Abstract: A spade shovel device is provided. The device is comprised of a shaft and a blade, wherein the blade may be comprised of a first cutting edge and a second cutting edge that may form an acute, right, or obtuse angle. The edges may be comprised of a blade edge or a serrated edge to easily cut through roots and penetrate a ground surface. Further, the shape of the edges allow the device to easily dig around a fence post.

Abstract: An agricultural planter with seed trencher discs and seed delivery mechanism is disclosed which deposits seeds or product in the trench opened by the discs. Multi-functional wheels are mounted rearward of the trencher discs on an adjustable arm so as to provide a depth gauging function for the trencher discs. The wheels are mounted to run at an angle and distance corresponding to the disc blades so as to movably scrape clean dirt and debris from the disc blades opening the trench. The wheels are positioned to move displaced trench soil back over the trench while effectively running at a position where dirt and debris try to lift out of the opening trench due to the action of the disc cutting blades.

Abstract: A system and method for automatically detecting pivot tracks and boarders is disclosed. The system includes an agricultural vehicle, a sensor coupled to the agricultural vehicle, and a vehicle control system. The sensor is configured to detect a change in position. The vehicle control system includes a processing circuit. The processing circuit includes a processor and a memory. The memory has instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor, cause the processing circuit to receive sensor information for the agricultural vehicle from the sensor, receive an indication to mark a geographic position based on the sensor information, mark a plurality of geographic positions associated with a pivot track or a boarder, and determine a complete location of the pivot track or the boarder based on the plurality of marked geographic positions associated with the pivot track or the boarder.

Abstract: A system and method for crop monitoring is disclosed. The system includes support towers configured to irrigate a crop, wheels coupled to the support towers, a water conduit extending between the support towers, a truss system extending between the support towers and supporting the water conduit, nozzles, a sensor array, and a controller. The nozzles are fluidly coupled to the water conduit. The sensor array is configured to collect data associated with a parameter of the crop. The controller is communicatively coupled to the sensor array. The controller includes a processor and a memory. The memory contains instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform steps that include receiving the data associated with a parameter of the crop, determining at least one action item corresponding to data associated with the parameter of the crop, and sending a signal indicating that the action item should be performed.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for providing operation data for treatment devices (102, 104, 106, 107) on an agricultural field (112). wherein the treatment devices include at least a first treatment device (102) and a second treatment device (104) for treating the agricultural field, the method comprising the steps: obtaining field data for at least one section (113) of the agricultural field at least by the first treatment device, wherein the obtained field data indicates a monitoring and treatment status associated with the at least one section: based on the monitoring and treatment status associated with the at least one section providing operation data associated with the at least one section of the agricultural field for the second treatment device.

Abstract: An information processing device that can easily predict the seed quality is provided. An information processing device includes an information acquiring unit configured to acquire, as seed management information about a seed to be predicted, a state of a plant for seed collection from which the seed is collected, and a state of the seed; and a generation processing unit configured to generate seed quality information for the seed to be predicted, by inputting the seed management information acquired by the information acquiring unit into a learning model that has been taught, through machine learning, a correlation between the seed management information about a seed being a training object and the seed quality information indicating quality related to germination or maturity of the seed.

Abstract: A tool assembly for a planter row unit resides at the forward end of the row unit beneath the tool bar. The assembly includes a bracket assembly connected to the row unit, with a ground engaging tool removably mounted on the bracket assembly for movement between raised and lowered positions. A linear actuator controls the position of the tool. The tool may also include a depth control mechanism. Different tools can be interchanged on the bracket assembly.

Abstract: A seed boot stabilizer configured to reduce movement of a seed boot may include a first segment, a second segment, and a third segment. The first segment may include a first end configured to be coupled to the seed boot and a first planar face configured to extend away from an upper portion of the seed boot. The second segment is coupled to the first segment and may have a second planar face oriented at a first angle with respect to the first planar face of the first segment. The third segment is coupled to the second segment and may have a third planar face oriented at a second angle with respect to the second planar face of the second segment, the third segment including a second end configured to be coupled to the main arm to reduce movement of the seed boot.

