precision ag in hay and forage production
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Precision Ag in Hay and Forage Production. John Locklear. Hay Background. Cutting/Swathing Raking/Tedding Baling . Forage Background. Swathing/Windrowing/Chopping Crop stored to ensile (silo, pits/bunkers, piles, wrapped). Precision Ag in Cutting/Swathing. GPS Guidance Lightbar - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Precision Ag in Hay and
Forage Production
John Locklear
Hay Background
• Cutting/Swathing
• Raking/Tedding
• Baling
Forage Background• Swathing/
Windrowing/
Chopping
• Crop stored to ensile
(silo, pits/bunkers,
piles, wrapped)
Precision Ag in Cutting/Swathing
• GPS Guidanceo Lightbaro AutoSteer
• Tractor or Self Propelled Windrower Applications
Precision Ag in Forage Harvesting (Deere)
• HarvestLabo Measures crop moisture on
the go• Harvest Monitor
o Productivity, yields, area, etc.
• IntelliGaurdo Detects metal in the
cutterhead• AutoLOC
o Changes length of crop cut on the go; Improves bulk density
• GPS Guidance
Precision Ag in Forage Harvesting (Claas)
• CEBIS (Data Management)o Stores info from custom jobs,
yield maps, etc.• QUANTIMETER
o On the go moisture measurement
• AUTO FILLo Uses 3D imaging to
automatically fill the transport vehicle
• GPS Guidance
Precision Ag in Forage Harvesting
• Tractor Implement Automationo Used with a silage wagono Senses windrow size and
locationo Speed and direction are
automated from sensor information
Precision Ag in Baling (1)
• Monitoring Systemso Shows material in bale
chamber o Shows bale diameter/sizeo LSB-Shows if knots were
missedo Vermeer- Bale weight and
moisture content
Precision Ag in Baling (2)• Wrapping Balers
o Wrap bales for silage after it is baled conventionally
o More advanced monitoring systems
Precision Ag in Baling (3)
• Tractor-Baler Automation (Deere)o Used through ISO-BUS port,
CAN communicationo Automates stopping,
wrapping, and ejectiono Can be manually overridden,
much like Autosteer
Precision Ag in Baling (4)
• Harvest Tec Systemso Tagging system: records
weight, field, time, moistureo Adjusts amount of
preservative applied depending on moisture
Questions?