A stabilizer wheel arrangement is actively damped when remotely positioning a stabilizer wheel of a towable agricultural implement by detecting an onset of ground-induced vibration and automatically introducing a phase-shifted vibration-countering or cancelling/damping modulation pattern into a signal that simultaneously and cooperatively controls the flow of hydraulic fluid to and from both the rod and base ends of the bore of a double-acting hydraulic cylinder, to hold the piston of the hydraulic cylinder at a target position determined from a desired position input signal corresponding to a desired position of the stabilizer wheel with respect to a frame of the agricultural implement.

In one aspect, a system for monitoring disc conditions of an agricultural implement. The system includes a plurality of discs configured to penetrate through a soil surface during the performance of an agricultural operation, and a sub-surface density sensor configured to generate data associated with a density of one or more sub-surface features included within a lateral section of a field. The lateral section encompasses an expected location of a sub-surface portion of each disc of the discs. The system also includes a computing system communicatively coupled with the sub-surface density sensor. The computing system is configured to determine a sub-surface density profile extending across the lateral section of the field based on the data received from the sub-surface density sensor, and determine an operating condition of at least one disc of the plurality of discs based at least in part on the sub-surface density profile.

In one aspect, a system for monitoring disc conditions of an agricultural implement. The system includes a plurality of discs configured to penetrate through a soil surface during the performance of an agricultural operation, and a sub-surface density sensor configured to generate data associated with a density of one or more sub-surface features included within a lateral section of a field. The lateral section encompasses an expected location of a sub-surface portion of each disc of the discs. The system also includes a computing system communicatively coupled with the sub-surface density sensor. The computing system is configured to determine a sub-surface density profile extending across the lateral section of the field based on the data received from the sub-surface density sensor, and determine an operating condition of at least one disc of the plurality of discs based at least in part on the sub-surface density profile.

A method of working a field includes collecting data from a harvester correlated to a map of a field, generating an operating parameter map of an operating parameter of a tillage implement, and adjusting the operating parameter of the tillage implement as the tillage implement traverses the field based on the operating parameter map and a location of the tillage implement within the field. The operating parameter map is correlated to the map of the field and based at least in part on the data collected by the harvester. Methods of operating a tillage implement include selecting a variation of an operating parameter of a tillage implement with respect to a position within a field based on information collected by a harvester, propelling the tillage implement through the field, and adjusting the operating parameter of the tillage implement based on the selected variation. Related non-transitory computer-readable storage media are disclosed.

A method of working a field includes collecting data from a harvester correlated to a map of a field, generating an operating parameter map of an operating parameter of a tillage implement, and adjusting the operating parameter of the tillage implement as the tillage implement traverses the field based on the operating parameter map and a location of the tillage implement within the field. The operating parameter map is correlated to the map of the field and based at least in part on the data collected by the harvester. Methods of operating a tillage implement include selecting a variation of an operating parameter of a tillage implement with respect to a position within a field based on information collected by a harvester, propelling the tillage implement through the field, and adjusting the operating parameter of the tillage implement based on the selected variation. Related non-transitory computer-readable storage media are disclosed.

A mulching machine comprising a machine body that includes a tilling unit performing tilling, a ridge forming unit forming a ridge with the tilled soil, a mulch film laying unit drawing a mulch film from a film roll and laying it over the ridge, and ground wheels supporting the machine body. The tilling unit and the ridge forming unit are arranged in this order from the front in the traveling direction of the mulching machine, and the film roll is positioned such that its center of gravity does not overlap the ground wheels and is located forward of the ground wheels in the traveling direction.

A mulching machine comprising a machine body that includes a tilling unit performing tilling, a ridge forming unit forming a ridge with the tilled soil, a mulch film laying unit drawing a mulch film from a film roll and laying it over the ridge, and ground wheels supporting the machine body. The tilling unit and the ridge forming unit are arranged in this order from the front in the traveling direction of the mulching machine, and the film roll is positioned such that its center of gravity does not overlap the ground wheels and is located forward of the ground wheels in the traveling direction.

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 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 system for harvesting nitrogen, comprising a motored robotic litter processing vehicle including an elongate housing creating an inner space for mounting components. A nitrogen harvester box connected to a rear portion of the vehicle is provided including a vacuum canopy connecting four sides to a floor, and wheels. A scoop level to ground having an opening facing the vehicle is enabled to collect litter material including nitrogen. A sieve screen having a mesh size positioned laterally at a height above the floor enables nitrogen particles smaller than the mesh size to fall through the sieve and nitrogen particles larger than the mesh size to be captured on a top surface of the sieve, wherein a vacuum chute collects the particles smaller than the mesh size and deposits them into a collection bin.