Abstract: Planting device for planting root crops comprising a cup hopper and at least one conveying device. The conveying device includes at least one carrier element, several conveying elements arranged on the carrier element, and a guide apparatus with at least one guide element which is formed to guide the propagating crops into an output region. Respective conveying elements describe, during operation, a path which runs through the cup hopper to pick up propagating crops. The guide apparatus is arranged such that a vertical proportion of the output direction is smaller than a horizontal proportion of the output direction.

Abstract: Method for a centrifugal spreader to precisely spread particulate material across an entire field with increased application rate, swath width and driving speed by utilizing a tiered disk spinner arrangement fed by a conveyor and guided by a material divider and an adjustable chute moveable in rotation around the spinner disk to achieve a desired symmetrical or asymmetrical spread pattern.

Abstract: A plant supplement delivery assemblies and methods are provided that can include: a housing having exterior sidewalls defining a chamber; a vessel nozzle component configured to couple with the housing; a collapsible vessel component configured to be received within the housing and couple with the vessel nozzle to be in fluid communication with the vessel nozzle; and a releasably biased member within the housing and operably aligned to forcibly engage the container upon release. The methods can include operably engaging a vessel nozzle within a housing to rotatably fix the vessel nozzle to the housing; and operably affixing a nozzle of the vessel nozzle to a plant by rotating the housing to provide fluid communication between the plant and the nozzle.

Abstract: A harvesting system includes a header pivotally attached to a combine. The header includes a center section to which a left wing and right wing are pivotally attached. A suspension system of the harvesting system includes first and second engageable states that enable dynamic wing behavior and reduce structural load. The first state corresponds to a harvesting configuration of the header in which the wings are allowed to pivot to allow the header to follow changes in terrain. The second state corresponds to a configuration in which the header is elevated relative to the ground. In the second state, the ability of the wings to pivot is minimized as compared to the first state, which allows the header to be maintained in a substantially flat configuration while minimizing the amount of dynamic load imparted by the header on the combine during non-harvesting transport of the header.

Abstract: A working machine includes: a working device mounted on a front end of an operating rod; a power device mounted on a base end of the operating rod; and the operating rod equipped with a hanging tool for a shoulder belt. The hanging tool includes a stopper. The stopper is configured to allow a pair of fastening portions to approach or be spaced from one another while sandwiching a circumference of the operating rod. The fastening portions include a through hole orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the operating rod. A base end of an operating lever is pivotably supported around a rotating shaft parallel to the operating rod on the second end side of an operating shaft. The operating lever is rotated such that a front end of the operating lever approaches a side surface of the operating rod to fasten the stopper.

Abstract: Systems and methods utilizing automation logic for powered ladders of work vehicles, including harvesters. A portion of the powered ladder can be displaced relative to other portions of the ladder so that the powered ladder is in either a folded or unfolded orientation. A controller can determine whether a secondary device, such as, for example, a header, is attached to the work vehicle. In response to at least determining the secondary device is not attached to the work vehicle, the folded powered ladder can be automatically displaced from an extended position to a retraced position. Upon detection of either or both a change in position of an operator, and a predetermined operational status of the work vehicle, the ladder can be displaced away from the retracted position, and the second portion of the powered ladder can be displaced so that the powered ladder can return to the unfolded orientation.

Abstract: An air-assisted conveying system of an agricultural harvester includes a controller configured to receive a first sensor signal indicative of a first air pressure at a first location within a line and to receive a second sensor signal indicative of a second air pressure at a second location within the line. Furthermore, the controller is configured to determine an air pressure differential based on the first air pressure and the second air pressure. In response to determining the air pressure differential is greater than a threshold value, the controller is configured to control a supplemental air source to provide supplemental air to the line for a supplemental air duration. In addition, in response to determining the air pressure differential is greater than the threshold value during the supplemental air duration, the controller is configured to control an operational air source to increase an operational air flow through the line.

