Orientation signals from a ground surface orientation sensor are received at a control system. The signals are indicative of a side tilt angle of a sideways sloped ground surface. Based on the signals the control system, the control system causes a side tilt counteracting mechanism to operate to counteract the sideways acting force acting an agricultural apparatus associated with the side tilt angle. A steerable wheel of an agricultural apparatus is pivotable about a steering axis, and an actuation system is operable to adjust a steering angle of the steerable wheel about the steering axis. The steering angle of the steerable wheel may produce a steering direction that counteracts the side force acting on the tillage apparatus.

A ridge formation method includes the steps of: providing a sieve instrument immediately after a tilling unit configured to scrape soil to throw the soil backward while rotate a rotor having a plurality of soil scraping pieces to cause the tilling unit to travel, the sieve instrument configured to receive the thrown soil to perform a sieve operation; and moving the sieve instrument in a reciprocating manner in a traveling direction to generate an impact on the received soil so that the soil is finely grained, and to separate the finely-grained soil from other impurities, whereby the finely-grained and separated soil is allowed to pass through a sieve mesh and fall onto a ground so that the falling soil is accumulated on the ground so as to form the ridge substantially the same in width as the sieve instrument on the ground.

A ridge formation method includes the steps of: providing a sieve instrument immediately after a tilling unit configured to scrape soil to throw the soil backward while rotate a rotor having a plurality of soil scraping pieces to cause the tilling unit to travel, the sieve instrument configured to receive the thrown soil to perform a sieve operation; and moving the sieve instrument in a reciprocating manner in a traveling direction to generate an impact on the received soil so that the soil is finely grained, and to separate the finely-grained soil from other impurities, whereby the finely-grained and separated soil is allowed to pass through a sieve mesh and fall onto a ground so that the falling soil is accumulated on the ground so as to form the ridge substantially the same in width as the sieve instrument on the ground.

A residue detection and implement control system and method are disclosed for an agricultural implement. The system includes a source of environment data and image data of an imaged area of a crop field containing residue. The system includes a data store containing a plurality of image processing methods and at least one controller that processes the image data according to one or more image processing instruction sets. The controller selects one or more of the image processing methods based on the environment data, and processes the image data using the selected image processing instruction(s) to determine a value corresponding to residue coverage in the imaged area of the field. The controller adjusts the configuration of the agricultural implement to respond to the amount and type of residue detected.

A computer-implemented method and a control system are described for controlling operations involving residue. The method and system include analyzing residue on an agricultural field. A first image is captured with an image sensor of an area of the field that is ahead of or behind the implement. The first image is analyzed to determine an indicator of residue coverage on the field. A subsequent operation on the field is executed, one or more aspects of which are controlled based upon the determined indicator of residue coverage.

A computer-implemented method and a control system are described for controlling operations involving residue. The method and system include analyzing residue on an agricultural field. A first image is captured with an image sensor of an area of the field that is ahead of or behind the implement. The first image is analyzed to determine an indicator of residue coverage on the field. A subsequent operation on the field is executed, one or more aspects of which are controlled based upon the determined indicator of residue coverage.

A system for detecting simultaneous disk plugging on a tillage implement includes a plurality of disks supported by the frame of the implement. Additionally, the system includes a plurality of load sensors each being configured to generate data indicative of the draft load being applied to the frame by one or more of the disks. Moreover, the system includes a computing system communicatively coupled to the load sensors. The computing system is configured to determine the plurality of draft loads based on the load sensor data. Furthermore, the computing system is configured to determine the total draft load being applied to the frame based on the determined plurality of draft loads. Moreover, the computing system is configured to determine when the majority of the disks are simultaneously plugged based on the determined total draft load.

A system for detecting simultaneous disk plugging on a tillage implement includes a plurality of disks supported by the frame of the implement. Additionally, the system includes a plurality of load sensors each being configured to generate data indicative of the draft load being applied to the frame by one or more of the disks. Moreover, the system includes a computing system communicatively coupled to the load sensors. The computing system is configured to determine the plurality of draft loads based on the load sensor data. Furthermore, the computing system is configured to determine the total draft load being applied to the frame based on the determined plurality of draft loads. Moreover, the computing system is configured to determine when the majority of the disks are simultaneously plugged based on the determined total draft load.

Implement apparatus may be configured to displace ground material. For example, an implement may include an extension member coupled to a roller apparatus. The extension member may be coupled to a mounting apparatus configured to mount each of a crumbler, a hipper, a bermer, a bermer, crumbler combination apparatus, or a chopping apparatus.

A tillage implement includes a frame and a disk gang supported on the frame, with the disk gang having a disk gang shaft and a plurality of disks spaced apart from each other along the disk gang shaft. Furthermore, the tillage implement includes a load sensor configured to generate data indicative of a load being applied to the disk gang and a computing system communicatively coupled to the load sensor. In this respect, the computing system is configured to monitor the load being applied to the disk gang based on the data generated by the load sensor. Additionally, the computing system is configured to determine a number of times that the monitored load crosses a baseline load value during a given time interval. Moreover, the computing system is configured to determine when the disk gang is plugged based on the determined number of times.