A vehicle mounted spreader and components thereof. The material spreader includes a mount and a spreader assembly. The mount is mountable to a vehicle such as an ATV, UTV, truck, and/or the like. The spreader assembly is mountable to the mount thereon. A user may change the speed at which material is dispersed from the spreader assembly.

A seed spreading device for use with a combine harvester that has a residue distribution system which has a hopper enclosure, metering device, motor, and a guide tube with an end in communication with a residue distribution system. A metering device has a first opening and second opening with a delivery feeder disposed between the openings. Seeds in the hopper enclosure enter the first opening of the metering device through an aperture in the hopper enclosure. A motor is operatively connected to the delivery feeder which moves seeds from the first opening to the second opening of the metering device into a guide tube disposed proximate thereto. The guide tube delivers seed from the metering device into the residue distribution system of the combine harvester to be deposited during a harvesting process.

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of wheat planting, and in particular to a uniform monoseeding and cultivation method of winter wheat in Huang-huai-hai region. The cultivation method includes seedbed finishing and precision seeding; after seedbed finishing during winter wheat seeding creates excellent seedbed conditions, precision monoseeding of winter wheat is implemented by a seeder according to precise agronomic index requirements including plant spacing, row spacing, seeding depth, and seeding rate, concurrently achieving the objectives of consistent covering depth and deep placement of bottom fertilizer. The cultivation method can make the most of light, heat, water, and fertilizer resources, and precisely optimize the plant spacing, row spacing, and seeding depth during seeding to integrate mechanized seeding management of winter wheat in Huang-huai-hai region, achieving objectives of building excellent crop community and increasing yield and efficiency.

In one aspect, a row unit for use on an agricultural implement may include a furrow-forming tool coupled to a frame. The furrow-forming tool may be configured to form a furrow in soil present within the field as the row unit is moved across the field. The row unit may also include a first dispensing device configured to dispense a first agricultural product into the furrow. Furthermore, the row unit may include a cultivator coupled to the frame and positioned aft of the furrow-forming tool relative to a direction of travel of the row unit. The cultivator may, in turn, be configured to agitate a lateral swath of the soil. Additionally, the row unit may include a second dispensing device positioned aft of the first dispensing device relative to the direction of travel, with the second dispensing device configured to dispense a second agricultural product into the field.

Provided are a material broadcasting device, an unmanned aerial vehicle, and a material broadcasting method. The material broadcasting device includes a material picker, a material receiver, a material feeder, and a controller. The material picker includes a housing having an upper opening and a lower opening; and a material picking wheel located at the lower opening and driven by a driving member to rotate. The upper opening is in communication with a material box. Material picking cavities for accommodating materials are provided on the material picking wheel. The controller is electrically connected to the driving member. The material receiver is located below the material picking wheel and is in communication with the material feeder.

A spray operation method includes obtaining two-dimensional position information of a target area and a three-dimensional model of the target area, and obtaining an operation route according to the two-dimensional position information and the three-dimensional model, where the operation route includes a plurality of waypoints, and at least one of the waypoints is associated with altitude information.

An agitator, a planting system including the agitator, and methods of using the agitator to agitate seeds in a hopper, are described. The agitator can be mounted within the hopper of the planting system. The hopper can be transported by an unmanned aerial vehicle to spread the seeds over a geography. The agitator can include one or more arms that oscillate through a sweep angle to move one or more paddles through the seeds. An outlet of the hopper can be within the sweep angle such that the arms and paddles sweep seeds into the outlet as the arms oscillate within the hopper. The sweep angle can vary over time by incrementally increasing the sweep angle during several stages. The varying sweep angle maintains consistent seed mixing and spreading over time. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

A system and method for a vehicle in the form of a material spreader capable of distributing material over a ground surface. As an example, the material spreader may distribute granular materials, such as fertilizer, over the ground surface. The material spreader may include a material holder having a center of mass that is low to the ground surface, lowering the overall center of mass of the material spreader and providing enhanced stability for the material spreader.

An autonomous vehicle platform and system for selectively performing an in-season management task in an agricultural field while self-navigating between rows of planted crops, the autonomous vehicle platform having a vehicle base with a width so dimensioned as to be insertable through the space between two rows of planted crops, the vehicle base having an in-season task management structure configured to perform various tasks, including selectively applying fertilizer, mapping growth zones and seeding cover crop within an agricultural field.

A ride-on spreader/sprayer including a hopper configured to receive expel dry material, a user platform configured to receive and support a user of the ride-on spreader/sprayer, a fluid storage tank providing a fluid storage volume and including an inlet for adding fluid to the fluid storage volume, an exit by which the fluid exits the fluid storage volume, a first fluid passage, and a drain channel defining a second fluid passage separate from the first fluid passage, wherein the fluid may reach the exit through at least one of the first fluid passage and the second fluid passage, a pump fluidly coupled to the exit of the fluid storage tank, and multiple spray nozzles fluidly coupled to the pump.