Abstract: One or more information maps are obtained by an agricultural work machine. The one or more information maps map one or more agricultural characteristic values at different geographic locations of a field. An in-situ sensor on the agricultural work machine senses an agricultural characteristic as the agricultural work machine moves through the field. A predictive map generator generates a predictive map that predicts a predictive agricultural characteristic at different locations in the field based on a relationship between the values in the one or more information maps and the agricultural characteristic sensed by the in-situ sensor. The predictive map can be output and used in automated machine control.

Abstract: A sensor assembly for detecting the height of a mixture on a conveyor floor and/or a sieve of a cleaning system of a combine harvester is assembled with the combine harvester. The sensor assembly includes at least two light-sensitive sensors, positioned one above the other, and an emitter at a distance from the sensors, are attached on the upper side of the conveyor floor and/or the sieve. The sensors are configured to receive light radiated from the emitter as long as the light is not absorbed by the mixture, and the sensors are connected to an analysis device which is configured to generate an output signal representative of the height of the mixture on the basis of the output signal of the sensors.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to perform a method. The method includes performing a gear calibration procedure, obtaining a gear setting based on the gear calibration procedure, and controlling a rotational speed of a rotor based on the obtained gear setting.

Abstract: Embodiments of a kernel-level grain monitoring system include a grain camera positioned to capture bulk grain sample images of a currently-harvested grain taken into and processed by a combine harvester, a moisture sensor, and a display device. A controller architecture is coupled to the grain camera, to the moisture sensor, and to the display device. The controller architecture is configured to: (i) analyze the bulk grain sample images, as received from the grain camera, to determine an average per kernel (APK) volume representing an estimated volume of a single average kernel of the currently-harvested grain; (ii) repeatedly calculate one or more topline harvesting parameters based, at least in part, on the determined APK volume and the moisture sensor data; and (iii) selectively present the topline harvesting parameters on the display device for viewing by an operator of the combine harvester.

Abstract: A harvesting implement for an agricultural harvester includes an implement frame defining a plane extending in a longitudinal direction between forward and aft ends of the frame and in a lateral direction between first and second sides of the implement frame. Additionally, the harvesting implement includes a support arm coupled to the implement frame and a sensor coupled to the support arm. The support arm is, in turn, configured to rotate relative to the implement frame about an axis, intersecting the plane, between a first position at which the sensor has a field of view directed at a portion of the field forward of the harvesting implement and a second position at which a distance between the sensor and the aft end of the implement frame in the longitudinal direction is less than when in the first position.

Abstract: An unload tube assembly for an agricultural vehicle includes an inner tube defining a proximal end and a distal end, an outer tube extending about the inner tube, a flange disposed at the proximal end of the inner tube, and a gusset that is connected to the flange and the inner tube for supporting a weight of the unload tube assembly.

Abstract: Outdoor tools such as a rotary cutter, and blades for a rotary cutter, are provided. A blade includes a body having a first side and a second side both extending from a first end to a second end of the body, a first edge and a second edge extending along a length of the body between the first side and the second side from the first end to the second end. The body includes a first arm, a second arm, and a planar portion between the first arm and the second arm. The blade is configured to rotate about a rotational axis that extends through the planar portion. The body further includes a hole surrounding the rotational axis. Each of the first arm and the second arm includes at least one bend. The body is symmetrical about at least one axis of symmetry.

Abstract: A power tool is provided. The power tool includes a housing including an electric motor, a work element, and a drive shaft extending between the electric motor and the work element. The power tool is configured to fit within a cylinder having a diameter no greater than 6 inches with the power tool in a fully assembled state.

Abstract: A power tool includes a housing including an electric motor, a work element, a shaft extending between the housing and the work element, and a clamp coupled to the shaft and extending along a longitudinal axis between a first end and a second end. The shaft includes an outer shaft and an inner shaft. The clamp is actuatable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The inner shaft is configured to slide longitudinally within the outer shaft when the clamp is in the unlocked position. The outer shaft and the inner shaft are secured in a desired position when the clamp is in the locked position.

