sensor to obtain a scaled sensor signal. A control system generates control signals based upon the scaled sensor signal.

Abstract: An agricultural harvesting machine with a transfer device is disclosed. The transfer device includes a first section and a second section, which pivots about a pivot axis relative to the first section between an unfolded position in which the second section extends as a longitudinal extension of the first section and a folded position in which the second section is positioned alongside the first section. A drive device includes a first piston/cylinder unit to drive a pivoting movement of the second section between the folded position and the unfolded position. A locking device includes a second piston/cylinder unit to lock the second section to the first section in the unfolded position. A piston of the second piston/cylinder unit, in a piston position, has a defined distance from a cylinder base of a cylinder of the second piston/cylinder unit, thereby causing the second section to lock in the unfolded position.

Abstract: A system for computer-assisted harvesting includes and/or interfaces with: a set of sensors and optionally any or all of: a set of computing and/or processing subsystems (e.g., computers, processors, etc.); a harvesting subsystem (equivalently referred to herein as a harvesting robot); and/or any other components. A method for computer-assisted harvesting can include any or all of: sampling a set of sensors; determining a set of metrics associated with a harvesting region; aggregating the set of metrics; assessing the harvesting region; and triggering an action.

Abstract: One embodiment of a stalk roll to be mounted upon a stalk roll drive shaft of a corn harvesting header comprises a cylindrical shell with a recess in the main cylinder, wherein reduced flutes are not present in the recess, but full flutes are present therein. This embodiment includes a stalk slot having a length equal to the length of the recess. Additionally, the flutes may be configured such that a stalk engagement gap is present at least once during a full revolution of two opposing stalk rolls.

Abstract: Described is a hemp machine for processing hemp. The hemp machine comprises a self-propelling vehicle comprising a vehicle chassis and a hemp picking unit mounted on the vehicle chassis for the purpose of picking the hemp plants. The hemp picking unit comprises a first picking element embodied to pick the lower part of the hemp plants and a second picking element embodied to pick the upper part of the hemp plants. The second picking element has a cutting unit for cutting the hemp plants at a position between the upper and lower part of the hemp plants.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for altering a shape of a reel are disclosed. In some implementations, an example agricultural header may include a reel section coupled to a wing of an agricultural header. The reel section may include one or more bat tube supports at one or more locations along a length of the reel section, one or more bat tubes coupled the bat tube supports, and one or more linkages. A linkage is operably coupled to one of the bat tubes. A shape of the bat tube at one or more locations therealong is altered by actuation of the linkage in response to movement of the reel section.

Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for docking a robot relative to a lawn mower. The system may include a drive system configured to move the robot, a sensor, a docking arm, and/or at least one processor operatively connected to the drive system, the sensor, and/or the docking arm. The at least one processor may be configured to receive a signal from the sensor comprising a first location of the robot. The processor may be configured to control the drive system to drive from the first location to a second location based on receiving the signal. The at least one processor may be configured to control the docking arm to dock the robot at the second location, where the robot is configured to perform a task. The at least one processor may be configured to control the docking arm to un-dock the robot upon completion of the task.

Abstract: A system for an agricultural vehicle includes an elevator assembly defining an elevator discharge opening. A first display is positioned at least partially on a first side of a vehicle centerline of the agricultural vehicle. A second display is positioned at least partially on a second side of a vehicle centerline of the agricultural vehicle. A computing system is communicatively coupled to the first display and the second display. The computing system is configured to determine a position of the elevator discharge opening relative to the vehicle centerline, display a first set of information on the first display when the elevator discharge opening is positioned on the first side of the vehicle centerline, and display the first set of information on the second display when the elevator discharge opening is positioned on the second side of the vehicle centerline.

Abstract: A concave section for a harvester includes a concave body having an upstream side, a downstream side, a leading end and a trailing end. The concave body defines an arcuate crop engagement face facing radially inwardly. A plurality of crop passage openings are defined through the arcuate crop engagement face. A cover is configured to at least partially cover at least some of the crop passage openings. The cover is carried by the concave body and is movable thereon between at least two different positions to adjust a degree of openness of at least some of the crop passage openings.

