Apparatus and method for minimizing the volume of a liquid carrier used for delivering agricultural products into a furrow during planting
View Patent ↗A method and apparatus for minimizing the volume of a liquid carrier used for delivering an agricultural product into a furrow during planting. In one embodiment, a spray nozzle is mounted on a planter row unit so as to dispense a carrier containing an agricultural product along a dispensing pattern in alignment with the pattern width of the spray nozzle, in the direction of the furrow.
1. A method for minimizing the volume of a liquid carrier used for delivering an agricultural product into a furrow during planting, comprising:
a) mounting a spray nozzle on a planter row unit having a closing wheel assembly, said spray nozzle having a pattern width thereof, wherein said spray nozzle is mounted on the planter row unit so as to dispense the carrier containing the agricultural product along a dispensing pattern in alignment with the pattern width, in the direction of a furrow; and,
b) operating said planter row unit to deliver the liquid carrier containing the agricultural product in a pulsed rate to provide a substantially continuous line of agricultural product in the furrow.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein said spray nozzle comprises a flat spray tip.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein said pulsed rate is in a range of 3 to 20 times per second.
4. The method of claim 3 wherein said dispensing pattern comprises a strip generally in a range of between 6 and 10 inches.