An agricultural implement system includes a down force cylinder configured to apply a downward force to a row unit, and a depth control cylinder configured to vary a penetration depth of a ground engaging tool of the row unit. The agricultural implement system also includes a valve assembly in fluid communication with the down force cylinder and the depth control cylinder. The valve assembly is configured to automatically adjust the downward force by varying fluid pressure within the down force cylinder based on fluid pressure within the depth control cylinder.

An apparatus for in-situ reconditioning of a media used in an effluent treatment bed is disclosed, in which passage of effluent has become impeded by clogging matter within the media, the bed having been planted with vegetation having roots extending into the media. The apparatus includes a frame supporting a superstructure operable to be disposed above a surface of the bed when in operation, a pair of spaced apart arms having distal ends extending downwardly from the frame, and an agitator extending between the pair of arms and having tines for sub-surface tilling of the media. The agitator is coupled to a drive system operable to cause rotation thereof. A lifter bar is disposed between the arms above the agitator such that when the frame is advanced through the bed the lifter bar passes through the bed below a primary root zone of the vegetation lifting and separating the primary root zone while the agitator tills the media below causing clogging matter to be separated from the media.

A soil penetrating apparatus having an automatic tool (e.g., aerator tine) depth control system and method. The system includes an actuator that sets and controls tine depth, a sensor that monitors tine depth, and a controller that controls the actuator in response to the sensor. In some embodiments, the actuator is a hydraulic actuator, wherein once tine depth is set, flow to the actuator is bypassed. A relief may be provided to allow the tines to lift to a shallower depth temporarily when soil hardness exceeds a threshold. The system may then automatically return the tines to the pre-selected depth once soil conditions permit.

In accordance with an example embodiment, a compaction mitigation system for a work area and a method of mitigating compaction in a work area are provided. The method includes determining a compaction map of the work area having compaction data associated with a plurality of reference points, passing a work tool through the work area at the plurality of reference points, and adjusting the work tool at the plurality of reference points based on the compaction data.

A tillage control system for a plurality of row units having an implement and being connected to a frame. The system includes a hydraulic system having fluid, a supply port and a drain port. A plurality of control subsystems are fluidly coupled with the supply port and the drain port. Each control subsystem is coupled with one of the plurality of row units and include a control valve and an actuator fluidly coupled to the control valve. The system further includes a controller communicatively coupled with each of the control valves to independently operate each actuator to raise and lower each implement of the plurality of row units relative to the frame.

A system for monitoring wear on ground engaging tools of an agricultural implement includes a ground engaging tool supported relative to a frame of the agricultural implement, the ground engaging tool configured to rotate with engagement of the ground during operation of the agricultural implement, a non-contact sensor configured to detect a parameter indicative of wear on the ground engaging tool, and a controller communicatively coupled to the non-contact sensor. The controller is configured to determine a status of the wear on the ground engaging tool based on sensor data received from the non-contact sensor.

A garden tiller is disclosed herein. The garden tiller includes at least one handle portion configured to be grasped by a user; a shaft portion coupled to the at least one handle portion, the shaft portion having a first end and a second end, the second end of the shaft portion being oppositely disposed relative to the first end; and a body portion coupled to the second end of the shaft portion, the body portion including an impact motor configured to drive one or more cultivating teeth for loosening and/or displacing soil, the impact motor configured to apply an impact torque to the one or more cultivating teeth so as to more effectively break up compacted soil.

A system for a row unit of a planting implement includes a frame operably coupled with a toolbar. One or more ground-engaging tools can be operably coupled with the frame. A depth adjustment system includes one or more actuators and a sensor system configured to capture data indicative of a soil characteristic. A computing system is communicatively coupled to the one or more actuators and the sensor system. The computing system is configured to receive the data indicative of the soil characteristic, determine a probability of a penetration variation of the one or more ground-engaging tools relative to a respective depth range for each of the one or more ground-engaging tools, and perform a control action based at least in part on the probability deviating from a defined threshold.

Systems, apparatus, and methods for remotely adjusting implements with preset profiles are described. A disclosed method for processing a material on a ground surface includes receiving a transmitted monitored set of parameters of the first set of material manipulators and the second set of material manipulators; determining whether the first set of material manipulators or the second set of material manipulators is within a predetermined range of a parameter setpoint; and upon determining the first set of material manipulators or the second set of material manipulators is not within the predetermined range of the parameter setpoint, actuating the first set of actuators to adjust the first set of material manipulators or the second set of actuators to adjust the second set of material manipulators, wherein actuating the first set of actuators or the second set of actuators can be performed independently.

A compaction mitigation system for a work area and a method of mitigating compaction in a work area may include determining a compaction map of the work area having compaction data associated with a plurality of reference points, passing a work tool through the work area at the plurality of reference points, and adjusting the work tool at the plurality of reference points based on the compaction data.