Abstract: A pole saw is provided. The pole saw includes a housing including an electric motor, a work element, and a telescoping pole extending between the electric motor and the work element. The work element includes a bar supporting a cutting element, a sprocket driven by the electric motor and interfaced with the cutting element to drive the cutting element along the bar, and a work element housing disposed around the sprocket and a portion of the bar. The work element housing includes a sidewall and a peripheral wall extending about a periphery of the sidewall. The peripheral wall defines a bar opening through which the bar extends and a plurality of chip ejection ports spaced apart from one another and from the bar opening. All of the plurality of chip ejection ports are disposed on a same side of the bar.

Abstract: A LED-based lighting fixture for Controlled Environment Horticulture (CEH) includes a module having an inspection light system to facilitate inspection of one or more plants. The inspection light system may emit inspection light to illuminate the plants during the plants' night cycle where the intensity, wavelength, and/or duration of the inspection light may be adjusted to avoid disrupting the plants' night cycle. The lighting fixture provides a mechanical interface to mount the module and an electrical interface to provide electrical power and data communication with the module. The inspection light system may be communicatively coupled to a proximity sensor that activates or deactivates the inspection light system depending on the presence of a grower near the lighting fixture. Additionally, the modules may be deployed in arrays of lighting fixtures and used to convey additional information (notifications, environmental data) to the grower by emitting light at different intensities and/or wavelengths.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to naturally biodegradable functional seedling paper pot and seedbed including a paper member with an open top, a side portion and a bottom portion, a first coating layer coated with an acrylic emulsion resin on inner and outer surfaces of the paper member, a second coating layer coated with a biodegradable coating composition on the first coating layer of the inner surface of the paper member, and a plurality of holes H formed in the bottom portion of the paper member, in which the biodegradable coating composition of the second coating layer includes water, black mica, activated carbon, detoxified sulfur, minerals, liquid microorganisms, and starch.

Abstract: A landscape edging system includes a first segment and a second segment connected to the first segment. The first segment includes at least one first block having a connector extending from an end face of the at least one first block. The connector has a connection segment and a flange at an end of the connection segment opposite the end face of the at least one first block. The second segment including at least one second block defining an interior space and having a mating opening extending through a side face or an end face of the at least one second block into the interior space. The connector is received in the mating opening and in the interior space to connect the first segment and the second segment.

Abstract: A raking system for clamping a pile of yard waste between a pair of rakes to move the pile to a selected location includes a pair of pivotally interconnected sleeves which are configured to receive handles of a pair of rakes therein such that tool heads of the rakes are movable toward each other to clamp a pile of yard waste. A method of operating the raking system to move yard waste is also disclosed.

Abstract: An apparatus for grooming grass on a turf surface is described. The apparatus comprises at least one guide wheel for driving the apparatus on the turf surface. The apparatus further comprises at least one brush operationally coupled to the at least one guide wheel and configured to contact and groom the grass when the apparatus is driven on the turf surface. The apparatus further comprises a pivot mechanism configured to pivot the at least one brush about an axle of the at least one guide wheel to compensate for change in contour of the turf surface.

Abstract: The present invention relates to agricultural practices for maximizing carbon sequestration, enhanced productivity, sustainable farming and minimizing greenhouse gas emissions. In one embodiment, there is provided a method comprising: planting a Brassica carinata variety as a second crop in rotation with a first crop or to replace fallow; implementing land management practices to reduce the use of fossil fuel inputs and to maximize the capture of atmospheric carbon by the plant material of Brassica carinata; harvesting of the Brassica carinata variety to obtain the grain; and returning about 70% to about 90% of all plant material from the Brassica carinata variety aside from the grain to the soil. As a result, the overall greenhouse gas emissions associated with agriculture are reduced. In some embodiments, the method further comprises producing grain for use in the production of a plant-based feedstock for producing low carbon intensity fuels; for adding carbon in soil; and/or acquiring a carbon credit.