Abstract: A hand-held electric working machine for cutting a work object is provided. The electric working machine comprises a working portion, a housing, a motor, and a control unit. The working portion is configured to cut the work object. The housing extends in a first direction from a rear side where a user is positioned to a front side where the work object is positioned. The motor is configured to generate rotary power for allowing the working portion to drive and is provided on the rear side of the housing, displaced in a second direction with respect to a centerline of the housing. The centerline extends in the first direction, and the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction. The control unit is configured to electrically control rotation of the motor and is positioned opposite the motor across the centerline.

Abstract: A receptacle for a seed, seedling, or plant may include an opaque frame within which one or more cells is placed. Each cell has a sidewall that is transparent below the soil surface to enable growers to observe soil moisture level and progression of root growth. The opaque frame prevents light from entering the transparent sidewall of each cell, which would otherwise retard growth of seed, seedling, or plant. An optional tray handle allows growers to lift the cell(s) from the container or watering tray when checking soil moisture level and root growth.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to computerized agricultural systems and methods for controlling and managing plant development, from seeding through harvest, in greenhouses and other agricultural production facilities.

Abstract: The invention relates to a plant cultivation device (1) having a watering apparatus (2), an illumination device (3), a receiving space (4) for receiving one or more carrier substrates (5) and seeds, a control unit (6) which is configured to control the watering apparatus (2) and the illumination device (3) by means of a program controller, one or more moisture sensors (7a, 7b) for measuring the air humidity (7a) and/or substrate moisture (7b), a sensor (8) for determining the photosynthesis rate and an optical evaluation unit (11) for determining the plant type and its stage of growth, the illumination parameters of the illumination device (3) being variable and the illumination parameters of the illumination device being adjusted following a correlation determined between the illumination parameters and the photosynthesis rate measured and/or the plant growth measured.

Abstract: A sensor and spray cable system to provide irrigation and crop treatments to targeted areas beneath and around an irrigation machine. According to a first preferred embodiment, the present invention includes one or more irrigation trolleys which are propelled with and/or along one or more transport cables. The irrigation trolleys include controllers, sensors and irrigation sprayers which work together to apply applicants to discrete areas of a given field.

Abstract: A stackable tower planter includes a planter bucket having an open top and a hollow interior defined by a side wall and a bottom wall. The planter bucket includes a plurality of irrigation conduits that are disposed along an inner surface of the side wall. Each irrigation conduit has an open top end and an open bottom end that is disposed above the bottom wall of the planter bucket for delivering water to a water reservoir space located along the bottom wall. The stackable tower planter further includes a soil tray disposed within the hollow interior along a bottom of the planter bucket, with the water reservoir space being located below the soil tray. A water tray is coupled to a top edge of the planter bucket. The water tray has a plurality of drain openings that are fluid communication with a plurality of hollow bosses that are located along an underside of the water tray.

Abstract: A flow controlled root irrigation apparatus includes a chamber having a first end, a second end, an interior chamber volume, a plurality of chamber irrigation apertures, and a first threaded portion, a flow-control valve operably connected to the first end of the chamber, and an attachment body having a second surface having a second threaded portion configured to engage and form a friction fit along the first threaded portion of the chamber, an interior attachment body volume, and a plurality of attachment body irrigation apertures, wherein the attachment body is further configured to telescopically retract into the chamber along the engaged first threaded portion and the second threaded portion and thereby combine the interior chamber volume and the interior attachment body volume into a continuous flow controlled telescoping root irrigation apparatus volume.

Abstract: An inverted plant growth and selection system and method of use is provided for growing high quality vegetation yields with fewer resources and comprises a plurality of cisterns, growing propagation vessels, hoist modules, automated light control stations, and aquatic and ambient air frequency stimulations.

