Patent ID: 8186288
Filing Date: 2012-05-29
Classification: A01B,A01C,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of applying an input to an agricultural field with a machine having multiple input dispensers arranged across a machine width to apply the input in rows as the machine is moved over a field, the machine further having control system to selectively stop one or more dispensers from dispensing the input while the remaining dispensers continue to dispense the input and the machine further having propulsion means and automated location and guidance means, the method comprising the steps of: applying the input to an outer headland pass area adjacent a field perimeter having a width equal to the machine width; defining an inner headland pass area of one or more full implement widths inside the outer headland pass area; defining a center area inside the inner headland pass area; applying input to the center area; and subsequently applying the input to the inner headland area.