CPC A01B 63/111 (2013.01) [A01B 49/06 (2013.01); A01B 63/002 (2013.01); A01B 63/32 (2013.01); A01C 7/201 (2013.01)] | 39 Claims |
1. An agricultural implement, comprising:
a soil engaging tool for performing an agronomic function;
a first sensor for measuring an implement setting;
a second sensor for measuring a temporal property of a field as the implement traverses the field;
a source of long-term soil property data, wherein said source of long-term soil property data comprises a third sensor for measuring a long-term soil property of the field selected from the group consisting of soil texture and soil organic matter; and
a controller that receives data from said first and second sensors and said source of long-term soil property data and provides decision support for adjusting the implement setting based on the data from said first and second sensors and said long-term soil property data;
wherein said third sensor comprises a soil electrical conductivity array; and
wherein said soil electrical conductivity array comprises two independent, isolated disk coulters arranged side-by-side followed by two independent, isolated soil engaging runners, said two coulters and said two runners being arranged in a rectangular configuration to provide four electrodes of a square or modified square array for measuring soil electrical conductivity.
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