18471454. END-OF-SEASON STALK NITRATE SENSOR (DEERE & COMPANY)
END-OF-SEASON STALK NITRATE SENSOR
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Bradley W. Van De Woestyne of West Des Moines IA US
Timothy A. Wilcox of Cissna Park IL US
END-OF-SEASON STALK NITRATE SENSOR
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18471454 titled 'END-OF-SEASON STALK NITRATE SENSOR
Original Abstract Submitted
An agricultural machine configured to harvest a crop having stalks includes a main frame and a plurality of wheels supporting the main frame from the ground. A crop header is mounted on the main frame and includes a header frame extending transversely to a forward direction and having a transverse width. The crop header is configured to cut stalks of the crop as the agricultural machine moves in the forward direction. At least one on-the-go nitrate sensor is mounted on the agricultural machine and oriented to collect electromagnetic energy reflected from or emitted by the stalks, the sensor being configured to generate a nitrate level signal representative of a nitrate level in the stalks.