Precision Planting, Inc.

The Climate Corporation

Caterpillar Inc.

Jason J Stoller

Ian Radtke

Derek A Sauder

Dale M Koch

Todd Swanson

Kent Levy

Paul Wildermuth

Brian McMahon

Troy L Plattner

Matthew P Morgan

Tracy Leman

Jeremy J Hodel

Michael Strnad

Ben L Schlipf

Justin L Koch

Phil D Baurer

Justin Werner McMenamy

Adam Vaccari

Tim Sauder

Brent Wiegand

Matt Morgan

Mike Strnad

Ryan Allgaier

Doug Sauder

Chad E Plattner

Brian Eugene Lister

Timothy A Sauder

Justin McMenamy

Michael David Beyer

Chad Timothy Brickner

Dillon Sloneker

Timothy Kater

Matthew O'Neall

Cory Muhlbauer

Luke Stuber

Christopher Rhoades

Matthew Morgan

Nicholas Winkler

Aaron Herrmann

Chris Roseman

Makoto A Inoue

Tristan Herrmann

Dale Koch

Brian Mcmahon

Ian R Radtke

Derek (deceased) Sauder

Derek(deceased) Sauder

Matthew O'neall

Jermey Hodel

Paul Wildermouth

Tracy Lehman

An agricultural spraying system with a system to add in a second material to the main material that can expand the spraying system to include mixing.

Agricultural spraying system

A planter system includes seed sensors for determining seed placement in a furrow to then target at least one of fluid and solid application with respect to the seed. Plant sensors determine locations of plants within a field and then target at least one of fluid and solid application with respect to the plant.

Targeted fluid/solid dispensing based on sensed seed data or sensed plant data

A trench closing assembly including a fluid applicator.

Trench closing assembly

Described herein are implements and applicators for placement of fluid applications with respect to agricultural plants of agricultural fields. In one embodiment, a fluid applicator for applying fluids to plants in rows in a field includes a base, at least one flexible or pivoting application member connected to the base and disposed to apply fluid to the plants, and a stabilizer associated with the at least one flexible or pivoting application member. The stabilizer can reduce movement of the application member to provide a more consistent fluid application to the plants.

Implements and application units having at least one flexible or pivoting application member for placement of applications with respect to agricultural plants of agricultural fields

A trench closing assembly including at least one soil deflector.

A system comprising a boom, a plurality of nozzles disposed along the boom, a light disposed on the boom to illuminate a spray pattern from at least one nozzle, a camera disposed on the boom to capture a first image of a spray from the at least one nozzle at a first time and a second image of no spray from the at least one nozzle at a second time, and a processor to calculate a difference between the first time and second time to determine a pulse width modulation of the at least one nozzle.

Vision system

Implements and applicators provide for placement of fluid applications with respect to agricultural plants of agricultural fields. In one embodiment, a fluid applicator for applying fluids to plants in rows in a field includes a base disposed between adjacent rows of plants, and at least one application member connected to the base and disposed to apply fluid to a rhizosphere of a row of the plants.

Implements and application units having at least one application member for placement of applications with respect to agricultural plants of agricultural fields

Systems and implements sense, analyze, and display different soil parameters. A soil sensing system includes a mechanical component of an agricultural implement and at least one sensor disposed on the mechanical component. The sensor generates an electromagnetic field through a region of soil as the agricultural implement traverses a field. The sensor comprises at least one radar transmitter and at least one radar receiver and the sensor measures different soil parameters including a soil dielectric constant.

Soil sensing systems and implements for sensing different soil parameters

A system for measuring soil properties has at least one sensor coupled to a row unit of an agricultural implement and a camera coupled to the row unit of the agricultural implement. The at least one sensor is configured to measure at least one soil property of soil worked by the row unit and/or of soil in a trench opened by an opening assembly of the row unit. And, the camera is arranged, on the row unit, to capture images of the soil worked by the row unit and/or the trench opened by the opening assembly of the row unit.

Agricultural operation monitoring apparatus, systems, and methods

A system for irrigating an agricultural field includes a high-clearance vehicle (e.g., a sprayer vehicle) and a hose configured to connect an external water source to the high-clearance vehicle while the high-clearance vehicle traverses the agricultural field. A method for irrigating an agricultural field includes connecting an external water source to a high-clearance vehicle by a hose, and dispensing water from the nozzles of the high-clearance vehicle while the external water source remains connected thereto and while the high-clearance vehicle traverses the agricultural field.

Systems and methods for irrigating agricultural fields

A soil sensing system includes a mechanical component of an agricultural implement and at least one sensor disposed on the mechanical component. The sensor generates an electromagnetic field through a region of soil as the agricultural implement traverses a field. The sensor comprises at least one radar transmitter and at least one radar receiver and the sensor measures different soil parameters including a soil dielectric constant.

Described herein are methods and harvesters for adjusting settings of a harvester. In one embodiment, a computer implemented method includes capturing, with at least one image capture device that is located on the harvester, images of a field view of an unharvested region to be harvested, analyzing the captured images to determine crop information for a crop of a harvested region that is adjacent to the unharvested region, and adjusting settings or operating parameters of the harvester for the unharvested region based on the crop information for the crop of the harvested region.

Methods and imaging systems for harvesting

A tillage implement comprising a frame operably supporting tillage tools, and a soil monitoring system comprising instrumentation operably supported from the frame and disposed to detect soil criteria before, after, or before and after the soil is tilled by the tillage tools. The soil criteria detected is at least one of surface residue criteria, soil clod size criteria, and soil shatter criteria.

Apparatus, system and method for monitoring soil criteria during tillage operations and control of tillage tools

Described herein are implements and applicators for placement of fluid applications with respect to agricultural plants of agricultural fields. In one embodiment, a fluid applicator for applying fluid to plants in rows in a field includes at least one applicator arm that is actuated by an actuator to move the applicator arm from a position in the row between plants to a position adjacent to the plant.

Implements and application units to actuate at least one applicator arm for placement of applications with respect to agricultural plants of agricultural fields

Described herein are implements and applicators for placement of fluid applications with respect to agricultural plants of agricultural fields. In one embodiment, a nozzle includes a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, and a rotatable member to rotate over the fluid outlet to selectively expose the fluid outlet to at least one opening to provide fluid flow from the fluid outlet through the opening. Upon the rotatable member rotating over the fluid outlet, a different number of openings is in fluid communication with the fluid outlet.

Implements and application units having a selectable nozzle for placement of applications with respect to agricultural plants of agricultural fields

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Eureka, IL, United States of America

Jason J Stoller