On-the-go soil sensors and control methods for agricultural machines
AssigneeAg Leader Technology
InventorRoger R. Zielke
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Abstract
An on-the-go monitor and control means and method for an agriculture machines includes on-the-go soil sensors that can be used to control tillage and seeding depth. On seeder implements, the sensors provide information that affects uniform plant emergence.
Claims12
A method of monitoring and displaying readings associated with a soil moisture sensor on an agricultural machine as the agricultural machine traverses a field, the method comprising:
- sensing soil moisture data with the soil moisture sensor on the agricultural machine as the agricultural machine traverses the field;
- displaying on a display associated with the agricultural machine a representation of soil moisture.
A method of monitoring and displaying readings associated with a soil temperature sensor on an agricultural machine as the agricultural machine traverses a field, the method comprising:
- sensing soil temperature data with the soil temperature sensor on the agricultural machine as the agricultural machine traverses the field;
- displaying on a display associated with the agricultural machine a representation of soil temperature.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.