360 Yield Center, LLC

Connor M Hesterberg

Timothy A Sauder

Tyler R Ritland

Jonathan T Welte

Justin L Koch

Tim Sauder

Phil Baurer

Brandon Tate

Phillip Baurer

In one aspect, an agricultural row unit is provided an includes a frame, an opener disc rotatably coupled to the frame and configured to open a seed trench, and an applicator assembly coupled to the frame and configured to apply a liquid. The applicator assembly including a housing and a valve coupled to the housing and configured to be in fluid communication with a fluid source. The valve is electronically powered to move to an open condition, in which fluid is configured to pass through and emit from the valve, and electronically powered to move to a closed condition, in which fluid is inhibited from passing through and emitting from the valve. The agricultural row unit also includes a closing wheel coupled to the frame and configured to close the seed trench.

Seed furrow liquid application systems, methods, and apparatuses

A crop input applicator is provided. The crop input applicator monitors the presence of applied liquid crop in a seed trench and/or the relative placement of liquid crop and seed in a seed trench. In another aspect, the crop input applicator minimizes an offset between the liquid crop and seed placement.

Crop input application systems, methods, and apparatuses

In one aspect, a crop input applicator is provided. In one aspect, the applicator comprises a valve (e.g., voice coil valve) disposed to deposit liquid on or near a seed furrow and/or on or near a seed. In one aspect, the applicator includes one or more seed sensors disposed to detect passage of seeds.

Growing community of inventors

Deer Creek, IL, United States of America

Connor M Hesterberg