Abstract: An irrigation nozzle is provided. The irrigation nozzle comprises a nozzle body forming a first body portion. The first body portion is generally cylindrical in shape and forms a nozzle cavity and at least one deflecting nozzle passage. Each deflecting nozzle passage extends from the nozzle cavity to an exterior surface of the first body portion. Each deflecting nozzle passage includes a deflector surface located adjacent to an exterior surface of the first body portion. The size and spatial orientation of each deflector surface and the curvature and hydraulic diameter of each deflecting nozzle passage upstream from each deflector surface are configured such that water flowing from the nozzle cavity through each deflecting nozzle passage impinges upon each deflector surface and spreads tangentially to a desired magnitude while flowing radially outward from said first body portion on a desired trajectory. The nozzle body is constructed as a unitary object.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a sub-surface irrigation system configured to operate in a plant-responsive mode, and further configured to make certain adaptations in response to plant stress. Stress adaptations may include, for example, selectively increasing source pressure of irrigation fluid, heating or chilling the irrigation fluid, and/or injecting fertilizer and/or non-fertilizer amendments into the irrigation fluid.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to hydroponic systems that can be used in an environment with large daily fluctuations in temperature and to the use of those systems for growing plants.

Abstract: A mobile robot configured for integration with one or more grow space components within a grow space that includes one or more grow modules, the mobile robot including: one or more sensors; a mobility mechanism; a processor; a memory; the mobile robot configured to: determine, by the mobile robot, that a grow space operation should be performed in the grow space; and based on the determination, perform, by the mobile robot, the grow space operation by integrating with at least one other component in the grow space.

Abstract: A method for enhancing induction efficiency of corn haploid is disclosed, which belongs to the technical field of genetics. In the method disclosed by the disclosure, the tropical induction line is used as a female parent, the temperate induction line is used as a male parent, hybrid seeds among the temperate and tropical induction lines are generated by hybridizing and assembling, the hybrid vigor among the temperate and tropical induction is used for improving the agronomy and yield traits of the conventional induction line, so that the requirements of the corn haploid induction line as the male parent on plant height, pollen quantity, fertility period and the like are met, which has important significance for large-scale popularization and application of the corn double haploid (DH) technology.

Abstract: Corn plants exhibiting broad-spectrum resistance to Exserohilum turcicum are provided, together with methods of producing, identifying, or selecting plants or germplasm with a Exserohilum turcicum resistance phenotype. Such plants include sweet corn plants as well as agronomically elite dent corn plants comprising introgressed genomic regions conferring disease resistance. Compositions, including novel polymorphic markers and methods for producing, breeding, identifying, and selecting plants or germplasm with a disease resistance phenotype are further provided.

Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of melon hybrid SVMF7843, melon line CAN-DV17-4440 PF, and melon line HAR-DV13-4151AN. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, and tissue cultures of melon hybrid SVMF7843, melon line CAN-DV17-4440 PF, melon line HAR-DV13-4151AN and to methods for producing a melon plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another melon plant, such as a 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 melon hybrid SVMF7843, melon line CAN-DV17-4440 PF, and melon line HAR-DV13-4151AN comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits.

Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of corn hybrid SVSA4153 and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, and tissue cultures of corn hybrid SVSA4153 and the parent lines thereof and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.

Abstract: The invention provides seeds and plants of pepper hybrid DRPB2645 and pepper line SBY-XD14-0101. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid DRPB2645 and pepper line SBY-XD14-0101 and to methods for producing a pepper plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a pepper 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 pepper hybrid DRPB2645 and pepper line SBY-XD14-0101 comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure may include an isolated mycelium of Trametes versicolor designated as strain M2-101-03. Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure may also include a method for propagating a Trametes versicolor mycelium, the method including culturing a mother culture, culturing a production culture, the production culture being a sub-culture of the mother culture, creating a liquid master inoculum using the production culture, diluting the liquid master inoculum to create a diluted liquid master inoculum, creating a biomass product using the diluted liquid master inoculum, slicing the biomass product for dehydration to create a sliced biomass product, dehydrating the sliced biomass product to create a dehydrated sliced biomass product, milling the dehydrated sliced biomass product to select a designated particle size of the dehydrated sliced biomass product, and screening the designated particle size of the dehydrated sliced biomass product.

