A carbon fiber boom structure for an agricultural sprayer boom, the boom structure including an elongated upper carbon fiber tube, at least one elongated lower carbon fiber and a carbon fiber/resin matrix uniting structure bonded to each of the carbon fiber tubes to hold the tubes in a spaced apart position. The uniting structure being formed in a winding operation by applying windings of a carbon fiber string with a liquid resin around portions of the tubes, the windings and resin matrix defining an inner primary layer and an outer primary layer, wherein the inner primary layer is bonded to a surface portion of each tube while the outer primary layer is bonded to a remaining surface portion of each tube to completely, or essentially completely, envelope each tube by the portions of the two primary layers.

The invention relates to an agricultural sprayer arm to attach a conduit spreading a good, with multiple foldable segments articulately attached to each other, the shape of at least one segment of which is determined by longitudinal beams mainly loaded by traction and diagonal braces connected thereto and mainly loaded by pressure and/or torsion, wherein the longitudinal beams are made of fiber reinforced material and the diagonal braces are made of a light alloy. The invention also relates to an agricultural sprayer comprising one such agricultural sprayer arm or two such agricultural sprayer arms.

A farming machine is configured to identify and treat plants in a field. The farming machine includes one or more light sensors for measuring a characteristic of light. The one or more light sensors are coupled to the farming machine and are directed a substantially upwards orientation away from the plants. A control system adjusts settings of an image acquisition system based on a characteristic of light measured by the one or more light sensors. The image acquisition system captures an image of a plant using one or more image sensors coupled to the farming machine, the one or more image sensors directed in a substantially downwards orientation towards the plants. The control system identifies a plant in the image and actuates a treatment mechanism to treat the identified plant.

A localized product injection system includes a composite boom tube having a carrier fluid passage within a tube body, and at least one injection product passage within the tube body isolated from the carrier fluid passage. A plurality of port stations are provided at locations along the tube body. Each of the port stations includes a carrier fluid outlet port and at least one injection product outlet port. A localized injection interface is coupled at a port station. The injection interface includes a carrier fluid input coupled with the carrier fluid outlet port, and at least one injection product input coupled with the at least one injection product outlet port. The injection interface includes at least one throttling element in communication with the at least one injection product input, a mixing chamber, and an injection port configured for localized coupling and injection to a product dispenser.

The present disclosure is directed to spray boom for aerial spraying comprising an elongate housing operable to be mounted to an underside of an aircraft, the elongate housing defining a hollow cavity, and a plurality of couplings positioned along at least a portion of a length of the elongate housing, wherein each of the plurality of couplings comprises a cylindrical boss that is unitary with and thermally formed from the elongate housing.

The invention relates to an agricultural apparatus (1) for spreading material such as fertilizer, plant protection products or seed, comprising a distributor linkage (10) which can be folded on both sides, comprising a central part (11), where the central part (11) is connected in a rotationally fixed manner to the agricultural apparatus (2), two intermediate frames (12a,b) connected to the central part (11), in particular by joints, two lateral booms (13a,b) connected to the respective intermediate frames (12a,b), a first hydraulic actuating device (14) which connects a first of the intermediate frames (12a) to the central part (11), where the respective first boom (13a) can be moved by way of the first hydraulic actuating device (14) about a first axis of rotation (h1) pointing in the direction of travel of the agricultural apparatus (1), and a second hydraulic actuating device (15), where the respective second arm (13b) can be moved by way of the second hydraulic actuating device (15) about a second axis of rotation (h2) pointing in the direction of travel of the agricultural apparatus (1).

The present disclosure is directed to spray boom for aerial spraying comprising an elongate housing operable to be mounted to an underside of an aircraft, the elongate housing defining a hollow cavity, and a plurality of couplings positioned along at least a portion of a length of the elongate housing, wherein each of the plurality of couplings comprises a cylindrical boss that is unitary with and thermally formed from the elongate housing.

A spray system includes a spray boom attached to an agricultural vehicle. The spray boom including image sensors, first spray nozzles, and second spray nozzles. The first spray nozzles are fluidly coupled to a first fluid line that holds a first herbicide mixture that includes at least one residual herbicide. The second spray nozzles are fluidly coupled to a second fluid line that holds a second herbicide mixture that includes the at one residual herbicide and at least one non-residual herbicide. The spray areas of the first and second spray nozzles are at least partially spatially aligned with one another. Agricultural field regions where weeds are not detected are exclusively sprayed with the first herbicide mixture. Agricultural field regions where weeds are detected are exclusively sprayed with the second herbicide mixture.

A localized product injection system for use with a product dispensing system includes a product injection reservoir coupled with an injection header. One or more injection boom tubes are coupled with the injection head. A plurality of localized injection interfaces are configured for coupling at corresponding product dispensers of a plurality of product dispensers. The plurality of localized injection interfaces in communication with the one or more injection boom tubes. Each of the localized injection interfaces includes an interface valve and an injection port in communication with the interface valve. The injection port is configured for localized coupling and injection to the corresponding product dispenser. The plurality of localized injection interfaces maintains a controlled pressurized environment of an injection product to the plurality of product dispensers.

A localized product injection system includes a composite boom tube having a carrier fluid passage within a tube body, and at least one injection product passage within the tube body isolated from the carrier fluid passage. A plurality of port stations are provided at locations along the tube body. Each of the port stations includes a carrier fluid outlet port and at least one injection product outlet port. A localized injection interface is coupled at a port station. The injection interface includes a carrier fluid input coupled with the carrier fluid outlet port, and at least one injection product input coupled with the at least one injection product outlet port. The injection interface includes at least one throttling element in communication with the at least one injection product input, a mixing chamber, and an injection port configured for localized coupling and injection to a product dispenser.