64results about "Till seeding" patented technology

A seeding assembly for direct seeding comprising a support attached to the chassis of a seeding machine; load generating means supported on said support, and a seeding frame supporting a coulter blade and a double disc assembly comprising two furrow opening discs, the coulter blade and the double disc assembly being in a tandem arrangement, with minimum distance or spacing therebetween, and the coulter blade being partially located within the seeding frame, wherein the seeding frame is attached to the support through a parallelogram system, and the load generating means transmit load to the seeding frame through said parallelogram system, and wherein the coulter blade is partially located within the parallelogram system allowing the load applied to the seeding frame to concentrate more on the coulter blade so that said coulter blade penetrates the soil.

A mobile agricultural machine includes a row unit having a furrow opener mounted to the row unit and configured to engage a surface of ground over which the mobile agricultural machine travels to open a furrow in the ground. A furrow closer is mounted to the row unit behind the furrow opener and configured to engage the surface of the ground to close the furrow. A furrow sensor system is mounted to the row unit and configured to sense characteristics relative to the furrow opened by the furrow opener and generate a sensor signal indicative of the characteristics. The mobile agricultural machine can further include a control system configured to determine a furrow quality metric corresponding to the furrow sensed by the furrow sensor system based on the sensor signal and generate an action signal to control an action of the mobile agricultural machine based on the furrow quality metric.

A rear module, as illustrated with tanks, seed blowers, and transfer pump for fertilizer is mounted on the existing design frame, axle, and steering system; but it is a separate, distinct module. The planting module and the harvesting module must be disconnected from the common front module power unit and switched for planting row crops or harvesting. The harvesting configuration can have an attachment to the header to seed non row crops, such as, a cover crop like rye or canola Such rear module can be the rear unit of an articulated vehicle, such as a harvester.

A row cleaner connected to a strip till machine clears mulch and other debris in strip or low till planting. A row cleaner frame assembly includes a pair of row cleaner arms and a pair of clearing wheels having toe-in alignment. The pair of row cleaner arms share a common plane and are pivotally connected at a pair of pivot points common or close to the rotational axis of a cutting disc. The cutting disc is disposed intermediate the pair of row cleaner arms. The row cleaner arms are configured to maintain the clearing wheels in close-proximity to the cutting disc to provide stretch and cut row clearing operation. An actuator pivotally adjusts the row cleaner assembly relative to the cutting disc. A pivot limiter restricts pivotal travel of the row cleaner. A row closing section lever adjusts toe and / or camber of a closing wheel.

Protecting open seed trenches from ingress of foreign material, such as plant residue. Preventing foreign material from entering the open seed trench during planting increases crop yield by minimizing delayed germination and late plant emergence. Various implementations of adjustable row cleaners may be used to prevent ingress of foreign material. Also, various shields may be disposed on the row units of a planter to prevent ingress of foreign material.

An agricultural implement includes at least one row unit having a plurality of support members, each of which is pivotably coupled to an attachment frame or another of the support members to permit vertical pivoting vertical movement of the support members, and a plurality of soil-engaging tools, each of which is coupled to at least one of the support members. A plurality of hydraulic cylinders are coupled to the support members for urging the support members downwardly toward the soil. A plurality of controllable pressure control valves are coupled to the hydraulic cylinders for controlling the pressure of hydraulic fluid supplied to the cylinders. A plurality of sensors produce electrical signals corresponding to predetermined conditions, and a controller is coupled to the sensor and the controllable pressure control valves. The controller receives the electrical signals from the sensors and produces control signals for controlling the pressure control valves.

A system may include a row cleaner configured to apply a pressure to a field and a work vehicle coupled to the row cleaner and configured to traverse through the field, where the work vehicle comprising an engine configured to adjust a speed of the work vehicle. The system may also include a sensor configured to provide sensor data indicative of the field and a controller comprising a memory and a processor, where the controller is communicatively coupled to the row cleaner, the engine, and the sensor. The controller may provide an instruction to adjust the pressure applied by the row cleaner, the speed of the engine, or both based on the sensor data.

An agricultural implement includes at least one row unit having a plurality of support members, each of which is pivotably coupled to an attachment frame or another of the support members to permit vertical pivoting vertical movement of the support members, and a plurality of soil-engaging tools, each of which is coupled to at least one of the support members. A plurality of hydraulic cylinders are coupled to the support members for urging the support members downwardly toward the soil. A plurality of controllable pressure control valves are coupled to the hydraulic cylinders for controlling the pressure of hydraulic fluid supplied to the cylinders. A plurality of sensors produce electrical signals corresponding to predetermined conditions, and a controller is coupled to the sensor and the controllable pressure control valves. The controller receives the electrical signals from the sensors and produces control signals for controlling the pressure control valves.