Abstract: The current invention pertains to digital livestock breeding, focusing on a novel image acquisition system designed for assessing the health of lactating cow teats. Addressing challenges related to image capture quality and operational complexity in dairy cow teat examination, the solution comprises a guard plate, a telescopic column with a hinge mechanism, and a photo unit. Straps are positioned at each end of the guard plate, and an installation seat is located at the rotational juncture. The telescopic column includes a fixed cylinder pivotally attached to the guard plate and a movable column within it, extending beyond the fixed cylinder. Additionally, a fixed grip is mounted on one side of the fixed cylinder's outer wall. This innovation streamlines user-friendly shooting and adjustment processes while enabling timely cleaning of the lens and light-emitting device, ensuring image clarity.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a litter box for pets, such as cats or rodents, including a cylinder in which the litter is placed, a means for separating the droppings from the litter and a remote, enclosed device for collecting the droppings. The animal litter box incorporates a cleaning device including the cylinder rotating on a frame, the rotation being generated by a rotation means actuated by a means for controlling the rotation means, the chamber including a means for collecting droppings coupled to a hatch provided with a locking and unlocking means interdependent on a means for controlling the unlocking of the hatch and a means for guiding the hatch coupled to the means for collecting droppings toward a tank for receiving droppings.

Abstract: An animal toilet includes a body portion, and a partition portion. The body portion receives excreted urine. The partition portion divides the internal space of the body portion into an upper space and a lower space. The partition portion has a plurality of through holes allowing the urine to pass therethrough. The plurality of through holes include a first through hole, and a second through hole. The second through hole is located higher than the first through hole. The opening area of the first through hole is larger than the opening area of the second through hole.

Abstract: According to embodiments disclosed herein, there is provided a system for loading, mixing and transporting feed. The system includes a scoop assembly and a mixing tub that are movable overhead a series of storage bays. The scoop assembly may retrieve commodities from the storage bays and load measured quantities of the commodities into the mixing tub.

Abstract: The present invention provides a pet food storage apparatus (100) to store and serve pet food. The storage apparatus (100) includes a container (10) having a bottom wall (12), a sidewall (14), and an opening (16) defining a hollow portion (15). An extruded portion (30) is radially extended internally from the sidewall (14). Further, the storage apparatus (100) includes a first bowl (40a), and a second bowl (40b) arranged in a nested configuration. The second bowl (40b) is adapted to store the leash (50). The first bowl (40a) and the second bowl (40b) are removable from the container (10) to serve food or water to the pet. Further, the storage apparatus (100) has a lid (60a) that is removably attached to the container (10) using a buckle arrangement (70). The lid (60a) has a foldable handle (25a) that is configurable in a folded state and an open state.

Abstract: A bulk material container level indicator has a level indicator defining a contact surface engageable with a bulk material in the bulk material container. An indicator rod is connected to and extends downwardly from the contact plate through an opening in a bottom of the bulk material container. The indicator rod is movable in the opening in the bottom of the bulk material container.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a horse boot dryer that includes a hanging tether that interconnects at both ends forming a drying loop. In operation, the drying loop can be hung from an elevated object. The horse boot dryer can comprise at least one boot holder rod and at least one tether cord. The tether cord connects at one end to the drying loop and connects at the other end to the boot holder rod. During use, the boot holder rod can be inserted through a horse boot and orientated to span the horse boot opening, preventing the horse boot from sliding off of the tether cord and allowing the horse boot to hang and dry from the horse boot dryer.

Abstract: A cat scratcher having a frame of sidewalls encompassing a block of open-fluted cardboard and a planar back member with a removable panel. Removing the panel exposes a surface of the block of open-fluted cardboard. The panel may be defined by perforations in the planar back member.

Abstract: A toy comprising a sphere having a spherical first-half and a spherical second-half which are rotatable relative to one another from a first position to a second position. Each half includes a plurality of track segments. In the first position, a first position track includes at least one track segment of each half. In the second position, a second position track includes at least one track segment of each half, wherein at least one of the track segments is different from the first position track, whereby the first position track and the second position track have at least partially different track configurations.