System and process for dispensing multiple and low rate agricultural products

A system for dispensing agricultural products, comprising:

• a) an agricultural product container having a memory circuit associated therewith for storing data, the stored data including data unique to the container and the quantity of material dispensed including specific rates of application;
• b) an application rate meter device operatively connected to said agricultural product container configured to dispense the agricultural product from the agricultural product container;
• c) precision placement equipment including a placement tube assembly operatively connected to said application rate meter device to place the agricultural products in the desired locations for efficient activity of the agricultural product, wherein each placement tube assembly is mounted for placement of product in into the seed furrow;
• and,
• wherein said memory circuit includes user identity information.

A process for dispensing agricultural products at a low application rate, comprising the steps of:

• a. providing a plurality of product containers containing low application rate, dry granular crop enhancement agricultural products;
• b. providing a plurality of low application rate meter devices operatively connected to said plurality of product containers configured to dispense the agricultural products from the plurality of product containers, said plurality of low application rate meter devices being mounted on planters, said low application rate being defined as a rate below 3 ounces per 1000 feet of row;
• c. providing precision placement equipment including placement tube assemblies operatively connected to said plurality of low rate meter devices to place the agricultural products in desired locations for efficient activity of the agricultural products wherein each placement tube assembly is mounted between the depth wheels for placement of product in-furrow between the depth wheels of a depth control wheel assembly of the planter;
• and, d. operating said plurality of low application rate meter devices and said precision placement equipment to dispense the agricultural products at an optimized efficiency,
• wherein each of said placement tube assemblies includes an elongated placement tube arranged so that it descends from a portion of a planter frame to direct placement of the agricultural products into the seed furrow,
• wherein each product container has a memory circuit associated therewith for storing data including a quantity of material dispensed, the quantity of material dispensed including specific rates of application;
• and,
• wherein said memory circuit includes user identity information.