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.

A soil cultivator seed drill having clamp (1) for connection to an agricultural machine and including a parallelogram assembly (103) having a pair of substantially parallel arms (109, 111), each connected at one end thereof to the clamp and at the other end thereof to a connecting member (117) which interconnects the two other ends, the parallel arms being connected to the clamp (1) by a universal joint (113, 115) and to the connecting member (117) by a pivot assembly (119, 121) which is pivotable about a substantially horizontal axis. The connecting member (117) also supports a seed delivery member (105) for delivering seed and a depth controlling member (107) for determining the depth at which the seed delivery member sows seed.

A combined seeder for full straw mulching condition operation includes a frame, where a seeding and fertilizing mechanism is arranged above the frame, a pre-sowing pressing mechanism is arranged below the frame, a mechanical transmission mechanism is arranged in the middle of the frame, the two ends of the mechanical transmission mechanism are respectively connected with the furrowing mechanism and the vertical rotary tillage mechanism, the vertical rotary tillage mechanism is arranged in front of the frame, and the furrowing mechanism and a seeding profiling mechanism are arranged behind the frame. Th combined seeder for full straw mulching condition operation can complete the strip vertical rotation, crushed soil leveling, side deep fertilization, pre-sowing suppression, strip monomer profiling sowing in clean areas, and other processes in one operation under the full straw mulching condition, which greatly improves the operation efficiency and alleviates the problem of the tension of crop rotation.

An agricultural row unit having a coulter assembly comprising a pair of gauge wheels and a coulter between the pair of gauge wheels, wherein the coulter is configured to penetrate soil and cut debris. The row unit also having a soil engaging assembly comprising a sweep and a seed tube, wherein the sweep is configured to open a seed channel and the seed tube is configured to deposit seeds into the seed channel. The row unit also including a closing assembly configured to replace soil displaced by the coulter and sweep. The row unit configured for independent and optionally automatic variable depth control of the seed channel.

A gauge wheel coupled to a trailing arm assembly of a planter, the gauge wheel including a hub rotatable about an axis of rotation, a rim coupled to the hub and including a perimeter edge, the rim having a first side and second side opposite the first side, a first plurality of tread portions extending from the first side and positioned radially inward from the perimeter edge, and a second plurality of tread portions extending from the second side and positioned radially inward from the perimeter edge.

A row cleaner assembly includes an upper subframe mounted to an agricultural planter forward of the planter row unit and longitudinally aligned with the trench opening assembly. A lower subframe rotatably supports first and second row cleaner wheels. An intermediate subframe is pivotally connected at a forward end to the upper subframe and is pivotally connected at a rearward end to the lower subframe. A first and second linkages are pivotally connected at a forward end to the upper subframe and are pivotally connected at a rearward end to the lower subframe. An actuator system is capable of applying a downforce and an optional lift force to the lower subframe. The row cleaner assembly may include a gauge wheel supported by a rear strut subframe. The row cleaner assembly may include a depth selector to change the depth of penetration of the row cleaner wheels into the soil surface.

The invention relates to a row unit (10) for an application machine, comprising a fertilizer placement device (12) for depositing fertilizer onto an agricultural area, wherein the fertilizer placement device (12) has a furrow opener (22) for opening a placement furrow (AF) for the fertilizer, and a seed placement device (14) for depositing seed onto the agricultural area, wherein the fertilizer placement device (12) and the seed placement device (14) are configured to deposit the fertilizer and the seed in a common placement line (AL) on the agricultural area.

A mobile agricultural machine includes a row unit having a furrow opener mounted to the row unit and configured to engage a surface of ground to open a furrow in the ground. A furrow closer is mounted to the row unit behind the furrow opener and configured to engage the surface of the ground to close the furrow. A furrow sensor system is mounted to the row unit and configured to sense characteristics relative to the furrow opened by the furrow opener and generate a sensor signal indicative of the characteristics. The mobile agricultural machine can further include a control system configured to determine a furrow quality metric corresponding to the furrow sensed by the furrow sensor system based on the sensor signal and generate an action signal to control an action of the mobile agricultural machine based on the furrow quality metric.

