Specific location dry yield measurement for forage

摘要

Dry yield for baled forage crop materials may be obtained for specific cut locations in the field by allocating the overall average baled dry yield for the entire field to the specific cut locations in accordance with the cut yield at such locations. Information obtained from a position sensor and one or more crop volume sensors on the windrower or mower is later combined with information obtained from a weight sensor on the baler to arrive at a specific location dry yield report for the baled product.

主权项

1. A method of determining dry yield at specific locations in a forage crop field, said method comprising the steps of:
cutting forage crop material from the ground using a forage crop material cutting implement while passing through the field; sensing the amount of forage crop material being cut from the ground on an ongoing basis while passing through the field; determining a specific location of the cutting implement in the field at which the amount of cut forage crop material is being sensed on an ongoing basis; determining an amount of field surface area covered by the implement while the forage crop material is being cut from the ground; returning the cut forage crop material to the ground; removing the cut forage crop material from the ground after the cut forage crop material has had an opportunity to dry; baling the dried forage crop material into bales; weighing the bales to determine a total weight of baled dried forage crop material; determining an overall average dry yield of the forage crop material by dividing the total weight of the bales by the field surface area; calculating, via a computing device, dry yield at specific locations across the field using the overall average dry yield, the sensed amounts of cut forage crop material, and the specific locations of the implement in the field at which the amounts of cut forage crop material were sensed, to allocate dry yield values to the specific locations; generating a dry forage crop material yield report via the computing device, the dry forage crop material yield report comprising at least one image representing an area specific yield map; and displaying the dry forage crop material yield report on a display screen of the computing device.