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Systems, methods, and apparatus for agricultural implement trench depth control and soil monitoring

  • US 10,609,857 B2
  • Filed: 02/28/2018
  • Issued: 04/07/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A monitoring system for an agricultural implement having a plurality of row units, each of the plurality of row units opening a trench in a soil surface into which seeds are deposited as the agricultural implement advances in a forward direction of travel, the monitoring system comprising:

  • a soil reflectivity sensor comprising light-emitting diodes and disposed in an implement associated with at least one row unit, said implement configured to resiliently engage a bottom of said trench into which the seeds are deposited by said at least one row unit, said soil reflectivity sensor configured to measure light reflected from a surface of the soil within said trench;

    a processor in electrical communication with said soil reflectivity sensor; and

    a display, said display in electrical communication with said processor.

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