A seeding assembly for direct seeding comprising a support attached to the chassis of a seeding machine; load generating means supported on said support, and a seeding frame supporting a coulter blade and a double disc assembly comprising two furrow opening discs, the coulter blade and the double disc assembly being in a tandem arrangement, with minimum distance or spacing therebetween, and the coulter blade being partially located within the seeding frame, wherein the seeding frame is attached to the support through a parallelogram system, and the load generating means transmit load to the seeding frame through said parallelogram system, and wherein the coulter blade is partially located within the parallelogram system allowing the load applied to the seeding frame to concentrate more on the coulter blade so that said coulter blade penetrates the soil.

A seeding assembly (1) for direct seeding comprising: - a support (8) attached to a chassis (10, 2) of a seeding machine; - load generating means (6) supported on said support (8); and - a seeding frame (2) supporting a coulter blade (3) and a double disc assembly (4) comprising two furrow opening discs, the coulter blade (3) and the double disc assembly (4) being in a tandem arrangement, with minimum distance or spacing therebetween, and the coulter blade (3) being partially located within the seeding frame (2), wherein the seeding frame (2) is attached to the support (8) through a parallelogram system, and the load generating means (6) transmit load to the seeding frame (2) through said parallelogram system, and wherein the coulter blade (3) is partially located within the parallelogram system allowing the load applied to the seeding frame (2) to concentrate more on the coulter blade (3) so that said coulter blade (3) penetrates the soil

Systems, methods and apparatus for imaging and characterizing a seed trench in a soil surface formed by an agricultural implement. The sensors are disposed on the agricultural implement in data communication with a processor to generate seed trench images which may be displayed to the operator. In one embodiment, the sensors include a camera mounted on an extension positioned to orient the camera to image the seed trench. The system may control operating parameters of the implement based on the generated images.

An agricultural row unit includes a linkage assembly that is pivotably coupled to an attachment frame. A hydraulic cylinder is coupled to the linkage assembly and applies pressure to the linkage assembly. A controller is mounted in the row unit such that is coupled to the hydraulic cylinder for controlling the pressure applied by the hydraulic cylinder.

Systems, methods and apparatus for imaging and characterizing a soil surface and a trench in the soil surface formed by an agricultural implement. The sensors are disposed on the agricultural implement in data communication with a processor to generate the soil surface and trench images which may be displayed to the operator. In one embodiment, the sensors include one or more time of flight cameras for determining a depth of the trench and other characteristics of the surrounding soil surface and the trench, including detection of seeds, soil or other debris in the trench and moisture lines within the trench. The system may control operating parameters of the implement based on the generated images.

An agricultural row cleaner having: a frame; a first row cleaner wheel disposed on a first side of the frame; a second row cleaner wheel disposed on a second side of the frame; and a third wheel attached to the frame and having a leading edge disposed forward of the first row cleaner wheel and the second row cleaner wheel along a direction of travel.

The invention relates to a tine seeder comprising a frame (12), a plurality of tines (18) connected to the frame (12) and configured to cut furrows in which seeds are deposited, at least one rotary cutting tool (34) for each tine (18), pivoting in a plane approximately parallel to the tine (18), and at least one rotary drive system (36) configured to rotate at least the rotary cutting tools (34). In operation, each rotary cutting tool (34) cuts the vegetation and prevents the formation of vegetation clumps at each tine (18). Figure 8

A nozzle assembly (104) is attached to an agricultural implement (103) comprising a liquid jet soil processing system (102). The nozzle assembly (104) includes a frame (202) configured to detachably mount to the agricultural implement (103) and a cutting head (208) connected to the frame (202). The nozzle assembly (104) also includes a secondary nozzle (216) connected to the frame (202) and disposed distal to the cutting head (208) relative to a direction of travel of the nozzle assembly (104). The nozzle assembly (104) further includes a ground translation device (206) connected to the frame (202). A tuning unit of the nozzle assembly (104) dynamically connects the cutting head (208), the secondary nozzle (216) and the ground translation device (206) to the frame (202). The tuning unit is configured to maintain the cutting head (208) substantially perpendicular to the field surface along a vertical axis as the ground translation device (206) travels across the field.

An ultra high-pressure liquid jet soil processing system of an agricultural implement is provided. The ultra high-pressure liquid jet soil processing system includes a frame, an ultra high pressure liquid pump disposed on the frame, a set of ultra high-pressure lines fluidly connected to the ultra high pressure liquid pump, and at least a first liquid jet soil implementation head and a second liquid jet soil implementation head fluidly connected to the ultra high pressure liquid pump via the set of ultra high-pressure lines. The first and second implementation heads are configured to condition soil for seed deposition by generating a plurality of trenches.

