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Application Number:  20120037058

Publication Date:  2012-02-16

Inventors:  Neufeld, Juan; Thiessen, Bernie

A manipulator is provided for the discharge conveyor of an agricultural seed cart. The manipulator allows the conveyor to be pivoted between a storage and transport position along the top of the cart and adjacent one side of the cart, and a use position extending from the rear of the cart. The manipulator also allows the conveyor to be swung approximately 180° to either side of the cart for discharge of seed to desired locations during use of the conveyor. The manipulator includes multiple ...
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Application Number:  20120037057

Publication Date:  2012-02-16

Inventor:  Beaujot, Norbert

A method for applying agricultural products on a field with an implement guided by an external guidance system, wherein the implement comprises a plurality of sections that can be turned on to apply the products or turned off to stop applying the products, includes mapping the field to determine an implement travel path; determining overlap areas in the field where a section of the implement on a later pass will travel over a portion of an earlier pass of the implement; moving the implement ...
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Application Number:  20120036772

Publication Date:  2012-02-16

Inventor:  Kennedy, Gregory

The present disclosure provides a composite article including at least one seed for planting and a method of forming the composite article. The composite article includes a substrate element and a cover element spaced from the substrate element. An adhesive layer is disposed between the substrate element and the cover element for coupling the substrate element and the cover element to one another. The composite article further includes at least one seed abutting the adhesive layer and disposed ...
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Application Number:  20120031315

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventor:  Beaujot, Norbert

A seed feeding apparatus includes a feed assembly with a V-shaped groove with at least one moving wall and a pocket formed by the walls of the groove and a pocket plate configured to substantially conform to the groove. The pocket plate is located such that the moving wall moves upward at the pocket. Seeds are received and form a pile in the pocket. As the moving wall moves, seeds fall from the pile to the bottom of the groove with sides of the seeds bearing against the walls of the groove such ...
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Application Number:  20120031314

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventors:  Bigelow, Fred H.; Duzan, Howard; Lowery, Robert F.; Kumar, Venkatesh H.

A method of managing timberland to optimize the combined revenue of a softwood tree crop and an energy crop generally includes planting a softwood tree crop in adjacent first and second rows, wherein the softwood tree crop has a tree spacing between adjacent trees and a row spacing in the range of about 15 to about 25 feet between the first and second rows, planting an energy crop in the row spacing, wherein the energy crop is a regenerating lignocellulosic energy crop, and periodically ...
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Application Number:  20120031313

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventors:  Vernon, Bob; Van Herk, Wim

Methods of combining seeds that have been differentially treated with various single or blended insecticides and/or other additives for low risk attract-and-kill or push-pull strategies for the management of insect pests such as wireworms are disclosed. A combination of seeds for controlling insect pests is also disclosed. The combination comprises a First seed treated with one or more insecticides; and a Second seed for attracting and/or directing soil insect pests to the First seed. The ...
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Application Number:  20120024744

Publication Date:  2012-02-02

Inventors:  Blandford, Nick; Harrison, Ken; Cooke, Robert A.

Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system, machine, device, manufacture, circuit, composition of matter, and/or user interface adapted for and/or resulting from, and/or a method and/or machine-readable medium comprising machine-implementable instructions for, activities that can comprise and/or relate to, introducing chlorine dioxide to soil and/or planting a crop in the ...
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Application Number:  20120024207

Publication Date:  2012-02-02

Inventor:  Riggs, Brian L.

A seed retrieval apparatus for use with a seed planting device having row planters is provided. The seed retrieval apparatus may be used in instances of mechanical failures of the seed planting device and/or planting errors. The seed retrieval apparatus may include a discard hopper located on the seed planting device which is configured to receive discard seed from the row planters. Further, seed discard tubes of the seed retrieval apparatus each define a first end in fluid communication with a ...
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Application Number:  20120017813

Publication Date:  2012-01-26

Inventors:  Van Buskirk, Loyd C.; Meldahl, Brian R.

A mount for carrying a plurality of field-conditioning implements selected from trash whipping implements, rolling baskets and coulters for connection to a planter is disclosed. A height and force adjustable mounting system is also disclosed for use with a planter that enables the force of such an implement on the soil to be modulated as ...
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Application Number:  20120017812

Publication Date:  2012-01-26

Inventors:  Renyer, Jim; Renyer, Greg

A seed metering gate assembly (12) is provided for use with an upright seed bin (10) having a shiftable primary gate (24), wherein the gate assembly (12) provides an additional seed flow control function allowing more accurate dispensing of seed from the bin (10). The gate assembly (12) includes a seed hopper (13) equipped with a fore and aft-shiftable metering gate (42) movable between a closed position and an open position presenting a ...
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