Agricultural implement with automated recognition of seed attributes
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1. An agricultural implement arrangement, comprising:
- a container of seed having an ID tag associated therewith, the ID tag having data representing at least one attribute associated with the seed;
an implement for applying a product to a geographic area;
an electrical reader configured for reading the ID tag and providing an output signal; and
an electrical processing circuit coupled with the electrical reader and the implement, the electrical processing circuit receiving the output signal and controlling the implement, dependent upon the output signal,wherein said electrical processing circuit includes farming data associated with the geographic area, and matches the data associated with the seed with the farming data to establish an application rate of the product over at least a portion of the geographic area.
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Abstract
An agricultural implement arrangement includes a container of seed having an ID tag associated therewith; an implement for applying a product to a geographic area; an electrical reader configured for reading the ID tag and providing an output signal; and an electrical processing circuit coupled with the reader and the implement. The ID tag has data representing at least one attribute associated with the seed. The electrical processing circuit receives the output signal and controls the implement, dependent upon the output signal.
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18 Claims
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1. An agricultural implement arrangement, comprising:
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a container of seed having an ID tag associated therewith, the ID tag having data representing at least one attribute associated with the seed; an implement for applying a product to a geographic area; an electrical reader configured for reading the ID tag and providing an output signal; and an electrical processing circuit coupled with the electrical reader and the implement, the electrical processing circuit receiving the output signal and controlling the implement, dependent upon the output signal, wherein said electrical processing circuit includes farming data associated with the geographic area, and matches the data associated with the seed with the farming data to establish an application rate of the product over at least a portion of the geographic area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An agricultural implement arrangement, comprising:
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a container of seed having an ID tag associated therewith, the ID tag having data representing at least one attribute associated with the seed; an implement for applying a product to a geographic area; an electrical reader configured for reading the ID tag and providing an output signal; and an electrical processing circuit coupled with the electrical reader and the implement, the electrical processing circuit receiving the output signal and controlling the implement, dependent upon the output signal, wherein the agricultural implement is a planter and the product is seed. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of applying an agricultural product to a geographic area using an agricultural implement, the method comprising the steps of:
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reading an ID tag using a reader; outputting an output signal from the reader to an electrical processing circuit carried onboard the agricultural implement; and controlling application of the agricultural product to the geographic area using the electrical processing circuit, dependent upon the output signal, wherein the electrical processing circuit carries out the sub-step of matching the data associated with at least one seed with farming data to establish an application rate of the agricultural product over at least a portion of the geographic area.
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