A method for remediating developmentally delayed plants within a field of crops using at least one work vehicle during a field operation. The method comprises identifying delayed plants within the field with a sensor on the work vehicle and generating, with a processor, location data associated with the location of the delayed plant with the field. Upon arriving at the location of the delayed plant with the work vehicle, the delayed plant is remediated.

A method for remediating developmentally delayed plants within a field of crops using at least one work vehicle during a field operation. The method comprises identifying delayed plants within the field with a sensor on the work vehicle and generating, with a processor, location data associated with the location of the delayed plant with the field. Upon arriving at the location of the delayed plant with the work vehicle, the delayed plant is remediated.

An illustrative modular smart implement for precision agriculture includes a chassis having a hydraulic system, a control system, and articulating tool arms that are adapted to releasably receive one of a tool attachment for working a crop and/or field, including precision planting, cultivating, thinning, spraying, harvesting, and/or data collection. A toolbar fixed to the chassis receives and supports the articulating tools arms. An alignment member and side shift actuator provide movement of a portion of the tool arms along an axis parallel to a longitudinal axis of the toolbar, and a lift actuator provide movement along a vertical axis.

An illustrative modular smart implement for precision agriculture includes a chassis having a hydraulic system, a control system, and articulating tool arms that are adapted to releasably receive one of a tool attachment for working a crop and/or field, including precision planting, cultivating, thinning, spraying, harvesting, and/or data collection. A toolbar fixed to the chassis receives and supports the articulating tools arms. An alignment member and side shift actuator provide movement of a portion of the tool arms along an axis parallel to a longitudinal axis of the toolbar, and a lift actuator provide movement along a vertical axis.

A farming machine includes one or more image sensors for capturing an image as the farming machine moves through the field. A control system accesses an image captured by the one or more sensors and classifies each pixel in the image as ground pixels or plant pixels. The control system then determines a ground plane for the image based on the classified ground pixels and corrects the pixels in the image based on the determined ground plane. Plant pixels in the image can represent plants and the control system identifies plant pixel clusters as plants. The difference in height of plants relative to other plants in a field can be indicative for plant treatments. As such, the control system determines a height of each plant pixel cluster relative to the ground plane and compares the height of the pixel cluster to other plant pixel clusters in the field. Based on the determined height dissimilarity, the control system can identify the plant for treatment and actuate treatment mechanisms to treat the plant.

Disclosed herein is a hydrolopper system comprising a herbicide reservoir and pump coupled using a supply line to a hydrolopper tool. Herbicide inside the herbicide reservoir is pumped through the supply line to a first spray head positioned at a distal end of the hydrolopper tool. The hydrolopper tool comprises a blade arm opposed to a landing arm extending from a from a first drive arm and a second drive arm. Closing of the drive arms causes consequent closure between a cutting jaws portion for cutting of vegetation. In some forms, the feedline travels through a cannula of a drive arm, whereas in other forms, the feedline is disposed on the outside of a drive arm. Herbicidal flow rate is controlled by a flow control valve.

Disclosed herein is a hydrolopper system comprising a herbicide reservoir and pump coupled using a supply line to a hydrolopper tool. Herbicide inside the herbicide reservoir is pumped through the supply line to a first spray head positioned at a distal end of the hydrolopper tool. The hydrolopper tool comprises a blade arm opposed to a landing arm extending from a from a first drive arm and a second drive arm. Closing of the drive arms causes consequent closure between a cutting jaws portion for cutting of vegetation. In some forms, the feedline travels through a cannula of a drive arm, whereas in other forms, the feedline is disposed on the outside of a drive arm. Herbicidal flow rate is controlled by a flow control valve.

A method includes: at an autonomous vehicle and during a first operating period, capturing a first set of images of a plant; calculating a location of the plant based on the first set of images; extracting an initial value of a plant metric of the plant based on the first set of images; predicting a predicted value of the plant metric of the plant at a time based on the initial value of the plant metric of the plant and a set of global condition data. The method also includes, at the autonomous vehicle and during a second operating period concurrent with the time: capturing a second set of images of the plant; identifying the plant based on the second set of images and the location of the plant; and executing an agricultural operation on the plant based on the predicted value of the plant metric.

A method includes: at an autonomous vehicle and during a first operating period, capturing a first set of images of a plant; calculating a location of the plant based on the first set of images; extracting an initial value of a plant metric of the plant based on the first set of images; predicting a predicted value of the plant metric of the plant at a time based on the initial value of the plant metric of the plant and a set of global condition data. The method also includes, at the autonomous vehicle and during a second operating period concurrent with the time: capturing a second set of images of the plant; identifying the plant based on the second set of images and the location of the plant; and executing an agricultural operation on the plant based on the predicted value of the plant metric.

An agricultural mowing device includes a shaft, a first cutting device, and a second cutting device. The shaft has an upper section, a middle section, and a lower section. The shaft is advanced in a field between two adjacent rows of planted matter. The first cutting device is mounted to the lower section of the shaft. The first cutting device extends laterally from the shaft to a distance covering only a distance between the two adjacent rows. The first cutting device cuts plant matter that grows between the two adjacent rows. The second cutting device is mounted to the middle section of the shaft. The second cutting device extends laterally from the shaft to a distance covering at least a portion of at least one of the two adjacent rows. The second cutting device cuts plant matter that grows in the at least one of the two adjacent rows.