A combination of a soil density detection system (100, 300) and agricultural implement is disclosed. The combination, comprising: at least one non-contact soil-density sensing device (101, 422) disposed on the agricultural implement, the soil-density sensing device (101, 422) operably detecting soil density in at least a portion of a target area in front of a ground contact portion of said agricultural implement to generate data indicative of a detected soil density; and a control device (400) operatively coupled with the at least one soil-density sensing device (101), the control device (400) comprising: a processor (402) for processing data and programming; a memory device (404) operatively coupled with the processor (402) to operably store data and programming; and soil density detection logic (406a) stored as programming in the memory device (404), the soil density detection logic (406a) being executable by the processor (402) to determine the soil density throughout the target area based at least upon the sensed soil density data, wherein the control device (400) is configured to generate data indicative of the soil density detected throughout the target area.

The invention discloses no-tillage reseeding equipment for forest grass ecological restoration, and relates to the technical field of forest grass ecological restoration, the no-tillage reseeding equipment comprises a seed storage box and a mounting frame, and further comprises a seeding assembly; the sowing assembly comprises a material guide cylinder, a medium-sized (medium-sized) grass seed guide pipe and a light-sized (small-sized) grass seed guide pipe; the material guide cylinder (seed guide cylinder) is fixed on the seed storage box, and a sowing nozzle is fixed on the material guide cylinder at a position (lower part) far away from the seed storage box; the interior of the seed storage box is divided into two bins through a partition plate, one bin is a mild grass seed bin, and the other bin is a moderate grass seed bin; three grass seeds are mixed in the light grass seed bin, the grass seeds in the light grass seed bin are used for sowing light degraded land, two grass seeds are mixed in the moderate grass seed bin, and the grass seeds in the light grass seed bin and the grass seeds in the moderate grass seed bin are different in type; according to the method, different grassland in the differentiated degradation area can be reseeded at the same time, the frequent round-trip time is shortened, reseeding missing or wrong reseeding is not likely to happen, and therefore the reseeding efficiency of the grassland is improved.

The present invention belongs to the field of plant seedling cultivation, and specifically relates to a method for sowing and raising seedlings of Hamamelis chinensis, which specifically includes: collecting seeds from mid-September to early October; removing impurities from the seeds and drying them in the shade until the moisture content of the seeds is 8% to 10%; storing the seeds in sand over the winter by dynamically controlling the humidity and adopting the "sand-seed-sand" stratification method, and turning and disinfecting the seeds multiple times during the sand storage period; sowing the seeds when the germination rate reaches 20% to 30% in the following year, and covering them with fine soil and hay; gradually removing the hay during the period when the cotyledons of 20% to 30% emerge and unfold, and carrying out conventional seedling management. The emergence rate of Hamamelis chinensis cultivated using the method provided by the present invention can reach 80% to 85%, and the seedling survival rate can reach 95% to 98%. ， The seedlings are robust and have strong adaptability to the environment. At the same time, the method is simple to operate, easy to master and has low cost, and has important practical significance for the resource protection, scientific research and development and utilization of the Hamamelis species.

An agricultural implement includes at least one row unit having a plurality of support members, each of which is pivotably coupled to an attachment frame or another of the support members to permit vertical pivoting vertical movement of the support members, and a plurality of soil-engaging tools, each of which is coupled to at least one of the support members. A plurality of hydraulic cylinders are coupled to the support members for urging the support members downwardly toward the soil. A plurality of controllable pressure control valves are coupled to the hydraulic cylinders for controlling the pressure of hydraulic fluid supplied to the cylinders. A plurality of sensors produce electrical signals corresponding to predetermined conditions, and a controller is coupled to the sensor and the controllable pressure control valves. The controller receives the electrical signals from the sensors and produces control signals for controlling the pressure control valves.

A system for determining row cleaner aggressiveness of a seed-planting implement includes a row cleaner assembly having a row cleaner arm and a row cleaner wheel rotatably coupled to the row cleaner arm. Furthermore, the system includes an optical flow sensor configured to generate data indicative the movement of soil particles within a field across which the seed-planting implement is traveling relative to the seed-planting implement. Additionally, a computing system of the disclosed system includes is configured to determine a flow parameter associated with the movement of the soil particles relative to the seed-planting implement based on the data generated by the optical flow sensor. Furthermore, the computing system is configured to determine an aggressiveness parameter indicative of the amount of engagement between the row cleaner wheel and the surface of the field based on the determined flow parameter.