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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2014
Appareo Systems, Llc, Fargo, ND (US);
Barry D. Batcheller, West Fargo, ND (US);
Joseph A. Heilman, Fargo, ND (US);
David C. Batcheller, Fargo, ND (US);
Robert V. Weinmann, Wahpeton, ND (US);
Jeffrey L. Johnson, West Fargo, ND (US);
Paul D. Johnson, Fargo, ND (US);
Paul A. Nystuen, West Fargo, ND (US);
Appareo Systems, LLC, Fargo, ND (US);
Abstract
An agricultural planting system and method comprising a soil sampling and analysis means, wherein soil samples are taken and analyzed in real-time during a planting operation (or, optionally, via a separate, prior operation) to determine the conditions and nutrient content of the soil, and a planting system, wherein the planting system is capable of planting seeds in any arbitrary position on an X-Y plane directly beneath the planting system, whereby the data gathered from the analyzed soil samples are used to determine the optimal placement of seeds or plants in a field in order to take advantage of the soil conditions present and to optimize crop yield.