Method for estimating feed quality of alfalfa as it is cut

Method for estimating feed quality of alfalfa as it is cut

In one embodiment, a method implemented in an agricultural machine harvesting alfalfa plants, the method comprising: receiving, in real time, input corresponding to a plurality of sensed parameters corresponding to alfalfa plant height and cut alfalfa volume; associating the cut alfalfa volume to an...

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Hauptverfasser: Good, Grant Lewis, Macneill, L. Grant, Roberts, Jeffrey Sullivan, Wollenhaupt, Nyle C, Johnson, Ryan Paul
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
AGRICULTURE
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
FISHING
FORESTRY
HARVESTING
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HUNTING
MOWING
TRAPPING
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Zusammenfassung:In one embodiment, a method implemented in an agricultural machine harvesting alfalfa plants, the method comprising: receiving, in real time, input corresponding to a plurality of sensed parameters corresponding to alfalfa plant height and cut alfalfa volume; associating the cut alfalfa volume to an alfalfa stem diameter; and automatically determining a feed quality value for the alfalfa plants based on the sensed alfalfa plant height and the alfalfa stem diameter.