Abstract: A rotatable, electric powered self-contained vertical plant housing and watering apparatus including an elongated plant-housing tower having a closed first end, a second end, a hollow interior, and a plurality of removable plant plug-supporting cups extending outward from a sidewall of the tower, a water column supported within the hollow interior of the tower in a fixed condition and running from proximal to the first end to the second end of the tower, a self-contained water basin connected to the second end of the tower and supporting the tower in a rotatably upright condition, a water pump located within the basin and pushing fluid within the basin up the water column for fluid distribution within the tower, and a motor driving a rotation of tower about the water column to provide all sides of the tower with equal sun and shade time.

Abstract: The present invention provides for a method for producing an inbred plant comprising a first and second trait of interest in the L1-shoot meristem layer for use in producing a periclinal chimera plant, the inbred plant thus obtained, the use of said inbred plant for producing said periclinal chimera plant, a method for producing a periclinal chimera plant using said inbred plant, a periclinal chimera plant thus obtained, the use of said periclinal chimera plant in producing plant product and the plant product thus obtained.

Abstract: Methods of producing a tomato plant exhibiting tolerance or resistance to ToBRFV are provided. Also provided are methods of identifying such plants and plants derived thereby as well as processed products comprising same.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for improving an induction rate of a luffa embryoid by radiation mutagenesis. The present disclosure belongs to the technical field of crop tissue culture and breeding. In the present disclosure, the method includes conducting radiation of pollens, conducting pollination of radiated pollens, conducting disinfection, and conducting cultivation. The method of the present disclosure provides a technical support for luffa haploid breeding and further improves a breeding efficiency.

Abstract: The present invention provides a use of a higher aliphatic alcohol in preparing a preparation for increasing a content of lysophosphatidylcholine in legumes, and the higher aliphatic alcohol increases a quantity of nodules by increasing the content of lysophosphatidylcholine in the legumes, thereby improving a nitrogen fixing capacity of the legumes. The present invention also provides a use of a higher aliphatic alcohol in preparing a preparation for improving a drought resistance of legumes, and the preparation containing the higher aliphatic alcohol improves the drought resistance of the legumes by increasing a transcriptional level of genes related to the phenylpropanoid metabolic pathway, increasing a transcriptional level of genes related to the isoflavone biosynthetic pathway and increasing a content of an isoflavone compound in the legumes.

Abstract: The present invention is in the field of agriculture and in particular in the field of solutions to severe agriculture environments for providing a solution to drought conditions, also in vegetable crops like watermelon. More specifically, the present invention includes developing and cultivating watermelon hybrids producing beneficial low quantities of water to high fruit yield thus providing watermelon crops as a desirable fruit for human consumption tolerant to water deficits and environmental factors characterized by a genetic improvement of stress tolerance in plants and a tolerance to water feed conditions of less than 190-210 M3 per 1000 m2.

Abstract: The invention provides seeds and plants of cucumber hybrid SVCN1395 and cucumber inbred line API-M318-0803GY. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of cucumber hybrid SVCN1395 and cucumber inbred line API-M318-0803GY and to methods for producing a cucumber plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a cucumber plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of cucumber hybrid SVCN1395 and cucumber inbred line API-M318-0803GY comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits.

Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 3616793 is disclosed. Embodiments include the seeds of soybean 3616793, the plants of soybean 3616793, to plant parts of soybean 3616793, and methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean 3616793 with itself or with another soybean variety. Embodiments include methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more genes or transgenes and the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. Embodiments also relate to soybean cultivars, breeding cultivars, plant parts, and cells derived from soybean 3616793, methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean 3616793, and the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. Embodiments further include hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing 3616793 with another soybean cultivar.

Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 3294717 is disclosed. Embodiments include the seeds of soybean 3294717, the plants of soybean 3294717, to plant parts of soybean 3294717, and methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean 3294717 with itself or with another soybean variety. Embodiments include methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more genes or transgenes and the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. Embodiments also relate to soybean cultivars, breeding cultivars, plant parts, and cells derived from soybean 3294717, methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean 3294717, and the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. Embodiments further include hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing 3294717 with another soybean cultivar.

Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 3294180 is disclosed. Embodiments include the seeds of soybean 3294180, the plants of soybean 3294180, to plant parts of soybean 3294180, and methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean 3294180 with itself or with another soybean variety. Embodiments include methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more genes or transgenes and the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. Embodiments also relate to soybean cultivars, breeding cultivars, plant parts, and cells derived from soybean 3294180, methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean 3294180, and the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. Embodiments further include hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing 3294180 with another soybean cultivar.

Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 3707253 is disclosed. Embodiments include the seeds of soybean 3707253, the plants of soybean 3707253, to plant parts of soybean 3707253, and methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean 3707253 with itself or with another soybean variety. Embodiments include methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more genes or transgenes and the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. Embodiments also relate to soybean cultivars, breeding cultivars, plant parts, and cells derived from soybean 3707253, methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean 3707253, and the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. Embodiments further include hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing 3707253 with another soybean cultivar.

Abstract: Provided are: modified soybeans having a reduced furan fatty acid content in the oils and fats contained in the soybeans; and uses of the modified soybeans. The present invention relates to modified soybeans in which the content ratio of furan fatty acid in the oils and fats contained in the soybeans has been reduced by genetic mutation.

Abstract: The present invention is directed in part to soybean variety CL2044163 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to soybean variety CL2044163 and its seed, cells, germplasm, plant parts, and progeny, and methods of using CL2044163, e.g., in a breeding program.

Abstract: The present invention relates to sesame plants resistant to herbicides that inhibit the plant enzyme acetolactate synthase (ALS), and further to compositions and methods for producing the same.

Abstract: A milking system includes teat cups connected to a respective milk evacuation tube; a vacuum pump; a milk tank; vacuum adjustment arrangements, configured to adjust an inlet vacuum pressure level, provided to the respectively associated teat cup; vacuum pressure sensors each configured to measure vacuum pressure under each teat; a processing device configured to: set an inlet vacuum pressure level; obtain measurements of a resulting vacuum pressure level of the associated teat cup; compare it with a desired milking vacuum pressure level; calculate an adjusted inlet vacuum pressure level to achieve the desired milking vacuum pressure level; and cause adjustment according to the respectively calculated adjustment, independently of an animal identity.

Abstract: Tile cleaning systems and associated methods are disclosed. The tile cleaning system can include a plurality of tiles and a plurality of movers. The movers can move the tiles along a floor in a circuit while the plurality of tiles directly contact the floor. The tile cleaning system can include a cleaner they can clean the tiles in the circuit.

Abstract: An animal litter filler for use in an animal litter container including at least one litter filler granular material and at least one treatment solution derived from deposited marine substances (shells, organic matters, deposited minerals), mineral substances from volcanic ash, rosemary, sesamin, mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris), Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara), plants derived from Sasa, cherry blossom, plants derived from Nelumbonaceae, humic acid, plant-based aerobic bacteria and anaerobic bacteria, and soil-based aerobic bacteria and anaerobic bacteria.

Abstract: An expandable kennel apparatus for containing a canine in an enclosed area with an adjustable size includes a housing configured for holding a canine. The housing has a length dimension, a height dimension, and a width dimension, and the width dimension is selectably shortened or elongated to facilitate different sized canines. The housing has a front side having a door positioned therein for accessing an interior of the housing.

Abstract: A pet grooming tool is provided with a fur ejector portion that is at least partially movable relative to the teeth of the pet grooming tool and can be manually moved into engagement with fur that is wedged or lodged between the teeth. The engagement of the fur ejector portion with the fur forces the fur from the gaps between the teeth. Preferably, the fur ejector portion can be manually moved by the same hand a person uses to support and hold the grooming tool.

Abstract: A dental station for improving domestic animal dental care and oral hygiene, dental station having a body including a supporting structure which includes a plurality of receiving holding formations to receive and support one or more of a plurality of preselected sized and shaped chewable food elements in a protruding manner.