CPC A01C 21/007 (2013.01) [A01C 5/068 (2013.01); A01C 7/201 (2013.01); G01N 21/359 (2013.01); G06V 10/60 (2022.01); A01B 79/005 (2013.01); A01C 7/203 (2013.01); G01N 21/3554 (2013.01); G01N 33/24 (2013.01); G01N 2033/245 (2013.01); G06V 10/56 (2022.01)] | 17 Claims |
1. A control and monitoring system for an agricultural implement having a plurality of row units, the control and monitoring system comprising:
a reflectivity sensor configured to generate a reflectivity signal related to reflectivity of soil worked by at least one of said row units;
a camera configured to capture images of a seed trench opened by an opening assembly of at least one of said row units, the camera being disposed on a shank extension forward of seeds being deposited in the seed trench by at least one of said row units;
a processor in data communication with said reflectivity sensor and said camera, said processor configured to calculate a statistical variation in said reflectivity signal; and
a monitoring device configured to display a representation of the statistical variation and one or more of the images captured by the camera.
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